🌱 Farming Collective Serves Community + Harmful Algae Blooms

Good morning, everybody! It's me, Dan Casarella, your host of the Buffalo Daily. Let's get this Tuesday started off right, with a quick dive into everything you need to know about what's going on in town.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and breezy. High: 78 Low: 71.

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Here are the top three stories in Buffalo today:

1. A harmful algae bloom has been confirmed in Ellicott Creek, becoming the first in Erie County this year. Blooms can produce toxins and exposure is dangerous to both people and animals if touched, swallowed, or inhaled. Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, and irritations to the skin, eyes, and throat. There are numerous confirmed cases in Chautauqua Lake, a small bloom confirmed in Silver Lake in Wyoming County, and two confirmed blooms in Conesus Lake. (WIVB.com - News 4)
2. The Providence Farm Collective in Western New York navigated the regional drought with some help from the USDA. The collective has established a farmers market to directly serve the communities of their farmers. Since one in five Western New Yorkers is fresh food insecure, the collective feels agriculture is crucial. Heltman Weiss from the collective said, “We in Western New York as a community need to prioritize saving farmland, need to prioritize buying local fresh foods from our farmers and definitely empowering people who want to continue farming in our agricultural system." (Spectrum News)
3. The Matt Urban Center in Buffalo has received $50,000 through Spectrum Community Assist. The Matt Urban Center has been serving and promoting racial equity in East Buffalo, Cheektowaga, and West Seneca for the past 45 years. Spectrum also donated 25 new laptops for training and technology programs. (Spectrum News)

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Today in Buffalo:

• Ken-Ton Closet School Supplies Drive At Kenmore Branch Library (All Day)
• The Amazing, Awesome Arthropoda At Buffalo Museum of Science (10:00 AM)
• $1 Bag Book Sale At Buffalo and Erie County Public Library (10:00 AM)
• Story Time With Miss Taylor! At North Park Branch Library (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• Time for a check-in on the fuzzy friends available in Buffalo! Will you take home shy kitty Greedy or curly-coated doggy Darla? Run — don't walk — for Harley the Angora bunny with black and white spots! (Buffalo Patch)
• Here's a full-time and part-time job roundup for the Buffalo area. Most positions are in customer service or sales with a few openings for drivers or child care. (Buffalo Patch)
• In honor of National Ice Cream Month, now through Jul. 31, anyone who visits the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Children's Museum will get to enjoy ice cream-themed activities! They'll also be hosting "Sweet Sundays" with visits from the Snow Queen and face painting. For more information about Explore & More and its hours, or to purchase tickets, click here. (WGRZ.com)

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That's it for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!

— Dan Casarella

About me: Dan Casarella is a writer, podcast producer, and small business development specialist who formerly worked in late-night television. He’s produced many talk segments, including with President Joe Biden, Kobe Bryant, and Chadwick Boseman. Dan studied Media Studies and Production at Temple University. He also enjoys running, painting, and the highs and lows of Philadelphia’s sports teams.