Announcing A Taste of Grow Pittsburgh

Our first annual special-event fundraiser

 

 

You are invited to A Taste of Grow Pittsburgh this September 19th, 2010. The evening will feature an assortment of tastings from Grow Pittsburgh’s restaurant partners that purchase locally grown produce from our urban farm sites. Participating restaurants include Six Penn Kitchen, Enrico's Biscotti, Square Café, Dozen Bake Shop, Casbah, Chipotle, East End Food Co-op, The Café at the Frick ,  La Prima Espresso, Legume Bistro, The Quiet Storm, and Whole Foods Market.

Guests will be invited to indulge in organic foods, sip local beer and wine, and enjoy live local music on the Frick’s great lawn. Musical entertainment provided by J.Malls and Nik and the Central Plains.

Tickets are $60 and available for purchase starting August 1st through ShowClix at the following link: http://www.showclix.com/event/11798

Only 250 tickets are available, so SAVE THE DATE and purchase your tickets today!

Interested in sponsoring? Need further info? Please direct your questions to info@growpittsburgh.org

Also check out the event's Facebook page

Help Us Rename Our Edible Schoolyard Program!

 

Grow Pittsburgh's Edible Schoolyard program is looking for a new name and we need your help!  Why a new name? When we started the Edible Schoolyard program in Pittsburgh in 2006 we modeled it after the program of the same name founded by Alice Waters in Berkeley, CA. Since then we've grown and moved in our own direction and are, therefore, in need of a new independent identity.

 

If you have an idea of what you think the Edible Schoolyard program should be called you can post it on our Facebook wall, tweet @growpittsburgh on Twitter, or e-mail us at Jane@growpittsburgh.org

 

We're excited to have you all involved in this process and we look forward to hearing from you! 

 
 
 
 

 

 
 
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 East End Food Co-op, Right by Nature and Enrico Biscotti,  as well as Coca Café, Bryant St. Market, Sonoma Grille and many more!

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

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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