Yesterday was a mad rush, in the rain, high winds. Today's much more peaceful – come on down if you missed yesterday's drop-off event.

Check out our website for complete information. We'll be here until 4 pm.

Even if the rain goes sideways, we’ll be taking electronic items for
recycling today. We are collecting your E-Waste until 2pm today!!

An all you can eat pancake extravaganza to benefit the Growing Green Urban Youth Farm!

Saturday April 9th, 2011
at Trinity Church – 371 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo NY

Just pick a time -
8:30 am
10 am
and
11:30 am

and follow this link to purchase tickets-
Link to MAP website

We have no idea what this is, other than it’s a tool:

On the other hand, we definitely know what these things are:

At the ReSource, going fast, get down quick before this batch of stuff is gone!

We’re back at the Buffalo Home and Garden Show today, Saturday and Sunday.

You’ll find us at Booth 320, lower level to the left after you enter.

Stop by and chat!

Today, Friday, 10-9; Saturday 10-9; Sunday 10-6.

Home and Garden Show Website

Our friend Aminah Johnson at PUSH passes this along:

A Unique Shopping Experience

Not The West Side Bazaar, but like it

Open Thursday through Saturday 11:00 AM- 6:00 PM

• Delectable desserts and appetizers from Pure Peru
• Baskets and other unique Sudanese gifts from Rmah Market
• Incense and teas from the Middle East
• Handmade handbags from Sagarmatha of Nepal
• Jewelry, silk scarves, and home décor items from Thailand, Namibia, Rwanda and South Africa
• Handmade craft jewelry from Ivory Coast and Tunisia
• Warm blankets and special furniture from around the world
• Gorgeous clothing and hand printed fabrics from Liberia
• Artisan-made jewelry, accessories and specialty clothing from the West Side of Buffalo

Treat yourself and meet merchants from many different countries who are starting their businesses at the Bazaar.

Bonnie Smith
Economic Development Director
Westminster Economic Development Initiative
bsmith {at} wedibuffalo(.)org

Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your community garden, add a component to your neighborhood project, strengthen your youth program or neighborhood outreach efforts, learn strategies to address policy challenges, market your city farm project or create value added products? Then join us in Buffalo, NY:

March 11-13, 2011

for the Growing Green Spring Urban Agriculture Training!

Registration page is here.

The Massachusetts Avenue Project’s Urban Agriculture Training features many practical, philosophical, and experiential opportunities to learn from MAP’s success with urban, youth centered agriculture.

In addition to witnessing the components of a functional urban farm first hand, such as urban fish farming, composting, and value-added food production, participants will be able to engage and observe many of the successful elements in MAP’s youth training program, Growing Green. Attending the training also means being able to hear from regional experts on food system planning and development, and network with other beginning or established urban farmers, with training at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Innovation Center and hands on at Growing Green’s Urban Youth Farm. Only $200, this weekend workshop includes 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, a cocktail reception, and intensive, hands-on training opportunities.

Workshops include

• Moving Local Food Policy Forward with Diane Picard, MAP’s Executive Director
• Introduction to Urban Agriculture with Jesse Meeder, MAP’s Farm Manager
• Aquaponics with Jesse Meeder
• Compost and Worms with Jesse Meeder
• Urban Chickens with Jesse Meeder
• Youth, Social Enterprises and the New Food System with Zoe Hollomon, MAP’s Markets Manager
• Messaging for Local Food with Erin Sharkey, MAP’s Creative Director
• Developing Youth-centered Programming with Erin Sharkey, MAP’s Creative Director and several youth participants from the Growing Green Program.
• With a special presentation from Samina Raja, PhD- Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the University at Buffalo entitled – Building Communities as if People Eat
• Introduction to Urban Agriculture will be offered for an additional $25 on Friday March 11 from 1-5pm

At Buffalo ReUse, we've received tremendous help from our AmeriCorps workers over the years. Now, some in Congress want to completely defund our national service program.

Our own Amanda Alessandra, who did her AmeriCorps service in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, received this message and request for help from Change.org:

Help reach 100,000 signatures to save AmeriCorps Dear Amanda, In the dead of night on Saturday, a Tea Party-driven group of House members voted to kill AmeriCorps, completely eliminating all funding. With a potential government shutdown looming on March 4th, the fate of 85,000 AmeriCorp community organizers, teachers, and tutors will now be decided by the U.S. Senate. After hearing the shocking news, former AmeriCorps volunteer Caleb Jonas decided he had to do something. From a coffee shop in Massachusetts, Caleb logged in to Change.org from his laptop and created a petition asking Congress to "Save AmeriCorps." Caleb’s inspiring action has already been signed by more than 90,000 Americans. Thank you for adding your signature to Caleb's "Save AmeriCorps" petition. We're closing in on 100,000 signatures — a huge statement at this pivotal moment — and we need your urgent help to make this critical goal. Please forward this email and ask friends and family to add their names to Caleb’s "Save AmeriCorps" petition and help him reach 100,000 signatures to the Senate ASAP. Why does Caleb care so much about AmeriCorps? Because he spent a year improving the quality of tutoring programs for low-income kids in Minnesota — and witnessed AmeriCorps members build houses for Habitat for Humanity, help political refugees start new lives, improve reading test scores for elementary school students, and help disadvantaged high school students get into college. As Caleb told us over the phone, it breaks his heart that this vital national service program could be shut down at a time when people in the most marginalized communities in America need it the most. That’s why Caleb was inspired to start his "Save AmeriCorps" petition — and why AmeriCorps supporters are sharing it on Facebook and forwarding messages like this to their friends around the country. With AmeriCorps on the chopping block, it’s time for all of us to stand up for Caleb and thousands of other volunteers who have committed years of their lives to community service. Please forward this email to friends and family and ask them to join you in telling the Senate not to kill AmeriCorps:  http://www.change.org/petitions/save-americorps?alert_id=TdPLdiPsal_PKxVyTFVIG&me=aa Thank you for joining Caleb and Change.org members across our country fighting to save AmeriCorps before it’s too late. - Patrick and the Change.org team P.S.  A coalition of grassroots organizations are planning a "Save Service District Day" for this Friday, where supporters of AmeriCorps and National Service will visit local House and Senate offices to ask members of Congress to save funding for crucial service programs. Click here to get involved in actions near you:  http://www.saveservice.org/