(Buffalo) - Assemblymember Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes (D-Buffalo) Chair of the Assembly's Task Force on Food, Farm and Nutrition Policy will be participating in the Buffalo Food Policy Summit that is planned for Sept. 20-21. The public forum on Economic Development and the Food System: Ideas for the Future is on Tuesday Sept. 20 from 5:30-7:00 pm at the Karpeles Library, 453 Porter Ave. Buffalo, NY. A research roundtable on Rebuilding Community Food Systems: Opportunities for Multi-Disciplinary Research is scheduled for Wednesday Sept. 21st from 2:30-4:00 pm at Harriman Hall on the UB South Campus. For more information, and to register, please visit: http://buffalofoodpolicysummit.blogspot.com/

As Chair of the Assembly's Task Force on Food Policy, Assemblymember Peoples-Stokes will be participating in a policymaker's forum and plans to continue the dialogue after the Summit to develop a legislative response to the Food System needs of Buffalo as well as the rest of the State.