Grow Pittsburgh T-shirts!

Many of you have asked for us to create a t-shirt so you can proudly show your support of us.  We are happy to announce we now have a Grow Pittsburgh T-Shirt for sale!  The design was created by our 2011 Braddock Farms Apprentice, Leslie Stem who is part of the art co-operative, Transformazium and had a small batch of shirts printed at the local Cotton Factory.  The shirts are are made of 100% organic cotton  and cost $20.

For those of you who could not make it to May Market to purchase your t-shirt, we have The Square a nifty little device and processing application that let's us swipe credit cards for point of sale purchases in person or enter in the card information over the phone. You may have seen small independent stores and other non-profits use it already.  We've started to use it for ticket sales for our events and seedling sales.  Give us a call during regular business hours (M-F 9am-5pm) and we'll ask you for the t-shirt size you would like, your credit card information and your email address to send you a receipt.

 Or if you like- mail us a check with your address, contact information and t-shirt size!

Call our Director of External Affairs, Kate Hickey at 412-362-4769 ext: 100 to purchase your Grow Pittsburgh t-shirt today! 

Take a look at our first t-shirt!

Our First Annual Report!

We are pleased to announce our very first annual report.

 2011 was a big year for us. We not only grew beautiful, local produce but we grew as an organization adding new staff, workshops and events. We hope our annual report will inform you of all that we accomplished in just a few pages.

 Many thanks goes out to all our annual members, supporters, partners and volunteers who work with us to make our city and communities grow and thrive!

 Let Us Eat

On the second Thursday of every month,  check out a fabulous Pittsburgh restaurant, eat great food, and support Grow Pittsburgh in the process! Ten percent of sales from each night will be donated to our organization!

Keep in mind, there are no prix fixe meals or hidden costs - just come out to these restaurants on the dates listed below and 10% of anything you order will be donated to Grow Pittsburgh!  

We are so grateful to these restaurant supporters for hosting a delicious dinner in our honor and showing their commitment to local foods and to our mission. 

Verde is hosting Let Us Eat on Thursday June 14th!

 Grow Pittsburgh Seedlings on Sale now!

We will be selling our seedlings starting Tuesday May1st at the greenhouse at the Frick Art and Historical Center during regular business hours.  For more information about our seedling sales, please visit our Resources Page/Seedling Sale

Please see the link for  the list of 2012 seedling varieties that will be available.

 Volunteer with Grow Pittsburgh!

Come get your hands dirty and volunteer with us as we work together mulching paths, building raised beds, trellis tomato plants and so much more!

Our Monthly Volunteer Project (MVP's) descriptions and registration details can be found on our Volunteer Page!

Looking for a community garden near you?

Use our, interactive map to locate community gardens in Allegheny County near you.  Find where space is available and the contact information for the garden coordinators.

Is your community food garden not represented on the map?  Let us know!  Email: mmanheim@growpittsburgh.org or call our office: (412) 362-4769

We've Moved!

On March 19th we moved into our new office space.  You will still find us in the East End, but in Larimer. 

Our new address is:

6587 Hamilton Avenue
#2W
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

Phone: 412-362-4769

We could not be more thrilled to be part of the Larimer community, where we already have many great friends and neighbors.  We're excited for this new chapter in our organization's growth.

Thank you for your support of Grow Pittsburgh!

Ikea's Life Improvement Project

We are incredibly grateful to everyone both near and far who took the time to text in your vote for us on a daily basis.  It's absolutely incredible to see the support from folks here in Pittsburgh, Florida, Denver, California and everyone in between!

La Prima Espresso Grow Pittsburgh Coffee!

Grow Pittsburgh is excited to announce the launch of two coffee blends roasted exclusively for our organization by local business partner La Prima Espresso Company in the Strip. For each pound purchased, $1 will be donated to support our mission.

 
Grow Pittsburgh Bold and Smooth blends are available now for purchase online at www.laprima.com and at a variety of coffee shops and markets, including Grow Pittsburgh partners , Whole Foods Market, Soergel's, McGinnis Sisters Monroeville and many more!

Businesses where you can buy the beans by the pound:

• Bryant Street Market
• Frick Park Market
• Whole Foods
• Harvest Valley Farms
• Soergel's
• Cozy Cafe
• Strip La Prima (in the Coffee Bar)
• McGinnis Sisters Monroeville
• Carol Anderson
• East End Food Co-Op (on the shelf and in the Cafe)
  

 Businesses that serve our coffee:

• Enrico's Biscotti
• Spoon
• Piper's Pub
• Common Plea Catering @ the Mansions on 5th Ave.
• Strada
• Pennsylvania Certified Organic
• Cafe Solstice
• Javo Studio's
• East End Food Co-Op
• Wild Rosemary Bistro

We will be keeping an updated list of distributors carrying our coffee so check back often.

 

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Support Grow Pittsburgh’s Work!

 

Becoming an Annual Member of Grow Pittsburgh allows you to support local sustainable agriculture while demonstrating your commitment to building healthier and stronger communities in Pittsburgh. Our work empowering and supporting urban growers and increasing the urban farmland in our city relies on the generous support of committed individuals.

 

The Annual Membership Program’s different levels of membership provide an opportunity to directly support our farms and programs at all levels of giving. For example, your donation could be used to build garden beds for our community gardens in places like Larimer and Millvale, or to purchase beneficial insects to combat pests in our Greenhouse at the Frick, or even to help pay the salary of the urban youth participating in our summer internship program. As the summer gets underway our production and programs are kicking into high gear, becoming a member today will help us make this season even more beneficial and bountiful than the year before. Your support is invaluable to us.

 

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