Buffalo Go Green

What Buffalo Go Green does

Buffalo Go Green, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2014 by Allison DeHonney in Buffalo, New York, that operates an integrated urban agriculture, food access, and community wellness platform serving food-insecure and underserved populations across Western New York. Its core delivery model combines production (Urban Fruits & Veggies, an MWBE-certified urban farm), distribution (mobile markets, farmers markets, the Highmark Mobile Market, and prepared meals through the Fresh Take program), and demand-side activation (the FVRx fruit and vegetable prescription program, food as medicine clinical education, and corporate wellness services). The technology base consists of five 72' x 24' greenhouses and hydroponic vertical growing containers at the Zenner Street Food Hub enabling 12-month annual production, a new NYPA-supported indoor hydroponic food production system studied jointly with EPRI, and an in-development 2-acre Holistic Wellness and Agricultural Education Campus at Manhattan Avenue featuring 4,500 sq ft of hydroponic growing alongside a teaching kitchen, market, juice bar, and community programming space.

The business model is primarily grant and donation funded, with documented programmatic grants exceeding approximately $2.94M from institutional funders including Highmark Western and Northeastern New York ($1.5M Mobile Market + $370K Blue Fund), the Buffalo Bills Foundation ($571.6K Campus + $25K FVRx), the National Grid Foundation ($428K Pathways 360), and the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation ($46K greenhouse expansion). Supplemental revenue is generated through farmers market produce sales (June through October, accepting SNAP/EBT and all food vouchers), FVRx produce distribution (over 75,000 individuals served via Community Health Centers of Buffalo and Niagara Street Pediatrics), corporate wellness embedded services for local companies and universities, the Fresh Take prepared meal program with Buffalo Strive Vending, and youth/agricultural education through Pathways Ag-Ed, Pathways 360, and Cornell Cooperative Extension partnerships. Target customer segments are underserved Western New York communities, healthcare patients receiving produce prescriptions, K-12 and older youth for nutrition education and career pathways, and local corporates and universities seeking embedded wellness services.

Name

Buffalo Go Green

Legal name

Buffalo Go Green, Inc.

Website

https://buffalogogreen.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Buffalo Go Green is a Buffalo, NY 501(c)(3) nonprofit that grows and distributes fresh produce through urban farms, mobile markets, farmers markets, and an FVRx healthcare prescription program, serving food-insecure communities and youth in Western New York.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Agriculture and Community Food Access Services

NAICS

Food Crops Grown Under Cover (11141), Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover (111419), Other Crop Farming (1119), Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Retailers (444240)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) / Vertical Farming (Indoor LED Farms) (AFAGAHAJ)

Keywords

• Urban agriculture
• Community food access
• Produce prescription program
• Nutrition education
• Mobile farmers markets

Headquarters

HQ city

Buffalo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding & Donations: Nonprofit organization primarily funded through grants from foundations and corporate donors including National Grid, Buffalo Bills Foundation, Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Highmark, and government sources.
2. Farmers Market Sales: Sells fresh produce at local farmers markets weekly from June to October. Accepts all forms of food vouchers and SNAP/EBT.
3. Corporate Wellness Services: Embeds nutrition and wellness services into local companies and universities through corporate wellness division.
4. Urban Fruits & Veggies Produce Sales: Subsidiary urban farming business grows and distributes fresh produce through mobile markets and FVRx program. MWBE certified.
5. Fresh Take Prepared Meals: Prepared meal program for underserved populations in Buffalo, NY in partnership with Buffalo Bills legend Jon Corto and Buffalo Strive Vending.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Buffalo Go Green is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that grows and distributes fresh, non-GMO, pesticide-free produce through urban greenhouses, hydroponic systems, mobile markets, and farmers markets in Western New York. It couples food production with nutrition education, Food-as-Medicine prescription programs (FVRx), youth pathways in agriculture, and corporate wellness services for underserved communities.

