Journeys End Refugee Services Inc. - Brewster Street Farm Program

This year during Give 716, Journey’s End Refugee Services is highlighting our Brewster Street Farm. This organic urban farm is located on Buffalo’s East Side and led by resettled refugees with deep agricultural knowledge. Established over a decade ago, the farm currently grows 30 culturally relevant crops on 1.5 acres, distributing produce annually through a Community Shared Agriculture program, farm stand, and donations. Operated by a team of nine resettled refugees and one manager, the farm serves as both a vital food access hub and a living model of refugee empowerment, community resilience, and sustainable agriculture.

As Brewster Street Farm enters a new chapter, we aim to deepen our impact through a three-tiered growth strategy:

1. Stabilize core operations and maintain current food production and outreach programs.

2. Expand programming, physical capacity, and community engagement—including apprenticeships, new crop varieties, and youth programming.

3. Transform the farm into a nationally recognized model for cultural preservation, food justice, and community healing, with infrastructure like a teaching kitchen, greenhouse, and year-round programming.

Brewster Street Farm will integrate educational pathways, economic opportunity, and social connection for both Buffalo’s immigrant community and East Side residents. Our vision is a thriving, inclusive space where food, culture, and connection grow side by side.

To fully realize this future, we need the community to help today and Give 716 to support the transformative power of urban agriculture.

$25 can help provide culturally meaningful Organic Seeds for one growing cycle

$50 can help fund Hand Tools for planting, weeding, and harvesting

$71.60 can help enrich our raised beds with Compost & Soil to ensure healthy, abundant harvests

$117.60 can help purchase a Garden Hose to help us keep our crops hydrated

$200 can sponsor one Raised Garden Bed for the season—with optional signage to honor your support.

$300 can support Farm Stand Infrastructure such as shelving, signage, and display tools to grow our weekly market.

$2,500+ can help us fund a Cold Storage and Produce Pack Station to reduce food waste and preserve freshness.

Journey's End Refugee Services, Inc. is a Christian community-based organization with the mission of welcoming refugees without regard to ethnic origin or creed and to assist them to become healthy, independent, contributing members of the community.