We hope this list will give you a starting point for resources related to food systems planning and policy in Buffalo and Erie County. This list is not an exhaustive list of resources; additional resources may be added from time to time. We encourage you to visit our 2nd Buffalo Food Policy Summit sponsor organization websites. Click here for more info.
Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities – Buffalo Partnership Policy Briefs
Delgado, Cristina, Travis Norton and Samina Raja. 2013. Indicators for a Healthy Food and Built Environment in the City of Buffalo. Healthy Kids-Healthy Communities-Buffalo partnership and the Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab, University at Buffalo. 20 p.
Neuner, Kailee, Patrick Gooch and Samina Raja. 2012. Buffalo’s Food System: An Assessment of Current, Municipal, County, and State Policies that Regulate Buffalo’s Food System. Healthy Kids-Healthy Communities-Buffalo partnership and the Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab, University at Buffalo. 41 p.
Neuner, Kailee, and Samina Raja. 2010. Healthy Eating and Active Living for Children in the City of Buffalo. Healthy Kids-Healthy Communities-Buffalo partnership and the Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab, University at Buffalo. 7 p.
Neuner, Kailee, Sylvia Kelly, and Samina Raja. 2011. Strengthening Buffalo’s Food System to Promote Healthy Eating Among Children. Healthy Kids-Healthy Communities-Buffalo partnership and the Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab, University at Buffalo. 38 p.
Neuner, Kailee, Sylvia Kelly, and Samina Raja. 2011. Planning to Eat? Innovative Local Government Policies and Plans to Build Healthy Food Systems in the United States. Healthy Kids-Healthy Communities-Buffalo partnership and the Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab, University at Buffalo. 38 p.
PolicyLink Reports
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Access to Healthy Food and Why it Matters: A Review of the Research (2013)
Healthy Food, Healthy Communities
Local and Regional Food Systems Planning
Food Policy Related Organizations
Catholic Charities of WNY http://ccwny.org
Community Action Organization of Erie County http://www.caoec.org/
Cornell Cooperative Extension – Erie County https://cceeriecounty.shutterfly.com/
Field and Fork Network http://fieldandforknetwork.com/
Food Bank of WNY http://www.foodbankwny.org/
Food For All http://www.religiousnet.org/programs/program_details.asp?Type=1&Item_ID=352
Food Policy Council of Buffalo and Erie County http://hkhcbuffalo.org/food-policy-council-of-buffalo-and-erie-county/
Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab, School of Architecture and Planning at University at Buffalo http://foodsystemsplanning.ap.buffalo.edu/
Grassroots Gardens of Buffalo http://www.grassrootsgardens.org/
Massachusetts Avenue Project and Growing Green http://mass-ave.org/
WNY Environmental Alliance – Food, Agriculture & Gardens http://growwny.org/issues/food-a-agriculture
Initiatives
One Region Forward – Food Access and Justice Working Team
Ready to Grow – Food Hub Planning Project
WNY Regional Economic Development Council
WNY Environmental Alliance Food, Agriculture and Gardens Working Group
WNY Environmental Alliance Waste & Pollution Working Group
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper Public Health & Environmental Justice Team
PLANS
Town of Clarence Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan (2012)
Erie County Farmland Protection Plan (2012)
WNY Regional Economic Development Plan (2011)
Room at the Table: A food system assessment of Erie County (2011)
Queen City Gardens: Planning for community gardens in the City of Buffalo (2009)
Food for Growth: A community food system plan for Buffalo’s West Side (2003)
Niagara County Farmland Protection Plan (2009)
New York Statewide Food Policy Resources
REPORT: Good Food Jobs in NYC by 2020 (2013) – Food Policy Center at Hunter College
REPORT: Food Works: A vision to improve NYC’s Food System. Accomplishments and new ideas. (2013) – NYC City Council
REPORT: Food Works: A vision to improve NYC’s Food System (2010) – NYC City Council
REPORT: A Performance Review of the First Six Years of the NYS Food Policy Council (2013) – Hunger Action Network of NYS
REPORT: Hudson Valley Food Hubs Initiative (2013) – Local Economies Project
LINK: NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets
LINK: NYS Council on Food Policy
LINK: New York City Food
LINK: New York City Food Policy Center
LINK: Food Systems Network – NYC
LINK: NY Sustainable Agriculture Working Group
Resource Links
Roadmap for City Food Sector Innovation and Investment – “Roadmap for City Food Sector Innovation and Investment,” the report demonstrates how cities can develop a sound local food investment strategy and how to select the best investment opportunities. It also includes a selection of municipal policies and initiatives to support local food entrepreneurs and businesses.”
http://www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=3540
Growing Food Connections – “The overarching goal of this project is to enhance food security while ensuring sustainable and economically viable agriculture and food production. This requires, in part, removing public policy barriers and deploying innovative public policy tools.”
http://growingfoodconnections.org/
Community Tool Box – “The Community Tool Box was created to help people build healthier communities and bring about the changes they envision. We provide educational modules and tools to help people work together to make their communities what they dream they can be. Although the Community Tool Box has thousands of pages of resources, its design makes it easy to find what you want.”
Food Policy Networks – “Support the development of effective and robust food policy at the state and local levels by working with existing food policy councils, national organizations and other interested groups.”
American Planning Association – Food Policy Council Brief
http://www.planning.org/nationalcenters/health/briefingpapers/foodcouncils.htm