HEAL THY COMMUNITY.

Feed Buffalo has strengthened our community by providing access to locally-sourced, organic, and halal food with dignity for the past seven years.

“A Note To My Beloved Community:

After seven sacred years of service—and a year of deep soul-listening—I’ve made the decision to begin the process of closing our pantry. This decision was not made lightly. It’s been written on my heart for some time now, and I’ve finally surrendered to what I know is true: it’s time.

As I reflect on the journey—the countless faces, the sacred stories, the hands we’ve held and the meals we’ve shared—I am overcome with gratitude. We didn’t just serve food; we served dignity. We created a sanctuary in the storm. And for that, I am forever grateful.

This transition will take a few months, as we still have some final events and programs to complete. I ask for your grace and understanding as we move with care.

While this may come as a surprise, but this is not a decision that can be undone. There is more to the vision. And it’s been written, documented, and dreamed for far too long. We’ve been in emergency mode for years—responding, adjusting, surviving. And we’ve done it with love. We’ve won some, we’ve lost some. But the weight of unsustainability… the ache of having to turn people away… it has broken my heart more times than I can count…

It is time to choose another way.

My soul is calling me to tend to my art and to my heart. I’ve come to accept that I am not built for the world of nonprofitdom. What I am built for is healing. Vision. Creation. I need space to be fully spirit-led. To walk into a new level of sacred embodiment, unburdened by systems that were never designed for our thriving.

True change will not come through systems designed to extract, that keep people begging for scraps, or force us into programs that take us further from our actual work. These systems can limit real expansion and rob the work of its spirit. Nonprofits may not pay taxes, but they often pay in extractive labor, sacrificed rest, and damaged relationships within the community. True change will come through spirit-led and organized actions—rooted in truth, love, reciprocity, justice, and community. That’s the ground I want to walk on. That’s the soil I want to plant in.

Although the pantry will be closed, I’ll be somewhere feeding, loving, and serving—just not in the ways that confine or constrict. But in ways that expand and align.

Thank you to all who lifted the vision and heeded the call to “HEAL THY COMMUNITY”. We simply could not have come this far without you.

Stay tuned for one last healthy meal together at our final community gathering next month. For now, the pantry is closed. Please call 211 should you have an emergency.

With deep love and reverence,

d’Nur.”

“No community should be exempt from healthy food access that honors their dietary restrictions.”

— Drea d’Nur, Founder