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Visit Us at the Home & Garden Show!

We’ve teamed up with Pittsburgh Magazine and the Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show to provide Cooking Demonstrations this week. Stop by and say hello!  Tuesday, March 6th 4:30 pm: Hal B. Klein, Pittsburgh Magazine Making Homemade Soup with Leftover Vegetables Thursday, March 8th 7:00 pm: Scott Hollabaugh, Jenny Lee Swirl Breads French Toast Friday, March…

Vote for Community Kitchen Pittsburgh in the Google.org Impact Challenge

Our friends at Community Kitchen Pittsburgh was selected as one of four awardees of the Google Impact Challenge!  It’s so exciting that they are part of an incredible investment by Google.org toward making Pittsburgh a more equitable city for all of our neighbors. IN ADDITION, Community Kitchen Pittsburgh is eligible for a second $50,000 investment from Google.org…

Review: For the Love of Pittsburgh 2018

On February 10, 2018 Farm to Table Western PA hosted “For the Love of Pittsburgh” local food tasting event.  Attendees were able to taste and learn about local food, all while learning about non-profits that are working towards making healthy food accessible for all Pittsburgh residents. If you were unable to attend, check out what…

Farmraiser Grant: Raising Animal Welfare Standards One Farm At A Time

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Raising Animal Welfare Standards One Farm At A Time Pittsburgh, PA — The Ethical Farming Fund, a local nonprofit dedicated to humane animal farming, is excited to announce their second ever Farmraiser Grant. This $1000-grant will help a local animal farm improve the welfare of their livestock, creating a more humane food…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Farm to Table’s “For the Love of Pittsburgh” Tasting 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Eileen French Jordan Eileen@revivemarketinggroup.com Phone: 412-874-0272 Farm to Table’s “For the Love of Pittsburgh” Tasting Seeks to Level the Playing Field and Give Back February 10, 2018- August Wilson Center January 31, 2018 (Pittsburgh, PA) – For the Love of Pittsburgh, Farm to Table’s winter local tasting event, comes to…

412 Food Rescue Ugly CSA 2018

UglyCSA 2018 is HERE! 412 Food Rescue’s UglyCSA program offers 12 weeks of “ugly” produce (AKA fruits and veggies with character!) from Penn’s Corner Farm Alliance and other producers, along with specialty items from your favorite Pittsburgh businesses! All for just $20/week! The 2018 UglyCSA season runs every Wednesday from July 11 – September 26,…

Urban Farms in Pittsburgh

Pittsburghers want to fight food deserts with urban farms, mobile markets and community But changes to federal policy could threaten the good being done locally. by SARAH ANNE HUGHES at theincline.com Raqueeb Bey’s father grew tomatoes, greens and strawberries in their Pittsburgh backyard, populated by a dozen fig trees, when she was growing up. “I…

Emerald Valley Artisans at Eat and Park!

From our friends at Emerald Valley Artisans!   We have exciting news! Eat’n Park is testing our Orange, Cranberry, Apple Fromage Blanc (Fromage is French for cream cheese) in a grilled turkey apple cranberry sandwich in their Eat’n Park – Uniontown, Eat’n Park – Monongahela, Eat’n Park – St. Clairsville and Eat’n Park – Belle…

Microgrants for Research in Urban Agriculture and Hydroponics and Aquaponics

From the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture: This is an alert to the availability of some research and development funding from the PA Department of Agriculture to support practice-driven research on problems related to urban agriculture (item i) and hydroponics and aquaponics (item h). These microgrants require a practitioner and a researcher getting together to address…

PEMF – Winter Carnivale

Come join our friends! One magical night of play to benefit the Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation. January 12, 2018 7PM – 10 PM Pittsburgh Emergency Medicine Foundation 230 McKee Pl, Ste 500, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 The Gym at Ace Hotel Pittsburgh transforms for one night only into a winter playground for grown-ups. Carnival games galore,…