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Pittsburgh Magazine Weekend Edition
August 8, 2009
History, Art, and Vegetables at the Frick...
Forum to focus on benefits of fresh, local food
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
February 3, 2009
Miriam Manion, executive director of Grow Pittsburgh, says in addition to the Frick greenhouse, several projects are under way to model, teach and practice ...
Chickens become the pet that keeps giving in crises | Courier ...
January 10, 2009
Danko-Day works for Grow Pittsburgh, a regional organization dedicated to developing sustainable urban agriculture. The group recently started a blog on the Internet for chicken farmers. Other popular Web sites include UrbanChickens.com ...
Farm fresh from the city - Washington Business Journal:
December 15, 2008
... the Grow Pittsburgh manager of the Frick Greenhouse and Garden. “Pittsburgh is unique because of its large amounts of green space and empty lots, ...
Here We Grow Pittsburgh - Community Garden Tour - Buy Fresh Buy Local
Here We Grow Pittsburgh - Community Garden Tour. 9/13/2008 11:00am - 2:00pm. Join us for a guided tour of four new community gardens, a light lunch ...
The Fast Rise of Slow Food
Pop City - Pittsburgh,PA,USA Sept 2008
Slow Food in Schools, partners with Grow Pittsburgh to support projects related to urban agriculture, for example. Other SFP collaborators include: ...
Here We Grow Pittsburgh Community Garden Tour - PittsburghLIVE.com
Sep 9, 2008 ... Pittsburgh area events. Music, arts, kids, things to do
Summer-tastic! In the restaurants, it's melons, tomatoes and ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA Thursday, August 28, 2008
Chef-owner Trevett Hooper gets produce from Mildreds' Daughters Urban Farm, Kistaco Farms, Hi-View Gardens, Grow Pittsburgh, Greenawalt Farms and more. ...
Friendship News
August 28. 2008
Grow Pittsburgh is proud to feature it's 2008 Community Gardens with a COMMUNITY ... For more information about the Community Gardens and Grow Pittsburgh ...
Property rehabs, new nonprofit offices add to greening of Penn Ave ...
Pop City - Pittsburgh,PA,USA August 26, 2008
Friends of the Urban Forest's new offices and two one-bedroom apartments, while 5429 Penn will be home to Grow Pittsburgh and a two-bedroom apartment. They have huge sunny windows facing Penn. They're really going to be great urban ...
Making the Connections, Part 5
By Justin Hopper August 15, 2008
Meanwhile, Seed Award recipient Grow Pittsburgh, a partnership with Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences, approaches vacant land with an urban-farming strategy. And Community Connections Grassroots-grant recipients New Sun ...
Pittsburgh 250 Community Connections - http://www.sproutfund.org/
Sauce: Green acres may be the future place to be
Danae Clark, a consultant who runs Allegheny Greenworks, is working with Grow Pittsburgh, a nonprofit dedicated to sustainable food production, ...
In a steel mill's shadow, sustainable agriculture blooms in Braddock
Jul 31, 2008 ... It is a dream come true for Grow Pittsburgh, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting and modeling urban farming and sustainable agriculture. ...
Honey from the 'hood: A new flow from Pittsburgh's urban neighborhoods
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA July 24, 2008
So is Miriam Manion, director of Grow Pittsburgh, an agency providing "visibility and leadership" to urban gardens all over the city. ...
Grow Pittsburgh sows green through the city one garden at a time
Pop City - Pittsburgh,PA,USA July 16, 2008
Grow Pittsburgh is sowing a swath of leafy greens across vacant city lots this summer with its first formal community garden program. ...
Farm-fresh produce sold all over the city
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA July 14, 2008
Amid a proliferation of community farms and gardens throughout the city, four have just been adopted by Grow Pittsburgh, a three-year-old nonprofit. ...
Pop City - Grow Pittsburgh plans to spruce up city lots
Jul 11, 2008 ... Grow Pittsburgh, a local non-profit group founded three years ago and based in Point Breeze, is launching its first formal community ...
Moveable feasts: From restaurant to field
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA July 10, 2008
Next month, Slow Food Pittsburgh and Grow Pittsburgh are holding a "Braddock Organick Pig Roast" in Braddock, home of Grow Pittsburgh's Braddock Farms, ...
Co-op throws down gauntlet: Can you make your diet local?
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA July 10, 2008
The day before, participants will have a chance to work on Braddock Farms in Braddock for a "volunteer action project" led by Grow Pittsburgh. ...
Grow Pittsburgh plans to spruce up city lots
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA - July 7, 2008
Grow Pittsburgh, founded three years ago and based in Point Breeze, is launching its first formal community gardening program, said Miriam Manion, ...
RedOrbit, TX -
By Joe Napsha Organized labor and environmental groups, which have battled in the past, joined forces Saturday in Braddock to promote more investment in ...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA -
Grow Pittsburgh, which works to develop sustainable urban agriculture in the Pittsburgh region, sold more than $10000 worth of starter tomato plants at the ... The Greening of Pittsburgh- Rust Belt Rising in Braddock
DigitalJournal.com, Canada -
Within coughing distance of the first Carnegie mill, 1875, an urban farm has put down organic roots. JEFF JAEGER, Farmer: We've got new strawberries. ...
 Pittsburgh Post Gazette |
Amid soaring food prices, urban farms are sprouting across the city
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Today, she has Grow Pittsburgh as a fiscal sponsor, affiliations with youth groups, the Urban League School and the Graduate School of Public Health at the ... |
The Vegetarian's Guide to Pittsburgh
Pop City - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
In the summer, the Co-op cafe relies on the produce of the local farmers, primarily Grow Pittsburgh and Braddock Farms, and their crops dictate the menu, ...
Maze shows ways to go greener
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
The maze includes other displays from many other green organizations, including the Department of Environmental Protection, Grow Pittsburgh and the Green ...
Garden display will give Home Show visitors tips on energy ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... from a wide range of green organizations, including the Green Building Alliance, Audubon Society, Grow Pittsburgh and Friends of the Riverfront. ...
Little Bites
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
The next dinner will be held March 27, the fourth Thursday of the month, as usual, and will benefit Grow Pittsburgh's Edible Schoolyard Program. ...
Dozen Cupcakes expands with second Pittsburgh location, doubles ...
Pop City - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Expanding upon its current model, the new bakery's Sunday brunch will feature local produce and herbs from Grow Pittsburgh. Dozen will also carry scones
In collaboration with Grow Pittsburgh, a pilot project was launched in 2006 and gardens were established at two Pittsburgh public schools. ...
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... executive director of Grow Pittsburgh, a nonprofit urban agriculture organization that helped set up the meeting between Ms. Waters and Mr. Roosevelt. ...
"Going Green: Frick Art Museum's Greenhouse Raising Organic Veggies" – July 27, 2007
"Miracle Grow: Urban Gardening" – July 25, 2007
“Urban Farming Project Takes Root” – July 26, 2007
“Grow Pittsburgh at the Frick”
Frick Art & Historical Center Newsletter -- July-October 2007
The progress of Braddock Farms is being chronicled by Table magazine:
“Grow Braddock” – Summer 2007 (p 78)
“Grow Braddock” – Spring 2007 (p 64)
“Going Greens” – May 10, 2007
“Going to Seed: Can Urban Farming Save Pittsburgh – and the World?” – April 26, 2007
“Homegrown Giving: Foundations Step Up to Support Locally Produced Food”
The Chronicle of Philanthropy – April 19, 2007