The Buy Fresh, Buy Local Stage is honored to welcome an array of experts eager to share their knowledge. From beekeeping to conservation, food preservation to edible flowers, gardening on patios or with kids, we’re excited to learn from these gardeners, farmers, and purveyors. Mark your calendar, and see you soon!

Friday, March 7

1 pm: Ellen Swartzfager, Footprints Farm- Country Mom Cooking from Scratch for Healing

4 pm: Elliott Lengel, Lengel Brothers Farm- Reducing the Carbon Footprint on the Farm: High Tunnels, Soil Conservation, Solar Energy, and Locally Grown

5 pm: Doug Oster, Organic Gardener & Writer- Doug’s Best Garden Tips

Saturday, March 8

11 am: Rusty & Claire Orner, Quiet Creek Herb Farm & School of Country Living- Cultivating & Cooking with Shittake Mushrooms

1 pm: Laura Blood, Pennsylvania Resources Council- Become a Food Waste Warrior

2 pm: Rusty & Claire Orner, Quiet Creek Herb Farm & School of Country Living- Making Fermented Foods: Kim Chi & Sauerkraut

3 pm: Jodi Danyo, Cherry Valley Organics- Growing Organic Edible Flowers: Cooking Demo of How To Use Flowers In Baking

4 pm: Greg Boulos, Blackberry Meadows Farm- Supporting Community Agriculture: The Story of Farm Club

5 pm: Doug Oster, Organic Gardener & Writer- Creating A Garden With Kids

Sunday, March 9

11 am: Sheila McConn, Harden Family Farm & Market- Herbs: Creating Your Own Patio Garden

1 pm: Doug Oster, Organic Gardener & Writer- Spring Planting Secrets

2 pm: Jennifer Montgomery, Blackberry Meadows Farm- How to Take Control of Your Food Supply

4 pm: Chris Kosin, GaiaScape LLC- Adding Habitat to Your Growing Spaces to Increase Pollination and Decrease Pest Pressure

Monday, March 10

5 pm: Mark Kuhn, I Got Hives Honey Farm- Honey: Local & Raw & What You Should Know

6 pm: Doug Oster, Organic Gardener & Writer- Doug’s Best Garden Tips

Tuesday, March 11

5 pm: Erin Hart, Farm To Table Buy Fresh, Buy Local- How To Eat Seasonally All Year

6 pm: Doug Oster, Organic Gardener & Writer- Spring Planting Secrets

Wednesday, March 12

5 pm:  Doug Oster, Organic Gardener & Writer- Preparing For Outdoor Seed Planting (live online class!)

6 pm: John Barkley, Marburger Dairy- Pennsylvania Milk Comes To Life: At Home, School and Work 

Thursday, March 13

5 pm: Elena Kessler, Pittsburgh Urban Garden Consultant- Learn Unique Tools & Techniques for Small Garden Spaces

6 pm: Doug Oster, Organic Gardener & Writer- Creating A Garden With Kids

Friday, March 14

4 pm: Trevor Ring, Community Cultures- Preserving Your Vegetable Harvest Through Fermentation

5 pm: Doug Oster, Organic Gardener & Writer- Doug’s Best Garden Tips

Saturday, March 15

11 am: Jeremy Swartzfager, Footprints Farm- Nourish, Heal, and Inspire

1 pm: Jodi Danyo, Cherry Valley Organics- How To Plant & Grow an Herbal Tea Garden

2 pm: Christina Joy Neumann, CoNectar Flora to Table Education & Apoidea Apiary- Exploring Pittsburgh’s Seasonal Honey Plants, Applying Honey Sensory Analysis

4 pm: Queeba Bey, Black Urban Gardeners of Pittsburgh- Urban Beekeeping

5 pm: Doug Oster, Organic Gardener & Writer- Starting Seeds Inside and Outdoor Planting

Sunday, March 16

1 pm: Doug Oster, Organic Gardener & Writer-  Spring Planting Secrets

2 pm: Nicole Shultz, Uglie Acres- All Around the Mulberry Bush