{"id":218579,"date":"2026-05-03T23:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T23:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/218579\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T23:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T23:08:14","slug":"map-urban-ag-is-urbanism-at-its-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/218579\/","title":{"rendered":"MAP: Urban Ag is Urbanism at its Best"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the weekend I attended Massachusetts Avenue Project\u2019s (MAP) Annual Spring Celebration and Plant and Seedling Sale. I was on the hunt for tomato and pepper seedling (young plants). While I\u2019ve been to MAP\u2019s farm stand plenty of times, I was relatively unfamiliar with the annual seedling sale. In years to come, I will be sure to never miss this event, for lots of reasons. <\/p>\n

First of all, the MAP compound is fascinating. To think that this farm is in an urban setting is fascinating. Over the years the fertile grounds have rippled out in all directions. In 2018, there was a ribbon cutting for the organization\u2019s tremendous Farm House project, which has become a bit of a rallying flag for the entire near West Side neighborhood. <\/p>\n

Getting back to the seedling sale, I have to say that some of my favorite encounters were: the chicken coop, the goats, the vermiculture, the kid-friendliness, the live music, the veggie crew, the hoop houses, and the flowers. I never got a chance to try any of the food, because I was in a bit of a rush and didn\u2019t feel like waiting in line, but judging by all of the customers I\u2019m sure that they were very happy with the offerings.<\/p>\n

The best way that I can describe MAP\u2019s annual seedling sale is to say that it is simply magical. I\u2019ve watched as MAP has grown its campus<\/a> over the years, into a truly impressive undertaking that any city would love to have in its midst. The event spotlights the wholesome nature of the grassroots project, which has done so much to promote urban agriculture, youth leadership, and even farm to school policies. <\/p>\n

The MAP picture is a snapshot of how a neighborhood should work. And the best way to demonstrate that is through\u2026 pictures.<\/p>\n

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Vendors, artists, growers and herbalists that attended the event:<\/p>\n

A Snail\u2019s Forest\u00a0Handmade pottery
Breva Kitchen\u00a0Colombian food by Chef Diego
BeeVibe\u00a0Honey & beeswax products\u00a0
Buffalo\u2019s Vada-Paav & Bites\u00a0Vegetarian Indian food
Colibr\u00ed Panader\u00eda\u00a0Mexican pan dulce & coffee
Creekside Flowers\u00a0Locally grown flowers
Curious Rabbit Art\u00a0Immersive art activities for all ages
Eat Local UB\u00a0Nutrition & food-related resources
Farmer Pirates\u00a0Compost\u00a0Nutrient-rich, local compost
Gardens Buffalo Niagara\u00a0Garden Walk info & education
Grassroots Gardens of WNY\u00a0Gardening resources
Greene Acres Farm Farm\u00a0animal meet & greet and native seedlings
Half Luna Empanadas\u00a0by Chef Stephanie
Massachusetts Avenue Project Block Club\u00a0Neighborhood resources
Nickel City Flowers\u00a0Floral crafts & seedlings
Raindrop Remedies\u00a0Herbal medicines
Rob Montone & Jordan Rose\u00a0Providing lively musical entertainment
Soil & Water Conservation District\u00a0Free serviceberry saplings
The Tool Library\u00a0Resources about their tool inventory\u00a0
The Foundry\u00a0Resources and youth makerspace made products
UB Department of Environment & Sustainability\u00a0Soil testing & resources<\/p>\n

MAP<\/a> | 387 Massachusetts Ave, Buffalo, NY 14213 | (716) 882-5327<\/p>\n

The Massachusetts Avenue Project (MAP) Farmhouse Market is open year-round on Thursdays from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Mobile Market<\/a> operates from June through October.<\/p>\n

Market Directory<\/a><\/p>\n

Funds raised from MAP-grown seedlings & MAP-made Farmhouse Market products sustain the organization\u2019s ongoing food equity work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Over the weekend I attended Massachusetts Avenue Project\u2019s (MAP) Annual Spring Celebration and Plant and Seedling Sale. I…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218580,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[6879,1774,8257,6724,9,11,10,49,51,50,43869,86175,86176,26476],"class_list":["post-218579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-6879","tag-buffalo-ny","tag-farming","tag-map","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news","tag-sale","tag-seedling","tag-urban-ag","tag-urbanism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}