FRICK GREENHOUSE PROJECT

When the Frick Art and Historical Center approached Grow Pittsburgh in 2006 and asked if we wanted to use their beautiful Victorian greenhouse, it was an offer we couldn't refuse.

The greenhouse is a perfect environment starting seedlings in the chill of winter and keeping produce production going, year-round. The adjoining kitchen garden also provides adequate space for a bumper crop of culinary herbs, flowers and vegetables. A portion of the produce is used by The Cafe at the Frick, an on-site restaurant that is committed to purchasing fresh, local food. 

Produce from the site, combined with produce from Braddock Farms, also supplies Bona Terra, the Inn On Negley, the East End Food Co-op Cafe, Legume Bistro, Dozen Bake Shop, Mirabelle, Today's Market, and Six Penn Kitchen.   

Limited quantities and types of produce are available at the Frick Museum Shop, from May through October. 

Grow Pittsburgh plants seedlings from the Frick Project at its farm sites, donates to various community gardens, and offers them to the public through several outlets, listed below. 

The seedlings, which are not certified organic but grown according to national organic guidelines, include herbs, heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and some specialty fruits and vegetables including Swiss chard, asparagus, and strawberries.  They can be found from early May through mid-June at the Frick Greenhouse, Today’s Market in Oakmont,  The Urban Gardener in the North Side, and Whole Foods Market in East Liberty . 

In the 2008 growing season, Grow Pittsburgh at the Frick expanded to include a lot at the corner of Homewood Ave. and Thomas Blvd. in Point Breeze.   This Shiloh Peace Garden provides extra space to grow produce and is one of the work sites for the Grow Pittsburgh Summer Youth Internship Program.  The Farm Stand, at the Shiloh Peace Garden, will begin Thursday June 18, from 3-6:00, and will continue through Thursday August 6.

Come by and see us!  From June through October, produce from the greenhouse and gardens is available at the Frick Museum Shop.  Visitors are welcome to tour the greenhouse, meet Susanna Meyer, the greenhouse manager, and gain inspiration from the garden. The Frick market garden employs different gardening techniques and serves as an excellent model for backyard gardening.