Last year I had the pleasure of working as team editor with the National Vacant Properties Campaign on their report and recommendations to key organizations in the City of Buffalo to address widespread vacancies in the urban core and nearby suburbs. The result, Blueprint Buffalo, is helping the region move forward. There's no shortage of good ideas in Buffalo. One of the most compelling is Queen City Farm. Filmmaker John Paget created this beautifully vivid film about the citizens' group whose inspiring and pragmatic vision has prompted them to ask the City of Buffalo for a cluster of derelict houses and vacant lots, including a breathtaking old Queen Anne style home, "for the creation of an urban farm and transformational development." "Queen City Farm will transform approximately 2.25 acres of currently vacant lots into fresh nutritious food with sustainable farming techniques. A small portion of the farm will be cultivated for market to contribute to the local economy and financially sustain the farm; most of the acreage will be cultivated for distribution to low-income residents of the neighborhood and community." Transformational indeed. This film was produced and directed by Buffalo documentary filmmaker John Paget www.pagetfilms.com Featuring Aaron Bartley, Sheila Bass, Diane Picard, Samina Raja, Erin Sharkey, Tim Tielman, Cynthia Van Ness and more. I scooped up this video from David at Fix Buffalo Today (thanks, David, for posting this).