Massachusetts Avenue Project

Join our team- We’re still hiring for a Mobile Markets Director! 🥕 The Mobile Markets Director will report to the Operations Director and will provide leadership in developing, managing, tracking and evaluating the projects and operations of MAP’s Mobile Market. They will oversee a team of staff working to develop and promote an equitable food environment within Buffalo’s diverse communities by developing and maintaining key partnerships, and ensuring our markets are offering fresh, affordable, and culturally-appropriate produce. 🔗 Find the full job description at mass-ave.org/jobs. To apply, please send a cover letter, resume and two references to: Diane Picard at dpnoc@mass-ave.org

We are thrilled to continue this series of accessible growing workshops for our community, in partnership with Grassroots Gardens WNY and Urban Roots Cooperative Garden Market! These FREE workshops will run all winter, with more dates for March - April to be announced. Want to help spread the word about these accessible classes? Download a printable PDF for your workplace or community events board: https://lnkd.in/gRuK3aqW

🚛 This Giving Tuesday, let’s break barriers together. Over half of our Mobile Market customers face challenges like high food costs and limited access to grocery stores. Healthy food is a right, not a privilege. That’s why our Mobile Market trucks bring fresh, local produce directly to communities where access is limited—boosting nutritious food accessibility and affordability for all. 🎁 All donations on this global day of generosity will go towards restoring MAP’s cold storage to full capacity, a vital link in the chain connecting local farms to Buffalo families. 🍽️ Your gift brings fresh food home. Thank you! https://lnkd.in/eDJ7Hdbn #donate #mobilemarket #foodonthemove #localfood #locavore #foodjustice #foodaccess #givingtuesday

This year, we’ve have been collaborating with local partner organizations to advance soil health initiatives for residents here in the city of Buffalo. 🌱 Check out this WGRZ Channel 2 Buffalo news clip from the latest community meeting where Open Buffalo, Citizen Science Community Resources (CSCR) and the Massachusetts Avenue Project met with community residents to discuss results from soil tests conducted over the summer, and connected them to city and county resources to reduce their overall exposure to lead.

In June, we got the Good Food NY bill through NYS Legislature - now, we need YOUR help getting it signed into law! 🍊 All people deserve access to healthy food that values workers, animals, and the environment. The Good Food NY Bill is the missing piece to transform public food procurement, and ensure that local farmers and municipalities can thrive in New York. This bill aligns perfectly with Governor Hochul’s food purchasing priorities like Executive Order 32, the 30% New York State Initiative, and Nourish NY, yet it’s still awaiting her signature. This legislation has widespread support from New York’s farmers and local governments, and it’s time to act. Let’s get the Good Food NY Bill signed into law! #GoodFoodNY Make the call 📞 https://lnkd.in/g6GyY9cB Reference Links: Executive Order 32 https://lnkd.in/gDnACvka The 30% New York State Initiative https://lnkd.in/gHrBXESc Nourish NY https://lnkd.in/gQ-cZvWh

Our site partners are an integral piece of making the MAP Mobile Market happen! We’re grateful for these key partnerships, which make it possible for us to meet our customers where THEY are - with high-quality, locally grown and affordable produce. 🥬

We're #hiring a new Mobile Markets Director in Buffalo, New York. Apply today or share this post with your network.

We’re hiring! 🥕 Know someone who's interested in promoting an equitable food environment within Buffalo’s diverse communities? Pass along the message. Join our team: Operations Director (FT) Mobile Markets Director (FT) 🔗 Find the full job descriptions at mass-ave.org/jobs. To apply, please send a cover letter, resume and two references to Diane Picard at dpnoc@mass-ave.org. Application Deadline: November 15, 2024

We are thrilled to be hosting free gardening workshops for the community again this fall, in collaboration with Grassroots Gardens WNY and Urban Roots Cooperative Garden Market. Sign up, and spread the word!

On October 2nd, will be hosting a Seed Expo at the MAP Farmhouse collaboration with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County-! Join us for discussions pertaining to seed cleaning and seed-borne diseases, as well as demonstrations, networking, and more. 🌱 This is a FREE event! Pre-registration is required by 5pm on September 30th via the link below, or by calling CCE Erie at 716- 652-5400: https://lnkd.in/g-DY_bji 🌱 Please note: Seed cleaning is by appointment only; a time slot must be reserved at time of registration. 🌱 CCE will have their seed cleaning trailer on-site including a Sasagawa soybean thresher, a Winnow Wizzard, and other small-scale tools including screens, fans, and abrasion tools to make quick work of extracting and cleaning seed. We hope to see you there!