Farm to Table Buy Local Blog

“justART: art in the face of injustice” at Just Harvest

Just Harvest was established in 1986 to promote an equitable system of food access, working to advocate, organize, educate, and connect while addressing the systemic inequity that is the root cause of scarcity in a nation of abundance.  In the decades since their inception,  they’ve achieved tremendous success in providing assistance to combat pretty much…

Support the School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act!

Students across the United States have collectively accrued over 260 million dollars in school debt, not for books or athletic equipment or field trips or loans. They owe it for lunch, which over 30 million children in this country can’t afford, and 80 million of it is in owed in Pennsylvania. The School Lunch Debt…

BABESBURGH!

We’re so excited for the Babesburgh mixer at the Warhol Academy this Wednesday! Looking forward to the opportunity to connect and make new friends over delicious food and delightful drinks! The latter are brought by Pennsylvania distillers incorporating local ingredients with a commitment to quality, evident in the selection of seasonal cocktails they bring. Eight…

PITTSBURGH MAGAZINE’S FALL WINE AND SPIRITS FESTIVAL

Join us on Thursday, October 19th at Rivers Casino for Pittsburgh Magazine’s Fall Wine & Spirits Festival, showcasing a diverse range of over 200 quality adult beverage offerings. We’re bringing the cheese to the party with our friends from Cherish Creamery and Fairview Swiss Cheese. Get your tickets now, and look for our banner!

Farm to Menu- Scratch & Co. + Twin Brook Dairy

“I’ve never had milk like this,” says Matthew Rahenkamp, chef partner at Scratch & Co.  “It shows how good milk can be.” He’s referring to the cream-top whole milk from Twin Brook Dairy. The Troy Hill restaurant and coffee shop began obtaining their milk products from the dairy, who maintain a farm in Bentleyville and…

EAST END FOOD CO-OP MEMBER APPRECIATION!

East End Food Coop member? Enjoy even more rewards October 13-15 and 20-22 during Member Appreciation Weekends! Not a member? This is a great time to join online, or sign up in-store at the Customer Service desk. Tons of benefits in one of Pittsburgh’s great resources! Check it out this or next weekend!

Farm To Table at the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show, Fall Edition!

This weekend please join us for the Farm To Table Expo at the Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show at the David Lawrence Convention Center, Friday, October 6th through Sunday October 8th!  We welcome Doug Oster to the stage with gardening how to’s each day at 1:30- Friday is “Let’s Do Fun Fall Planting”; Saturday “Planting…

SUSTAINABLE RETAIL AND RESTAURANT RECOGNITION AND GRANTS- APPLY NOW!

Sustainable Pittsburgh, who’ve been working to expand social equity, environmental stewardship, and economic prosperity for 25 years, now have an opportunity reaching throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania.  Retail businesses and restaurants in Armstrong, Butler, Fayette, Green, Indiana, Lawrence and Washington counties can not only receive the designation of Sustainable Shop/ Sustainable Restaurant, but be rewarded grants to…

ORMSBY KIDS COMMUNITY GARDEN introduces farming to the future

A patch of land is nestled unassumingly near the Ormsby Recreation Center in the South Side. It’s small and quiet, autumn rustling through the stems and stalks inside its fence, some bearing last, late straggling fruits. But still as it now is, at peak it’s as active as the swimming pool churning with cannonballs on…

Hoop House Workday with Black Urban Gardeners