The Annual Chapter Planning Retreat will be held on Friday 9/24 and Saturday 9/25. Chapter leaders and members will be meeting to plan out next year's events. Members are welcome. Please let Chapter President, Sue Steele, know if you're interested in attending.

On Saturday, September 11 the Western Section visited 5 Loaves Farm in Buffalo, NY where they met with farm founder and manager Matt Kauffman, as well as Liya Rachel Chandy of the University at Buffalo Food Lab. They learned about the operation of an urban farm, as well as the planning policies that impact land use, food production, and equitable access to healthy food in the urban setting.