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Partner with PFC to ensure it continues to deliver impact in regional agriculture and food systems. Donate today to Sustaining Our Agricultural Future.
Food with Dignity
On Tuesday, August 4 from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Join Katie Mallinson as she welcomes Food Dignity Movement founder Clancy Harrison, PFC Deputy Director Hamadi Ali, and PFC Executive Director Kristin Heltman-Weiss in a discussion about food with dignity and what that looks like in Western New York. Registration is FREE!
PFC Farm Store
The PFC Farm Store, located at 5701 Burton Road in Orchard Park, is your weekly one stop shopping destination throughout the growing season, offering dairy, meat, fruit, and other locally produced goods from partner farms in Erie, Wyoming, Niagara, and Cattaraugus Counties. The store is open from June through October on Mondays from 3:00 – 7:00 PM and on Thursdays from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM!

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Learn about what Providence Farm Collective stands for and the contribution it makes to empowering just and equitable access to food and farmland.
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April 23, 2026 by Alex Simone
Several Somali Bantu farmers from the collective were in the process of acquiring 78 acres of land, but the federal grant they were pursuing was terminated a couple weeks ago, PFC Executive Director Kristin Heltman-Weiss said...
April 21, 2026 by Buffalo News
Amanda Lefton, commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, announces $6 million in funding for environmental initiatives in the state, with nearly $1 million supporting Buffalo-area groups...
December 3, 2025 by Buffalo Bills
Providence Farm Collective was awarded the 2025 Foundation MVP, a true champion for food justice, cultural preservation, and community empowerment in Western New York...
August 28, 2025 by Buffalo Healthy Living
Providence Farm Collective (PFC) is proud to announce that Deputy Director Hamadi Ali has been elected to serve on the Board of the Erie County Farm Bureau. In this role, Ali will bring the perspectives of refugee, immigrant...
August 28, 2025 by WIVB
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — In May, Providence Farm Collective (PFC), a 37-acre nonprofit farm in Orchard Park, had its $750,000 federal grant pulled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The organization filed an appeal against the termination, and now, its leaders said they’ve won a significant legal battle. A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction, temporarily halting the termination...
June 28, 2025 by Natalie Brophy
Providence Farm Collective in Orchard Park is suing the federal government over the government's cancellation of a grant deemed to be funding a diversity, equity and inclusion – widely known as DEI – program...
May 6, 2025 by Buffalo News
An Orchard Park farming collective saw its federal grant funding terminated last month after the government determined the money was being used to fund a diversity, equity and inclusion – widely known as DEI – program...
Apr 6, 2025 by The Buffalo News
Providence Farm Collective will have water for its new barn in time for the upcoming growing season following months of back-and-forth with the Town of Orchard Park...
ORCHARD PARK N.Y. (WIVB) – A local farm’s dream of expanding production is drying up after farmers say their new barn still does not have access to running water...
Oct 03, 2024 by Orchard Park Bee
Providence Farm Collective’s executive director, Kristin Heltman-Weiss of Orchard Park, was recognized by the Buffalo Niagara Chapter of NYS Women’s Inc. as part of their Women In Leadership Awards on Oct. 2 at the Buffalo Niagara Chapter’s October meeting...


