Gail V. Wells Freedom Food Forest
Freedom Food Forest
The Food Forest at JFK Park broke ground in April 2024 as hybrid Food Forest, requiring regular community maintenance to keep it presentable. Our food forest project will expand on the achievements of Buffalo Freedom Gardens, enabling individuals to take control of their well-being, re-establish a connection to the land, access economical fresh produce, and cultivate freedom and resilience. A donation to the Food Forest continues our late founder’s vision of providing direct access to residents in Buffalo’s East Side with fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables in areas where food apartheid is rampant.
A Food Forest is a carefully planned perennial planting that imitates the ecosystem of a forest edge, using multiple layers to grow plants beneficial to humans, such as edible and medicinal plants. The aim is to establish its growth in the initial years and make it self-sustainable. The Food Forest at JFK Park will be a public space with fruit and nut trees. It will be a hybrid Food Forest, requiring regular community maintenance to keep it presentable. Educational signage, structures, and artwork will also contribute to its hybrid nature. Our food forest project will expand on the achievements of Buffalo Freedom Gardens, enabling individuals to take control of their well-being, re-establish a connection to the land, access economical fresh produce, and cultivate freedom and resilience.
Our food forest will greatly impact the neighborhoods on the East Side of Buffalo and the City by:
Reducing the impact of various health challenges on people living on Buffalo’s East side.
Increasing access to fresh, healthy foods for people living in food apartheid areas in Buffalo’s neighborhoods, mainly on the East Side.
Outcomes of Buffalo Freedom Gardens Food Forest
More Urban Farmers
Buffalo Freedom Gardens aims to train and mentor 120 new, socially disadvantaged, and limited resource farmers.
Increase Access
Buffalo Freedom Gardens will offer free, healthy, fresh fruits to an additional 500 residents at the completed Buffalo Freedom Gardens Food Forest.
Better Quality of Life
Residents of the East Side of Buffalo will benefit from the planting of trees, shrubs, and edible plants in the food forest, leading to improved air quality, increased property values, and a higher quality of life.
Buffalo Freedom Gardens Inc. is a Non-Profit Organization founded by Gail V. Wells that works with B.I.P.OC communities to create food security and end food apartheid. Buffalo Freedom Gardens aims to educate, stabilize, and enrich the communities where our gardens are located.
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