Unpacked by AFAR · Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Francis Nash, wife of Reverend J. Adrian Nash and a former resident of the Michigan Street corridor, is remembered for her efforts to address food accessibility issues in Buffalo. She cultivated gardens to provide food for the homeless and needy in the community, a vision that inspired the creation of a community garden and farmer's market in her name. Her entrepreneurial spirit is seen as complementary to the historical heritage of the community.
“Who's moves of the sisters in the city and those early years, especially in terms of providing and addressing food accessibility issues.”
“She cultivated gardens that she was able to provide food for the homeless folks in the community.”
“I think of Mrs. Francis Nash, okay, for instance, who all up to her death, petitioned the city to donate land around the house, the Nash house, that she resided in.”