Product overview

Buffalo Go Green operates as a multi-faceted nonprofit organization providing urban agriculture, food access, and community wellness services across Western New York. The core portfolio consists of Urban Fruits & Veggies (UFV) as the primary grower and supplier of non-GMO produce, supplemented by Mobile Markets and the FVRx prescription program for distribution. The Zenner Growhouses (five greenhouses with hydroponic capacity) and the new Holistic Wellness & Agricultural Education Campus (featuring 4,500 sq ft hydroponic farm, teaching kitchen, market, juice bar, and holistic studio) form the physical infrastructure. Programming includes Pathways 360 and Pathways Ag-Ed for youth education, Allison's Kitchen for nutrition education, Fresh Take for prepared meals, and Food as Medicine physician training. The company sells at local farmers markets weekly from June to October and provides year-round produce through food prescription and mobile distribution channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FVRx: Fruit & Veggie Prescription Program - patients receive prescriptions for fruits and vegetables to address health disparities such as Hypertension, Obesity, Heart Disease and Diabetes
• Fresh Take
• Allison's Kitchen
• Pathways Ag-Ed Program
• Food as Medicine

Products and services

• Urban Fruits & Veggies (UFV) Primary grower and supplier of quality fruits and vegetables for Buffalo Go Green. UFV operates its own urban farm and supplements with local farm purchases; uses only non-GMO seeds, quality soil, and no pesticides. Management team is GAP trained in food safety. MWBE certified.
• Mobile Markets (including Highmark Mobile Market) Mobile food markets bringing fresh produce directly to underserved neighborhoods, including the Highmark Mobile Market supporting the FVRx program. Accepts all forms of food vouchers and SNAP/EBT.
• FVRx (Fruit & Veggie Prescription Program) Fruit and vegetable prescription program in partnership with Community Health Center of Buffalo and Niagara Street Pediatrics, providing free produce prescriptions to patients to address diet-related chronic conditions. Serves over 75,000 individuals.
• Zenner Growhouses (Urban Farm / Food Hub) Urban farm on Buffalo's East Side with five 72' x 24' greenhouses and hydroponic vertical growing containers producing hundreds of pounds of organic produce including beets, tomatoes, and zucchini year-round. Located on Zenner Street by East Ferry.
• Holistic Wellness & Agricultural Education Campus 2-acre campus at Manhattan and East Amherst streets featuring 4,500 sq ft of hydroponic growing (12-month production, 3-4 tons annually), a teaching kitchen, a small market and juice bar, education spaces, community room, and a 1,000 sq ft holistic studio for yoga, meditation, drumming and dance.
• Pathways Ag-Ed Two-year urban agriculture education program for 11th and 12th graders covering planning, seeding, growing, harvesting, and retail. Graduates can pursue HBCU degrees in Agriculture or Green Tech, obtain employment at local farms, or join a collective assistance program.
• Allison's Kitchen Nutrition education platform featuring healthy recipes, cooking demonstrations, and classes using fresh produce from Buffalo Go Green's farms, including seasonal recipes and Buffalo Bills-inspired recipe series.
• Fresh Take Prepared Meal Program Prepared meal program for underserved Buffalo residents, combatting preexisting health conditions. Operated in partnership with Buffalo Bills legend Jon Corto and Buffalo Strive Vending.
• Food as Medicine Program One-year program in conjunction with Highmark Blue Fund and Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus providing information and research to physicians for use in Food as Medicine programs to reduce health disparities in patients and clinicians.
• Corporate Wellness Division Embedded wellness services provided to local companies and universities, including nutrition education and fresh produce access for employees and students (e.g., Persistence Prep partnership funded by Highmark).

