Food Access

Part of the BCHE's work is to ensure that everyone has access to healthier foods, especially in neighborhoods where healthy foods are already tough to come across. Often referred to as “food deserts,” these areas are hit especially hard during trying times. 

First Fruits Food Pantry

Harvest House is pleased to welcome First Fruits Pantry to our East Side location at 175 Jefferson Ave. All questions about the First Fruits Food Pantry should be directed to Harvest House.

Indoor Food Production

In collaboration with the NY Power Authority, Buffalo Go Green and NeuWater Assoc., a new vertical farm is in a 40-foot-long shipping container at Buffalo Go Green’s Zenner Street urban farm. The new vertical farm is growing vegetables and herbs year-round without soil.  Buffalo Go Green oversees community training on the farm, teaching hydroponic gardening, sustainability and nutrition. The New York Power Authority funded the $300,000 investment, and the Buffalo Center for Health Equity owns and maintains the container farm and is offering agricultural community programming as well.

Read more about this program here.