Welcome to Swiftwater
Swiftwater is a veteran-owned farm and nursery, rooted in the Town of Lockport, growers of organic foods and ecosystems. We are passionate stewards and cultivators of true native species to the WNY region, which are ethically sourced from local, wild genetics, supporting the diversity and health of both the ecosystem and our communities.
Our mission is to protect and strengthen our plant communities while restoring the ecological integrity and canopy across the Buffalo-Niagara landscape, by nurturing plants indigenous to these lands through cultivation, education, and restoration. From front yards to forests, we are dedicated to ethical land stewardship, honoring traditional and indigenous ecological knowledge, while building a resilient, regenerative future through community, conservation, and care.
Swiftwater is situated alongside historic Tonawanda Creek - a once fast-flowing creek that was the indigenous Erie people's lifeblood, for which they depended on for fishing, transportation, and cultivation. They named it ‘Tä-na-wan-da’ or ‘Swift Waters’. As such, we continue to carry the name to respect and honor the land
We offer ethically sourced Native Plant genotypes from the surrounding areas in New York, Ontario, & Pennsylvania. Many from less than 50 miles away! Adapted to our area, these plants increase habitat biodiversity, strengthen our ecosystems, and bring beauty to your home gardens or restoration project
Native Trees, Shrubs, Perennials, Grasses, Ferns, and more!
We believe in the power of connecting people with their gardens and connecting those gardens to the natural landscape around them, by creating interwoven, community grown ecosystems, region wide. We strive to improve those connections with , intelligently selected species, and education founded on a strong moral commitment to the environment.
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Contact
Inquiries, outreach, orders, wholesale, and pickup
Farm Manager: 716-406-7374 Horticulturist: 716-406-7535
Townsend and Gunther said they also see growing pawpaws as a hedge against climate change. Several years after they first sketched out the idea of an orchard on a coffee-stained piece of graph paper, it has become real
- Anna Phillips, Washington Post
“We’re trying to build a little refuge here,” Gunther said. “We have every intention of preserving as much of the ecology of western New York here as possible.”
- Mitchell Gunther, Swiftwater
contact: farm@swiftwaterorganics.com