Quantifiable outcome

• 75,000+ individuals served with fresh produce through FVRx program
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Community Health Centers of BuffalocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner5-year partnership on FVRx (Fruit & Veggie Prescription Program) where patients receive prescriptions for fruits and vegetables to address hypertension, obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Medical interns trained in Food as Medicine.
• Niagara Street PediatricscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecently added healthcare partner in FVRx program due to Mother Cabrini Health Foundation greenhouse expansion grant. Serves patients with produce prescriptions.
• Urban Fruits & VeggiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMWBE-certified for-profit subsidiary that grows and distributes fresh produce through mobile markets and FVRx program. Uses GAP-trained management, non-GMO seeds, quality soil and no pesticides. Own urban farm plus purchases from local farmers.
• University at Buffalo / Johns Hopkins University / University of MinnesotacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner5-year research grant focusing on 'Growing Food Policy from the Ground Up' addressing concerns and inequities in policy as it relates to farming and food systems.
• Cornell University / Cornell Cooperative ExtensioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo-year training programs in pest management, greenhouse production, growing berries in urban settings, and youth programming on entomology for grades K-12. Also partnered on urban agriculture curriculum development.
• Buffalo Center for Health EquitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded approximately 3 years ago to eliminate race-based health disparities in Western New York. Buffalo Go Green operates Highmark Mobile Market through this partnership, serving 12% food-insecure Buffalo residents.
• Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Buffalo Go Green and Buffalo Center for Health Equity on indoor food production system study analyzing urban farming's impact on power grid and electricity usage.
• Patti Green / Passport to the WorldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHolistic Wellness Coach Patti Green partners on Farm to Fork Urban Celebration for children and families. Provides tours of raised-bed farm and greenhouse demonstrating food growing, care and harvesting.
• Buffalo Strive Vending / Buffalo Bills Legend Jon CortominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Buffalo Bills legend Jon Corto on Fresh Take prepared meal program to assist in combatting preexisting health conditions resulting from marginalization.
• UB Architecture Masters ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUB Architecture Masters students visiting both BGG sites as part of FFAR grant. Students designing and building wash station and storage area for Holistic Campus greenhouse facilities.
• University at Buffalo Food Systems Planning & Healthy Communities LabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Samina Raja's lab provided interactive workshops during Urban Farm Day. Also recognized Allison DeHonney under 'Black Women for Food Justice' program.
• American Heart AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth-focused organization partnering with Buffalo Go Green on wellness and nutrition initiatives.
• American Farm Bureau FederationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresident Zippy Duvall visited with local and state Farm Bureau representatives, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Buffalo Food Equity Network, Erie County, and Greater Buffalo Urban Growers. BGG presented on importance of urban farming, food and land access, and farm policy.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Harlem Grown: NYC-based nonprofit running urban farms, mobile markets, and school-based nutrition education in underserved communities. Closely comparable mission (food justice + youth education) and operating model (urban farms + education programming).
• Wholesome Wave: National nonprofit that pioneered produce prescription (FVRx) programs partnering with healthcare providers to address diet-related disease. Wholesome Wave operates an almost identical FVRx model to Buffalo Go Green but at multi-state scale, making it the closest programmatic peer.
• Detroit Black Community Food Security Network: Urban farming and food justice nonprofit operating D-Town Farm and policy advocacy to address food insecurity in Black communities. Similar combination of urban agriculture production, youth training, and community-led food access programming.
• Urban Farming Institute of Boston: Boston-based nonprofit combining urban agriculture production, job training, and food access programming for underserved residents. Comparable operating model including greenhouse production, training pipelines, and farmers market distribution.
• DC Central Kitchen: Nonprofit that combines local food production, workforce training, and healthy meal distribution to address food insecurity and health disparities in Washington, DC. Comparable multi-program model spanning production, prepared meals (similar to Fresh Take), and career pathways.

Broad incumbents

• GrowNYC: NYC nonprofit operating Greenmarkets farmers markets, school gardens, and food access programming. Comparable on the farmers market and education programming side, but operates in a much larger and more diverse urban environment.
• The Food Trust: Large Philadelphia-based nonprofit focused on food access, farmers markets, nutrition education, and healthy food financing. Operates a broader portfolio across multiple geographies than Buffalo Go Green but overlaps heavily on FVRx-style programming and farmers markets.
• Growing Power (Milwaukee): Historically prominent urban agriculture nonprofit combining aquaponics, hydroponics, and soil-based farming with youth training and food distribution. Comparable in its use of controlled-environment growing systems and integrated training programs.

Regional players

• Mill City Grows: Lowell, MA-based nonprofit operating urban farms, mobile farmers markets, and nutrition education in underserved communities. Highly comparable programmatic structure (urban farms + mobile markets + education), though in a different region.

Emerging players

• Reinvestment Partners: Durham, NC-based nonprofit operating the 'Farmers Market Fresh' produce prescription program and urban agriculture initiatives. Comparable FVRx-style intervention with healthcare provider partnerships, though operates at slightly larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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