Buffalo ReUse: Community. Jobs. Resources.
I did some volunteer work with an organization that is squatting (with permission, I think) on city-owned lots where condemned houses were recently razed. We laid down rows of sod, topped them off with compost, added strawberry shoots and cover. The shoots and compost came from the organization's other garden sites. Maybe I'll stop by next year and help pick strawberries.
They also runs what amounts to a cross between a junkyard and the Home Depot. They have used appliances, tiles, windows, doorknobs, lumber, etc. Anything of value that can be pulled from a house that's about to be demolished, is for sale there. It's a very odd store, and I wouldn't buy much of what they sell because I don't much care for 30 year old windows and gently used shingles.
They run workshops on many topics that would be of interest to some of our members. I plan to offload my weak attempt at a compost pile on them, and to acquire a rain barrel next time they have a workshop.