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City schools urged to buy local with its $14M food-purchasing power

By Mike Desmond • Apr 25, 2018

Buffalo Public Schools prepare 28,000 lunches, 25,000 breakfasts and 5,000 snacks a day. Activists are calling for legal changes to allow greater variety in school food and easier ways to buy food produced locally.

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You Can't Hide From Calorie Counts: FDA Will Implement Obama-Era Rule

By Allison Aubrey • Nov 9, 2017

Scott Gottlieb, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner appointed by the Trump administration, has this in common with Michelle Obama: He wants to know what's in the food he eats.

And this, it seems, includes calorie counts.

Now, the FDA has released its guidance on implementing an Obama-era rule that requires chain restaurants and other food establishments to post calories on menus or menu boards. The mandate was written into the Affordable Care Act back in 2010.

Broderick Park gets facelift

By Chris Jamele • Jul 15, 2017

One of Buffalo's many historic sites has been renovated.

Urban growing program could help improve food access

By Marwan Elbliety • Apr 10, 2017

Efforts to promote accessible and affordable food took center stage recently at an East Side community center as advocates highlighted what’s known as the People’s Food Movement.

Buffalo wins spot on top 10 list of world's best food cities

By Brian Meyer • Feb 13, 2015

Louisville has its Hot Brown, an open-face turkey sandwich. Cincinnati is famous for its chili. And, of course, Buffalo is the birthplace of the chicken wing.

Press Pass: Food and Buffalo RiverWorks

By Mark Scott • Dec 8, 2014

The December issue of Buffalo Spree is all about food, from the latest in kitchen gadgets to the best ethnic cuisine in Buffalo.

Obesity expert says world is picking up America's bad habits

By Mike Desmond • Oct 17, 2013

Billions of people across the world are joining Americans in obesity, eating too much, too fattening food and not getting enough exercise. That's the message a global obesity expert brought to the University at Buffalo Wednesday.

ESD approves funding for upstate food and agriculture projects

By Ashley Hassett • Apr 26, 2013

Empire State Development approved funding for two upstate food and agriculture related measures in their meeting Friday.

Farmers and foodies call for fracking ban

By Ashley Hassett • Apr 12, 2013

Farmers and foodies are urging Governor Cuomo to ban hydraulic fracturing in New York State right away. Groups across the state are expected to meet today and into next week to alert the public that fracking is a threat to the state’s agricultural viability.

Forum discusses how to make food system better

By Michael Mroziak • Feb 29, 2012

Our food system has changed more in the past 40 years than in the past 400-thousand. That was just one of the comments made during a panel discussion on problems surrounding the production and distribution of food to American tables.

Over the past 40 years, farms have consolidated. Farm subsidies often determine both the type and the amount of food to be produced. Improved transportation allows food to be further distributed, but often times people living in lower-income neighborhoods don't necessarily have quick access to healthier choices.