Why Grow Food?

Whether you are growing in your own garden, a community garden, or purchasing from an urban farm, being an active participant in your local food system has incredible benefits.
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new early childhood education gardens created in 2021-22 school year
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estimated lbs of food grown across 44 Grow Pittsburgh community gardens in 2022
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pounds of food grown in 2022 at our urban farms
Microgreens

October 22, 2024 5:30 pm

Microgreens

Microgreens aren’t just for fancy restaurant dishes! Learn how to grow fast, easy, and extremely delicious microgreens inside throughout the...

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Cover Cropping on Urban Farms and Gardens

October 15, 2024 6:00 pm

Cover Cropping on Urban Farms and Gardens

Cover cropping is an amazing tool for protecting and building soil in your farm or garden. Learn techniques to incorporate cover cropping into...

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Nutrition Education Series with Royally Fit: Turmeric tea making, benefits

October 10, 2024 5:30 pm

Nutrition Education Series with Royally Fit: Turmeric tea making, benefits

As a fall/winter nutrition education series, this lesson focuses on turmeric as a healing kitchen crop that can be used in a variety of ways. Tea...

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Growing Ginger Indoors & Out

October 9, 2024 5:30 pm

Growing Ginger Indoors & Out

Did you know you can grow ginger in Pittsburgh? You don’t even need a greenhouse! Come learn about how to grow ginger in your own garden...

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7th Annual Braddock Fall Festival

October 5, 2024 10:00 am

7th Annual Braddock Fall Festival

Braddock Farms will celebrate 17 years of providing fresh food and organic local produce to the surrounding neighborhoods in Braddock.

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Urban Farms: Certifying Organic, One Step at a Time

October 4, 2024 11:00 am

Urban Farms: Certifying Organic, One Step at a Time

This workshop is designed to guide urban farmers through the process of achieving organic certification. Participants will learn about the...

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How to Start a Community Garden

September 28, 2024 10:00 am

How to Start a Community Garden

This workshop focuses on the organizing, people power building, and community engagement aspects of community garden work. We touch on other...

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Beneficial Plants and Herbs for Community Gardens

September 24, 2024 6:00 pm

Beneficial Plants and Herbs for Community Gardens

Join us at the Bellevue Friendship Garden to learn about incorporating beneficial plants and herbs into your community garden space. Beneficials...

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Workshops & Events

Urban Garden Map

Check out our interactive urban garden map for places to get growing in your neighborhood. And if you're growing food in or around Pittsburgh, please add your garden.