Flowers of Buffalo: Abra Lee and Gardeners in Black History
Aug 25, 2023
Written By John Collins
Urban Farm Day starts tomorrow and includes a full day of talks, tours, and food markets. I am planning on going to the talk at Big Big Table, where everyone and anyone in the community has a place to eat. Heather McCarthy and Stephanie Smith will discuss creative ways to use abundant local resources to create sustainable foodways in Buffalo, NY.
Urban Farm Day is also a culminating event, as it marks the end of Buffalo’s main flower festivals. In a two month span, Gardens Buffalo Niagara and the City of Buffalo have hosted the East Side Garden Walk, Garden Walk, and Urban Farm Day. The city’s private and community gardens as well as urban farms have attracted thousands of visitors. The flowers have been ‘on fleek’. I’m sorry to see the season changing.
Forgive me if I feel bittersweet about the end of summer. I know that there is much beauty left in season, even as the fall descends. Autumn can be majestic, too. But, in the end, winter is coming, and last year’s winter storms were among the deadliest in recent local history…
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