Hello Buffalo Guilders,
Please see the message below from Kirk Laubenstein at Grassroots Gardens, Kirk can be contacted at
kirk.lau...@gmail.com if you'd like more information:
Hi All,
I write to you as a lover of Buffalo. If you would've
asked me how I felt about Buffalo about five years ago the answer would
have been different. I love Buffalo because the people in this city
are so amazingly thoughtful, hard working and compassionate.
Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo allows Buffalonians a chance to take back
the land that has gone fallow due to demolition and abandonment and
bring it back to productive use by creating community gardens.
These gardens provide beauty and a source of food in the
neighborhoods that need it most. Grassroots Gardens Vice President
Gail Graham, is a great example of a hard working Buffalonian that
cares about his community. He along with the Fargo Estate Neighborhood
Association started their garden about 8 years ago and it has brought
the community together. This garden was so successful that about 2
years ago Linda Muscarella started Serenity Garden (right down the
street from Gail's!) which took back a long blighted lot, in this lot
they grow food and beautiful flowers. Our gardeners are the
inspiration that keeps us moving forward!!!
Grassroots Gardens works to ensure that hardworking Buffalonians
are able to access vacant land and bring it back to life, but we need
your help to make this happen. On
Thursday November 5th from 5:30-8:30pm Grassroots Gardens will hold it's 3rd annual
"Harvest Celebration" at the Karpeles Manuscript Museum at 453 Porter Avenue
(former Plymouth Methodist Church) This event is a fundraiser to help
our gardeners do the important work of reclaiming Buffalo. The event
features beer, wine and cider, and appetizers from some of Buffalo's
best restaurants, and only costs
$25.00 if you are a Grassroots Gardens Member, or $30.00 if you are not.
I look forward to seeing everyone soon.
Best,
Kirk Laubenstein
Grassroots Gardens
Board Chair