Groundwork Market Garden introduces its 60,000 SQ’ Teachout Building

We now have a real opportunity to take a piece of Buffalo’s industrial history and transform it for the 21st century.

By queenseyes
Buffalorising
January 20, 2020

Excerpt:

It was only recently that I realized the true scale of an urban farming effort underway on the East Side, that has the potential of altering a significant landscape, reflective of The Greening of Detroit concept. Firmly rooted at 1698 Genesee Street is Groundwork Market Garden, a farming operation that is owned and operated by Anders Gunnersen and Mayda Pozantides. The two first began farming their raised beds in 2016, and in 2018 they purchased a 60,000 square foot building (former seed distributor) located next door.

Today they operate two and half acres of farmland where they grow upwards of 60 varieties of USDA certified organic vegetables. They have also built a greenhouse (hoop house, high tunnel), which allows them to extend their growing season. Gunnersen told me that they hope to build a second high tunnel in the near future.

In order to move their produce, Gunnersen and Pozantides established shares of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) – a directive that now boasts 40 members. At the same time, they set up a farm stand on Tuesdays, so that the neighboring community can access healthy food options. Produce is also sold to local restaurants, and at farmers markets.

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