QCF, CAO and Urban Tree Nurseries

I am proud to announce that Queen City Farm is teaming up with the Community Action Organization's Environmental Justice Office to establish an urban tree nursery at the CAO Headquarters at 70 Harvard Place and we need your help! Tomorrow, October 12th at 1:00 we need you to assemble at 70 Harvard and lend a hand to plant saplings that we will nurture to maturity so that they can be transplanted throughout the city in parks and on streets. This is the first site in an innovative program that utilizes Buffalo resources and talent to produce the trees we need to fully recover from the October Storm.

Also, QCF friend and board member George Winfield will make an attempt to set the world record for gravedigging. George will work throughout the day on October 31st to make a powerful statement for peace and justice in our communities, our nation, and our world. You are invited to spread the word and show your support by showing up while he digs a standard size grave by hand. Please contact we with and questions or contributions to this event and I will put you in touch with George.

Thank you all for your support and we will see you tomorrow to plant some baby trees.

Boarding the Engel/Amigone House

We had a fantastic day boarding up the Engel/Amigone house and erecting a sign for 50 Women with a Vision. We had about 15 volunteers come out to paint, cut and hang boards to protect the Engel/Amigone house this winter. We also painted over the graffiti on the front of the house. Special thanks to Michael Gainer and Buffalo ReUse for their support on this project.

The midday rain stopped us from finishing the entire house so watch for details on our next event to finish the job. Meanwhile, check out more pictures from the day at Buffalo ReUse's Flickr page.

From the Engel/Amigone House we went over to Woodlawn and Jefferson to erect a sign for 50 Women with a Vision's Jefferson Community Cultural Art Park. You have to stop by and check out the vision these phenomenal women have for this corner. We are proud to have been a small part of the effort and look forward to a continued relationship with this exciting organization.

This Saturday, Collaborative Work Day!

This Saturday, October 6th, beginning at 10 a.m., Queen City Farm will team up with Buffalo ReUse and Fifty Women with a Vision to work for stronger neighborhoods and we need your help. We'll be heading to the future home of the farm, 194 East Utica to board up and secure the Engel/Amigone House for the winter. We'll be painting, beautifying, and boarding. Bring your artistic and kinesthetic talents and lend a hand. Murals and board ups, a great way to start the weekend.

At 1 p.m. we'll take a stroll down Utica and help Fifty Women with a Vision kick-off their exciting new Cultural Art Park. Their vision is to create an outdoor cultural museum that celebrates cultural diversity and they need help erecting their sign to increase their visibility in the community. The park is going to be located on the corner of Jefferson and Woodlawn, anyone with a vision is welcome to join us.

We'll see you there.