Local Farm Directory
Mildred's Daughters Urban Farm
Garden Dreams Urban Farm and Nursery
Pittsburgh Garden Experiment
Milestone Specialty Produce
Healcrest Community Urban Farm
Regional Farms
Pittsburgh Urban Farms
MILDRED'S DAUGHTERS URBAN FARM operates on 5 urban acres that have been deeded as a farm since 1875. We grow a wide variety of heirloom tomatoes as well as specialty vegetables, flowers, and herbs.
Spring Seedling Sales
We sell a wide variety of tomato seedlings, primarily the tender and tasty heirloom varieties. We also offer a great selection of annual and perennial herbs, including 6 varieties of basil. Vegetable seedlings offered include rainbow Swiss chard, Wintorbor & Russian kale, melons, eggplant, cucumbers, sweet and hot peppers, and squash.
Direct from the Farm: Mildreds’ Daughters,1100 Normahill Dr. Stanton Heights area of Pittsburgh, 15201
For the 2010 season: May 14, 21, & 28 - 5:00PM-7:30PM and May 15, 22, & 29 - 9:00AM-1:00PM
Friendship Folk & Flower Festival: Baum Grove in the Friendship area
May 8, 2010 11:00AM - 4:00PM
Markets In the 2010 season we will attend the Local Farmers Market at Whole Foods in East Liberty This market takes place on the last Wednesday of the month in the Whole Foods parking lot, Dates are: July 28, August 25 and
September 29.
Classes and Tours
We are revising our class and tour schedules for the fall of 2010.
Please email mildredsdaughters@verizon.net for more information.
Speakers are available for presentations about many garden topics such as heirloom vegetables, beneficial insects, organic gardening, and seed saving. We also speak on urban agriculture, local food benefits, micro-farming and other food systems topics
Volunteer
Volunteer days scheduled for 2010 include:
Spring onion & leek planting days: April 17 from 12:00PM-5:00PM Join us in helping get our early onions & leeks in the ground and growing. Bring a pot luck dish to share for an evening meal. Bring water bottles, gloves and dress for the weather conditions.
Summer volunteer days: The second Saturday of the month 9:00AM-2:00PM June 12, July 10, August14, and September 11 Bring a water bottle and dress for the weather.
Fall volunteer days: 2 Saturdays in October to help put the farm to bed for the winter. Dates to be determined.
All volunteer days are subject to weather conditions. RSVP required to mildredsdaughters@verizon.net
Association Memberships:
GARDEN DREAMS URBAN FARM & NURSERY
Garden Dreams (www.mygardendreams.com) is a labor of love that has been "in the works" since 1999. The site is located on two vacant lots in Wilkinsburg, a small Borough on the eastern edge of the city of Pittsburgh. Mindy Schwartz and Barbara Nicholas purchased the first lot after the previous owner demolished a derelict house in response to Mindy's requests. Another derelict house was torn down later. Disuse and decay has given way to a lush 1/4 acre market garden.
As the garden grew, so did a new business, operated by Mindy, called Garden Dreams, Inc. This business catered to the needs of backyard gardening enthusiasts. Garden dreams soon became known as the source for organic heirloom tomato starts, marketing dozens of seedling varieties productive of great varieties of color, flavor and size. As time went on and the harvests increased, Garden Dreams began selling produce at market and to cafes in the East End. The little garden, using intensive growing methods, produced big quantities of greens, beets and carrots as well as tomatoes.
People from the neighborhood and around the city were drawn to and inspired by the urban oasis Mindy created. Ultimately, the energy the site attracted helped to create the partnership that is now Grow Pittsburgh. Garden Dreams functions as the organization's model for both backyard gardening as well as intensive small scale market gardening and urban soil reclamation and regeneration.
Our hopes for the continued development of this site are expansive. Our current garden dreams include farm expansion, a neighborhood produce stand, a heated production greenhouse, a passive solar high tunnel and the renovation of a large Victorian structure that will serve as Grow Pittsburgh's headquarters and include a smithy, wood shop, retail space, intern housing, and a kitchen for value added processing.
More about Wilkinsburg
The Borough of Wilkinsburg was established in the late 1800's and covers approximately 2.3 square miles with a declining population that recently fell below 20,000 residents. Median household income is approximately $27,000. Roughly 15% of Wilkinsburg's housing stock is vacant. The US average for families and individuals living below the poverty level is 9% and 12% respectively. Wilkinsburg's statistics are significantly higher with 16% of families and 19% of individuals living below the poverty level.
- Median house value is below the state average
- Renting percentage is above the state average
- House age is significantly above the state average
- Population density is above the state average for cities
- US Census Bureau Statistics on Wilkinsburg
PITTSBURGH GARDEN EXPERIMENT
The Pittsburgh Garden Experiment is a community-supported forum for growers in the burgh. They meet to share resources, stories and fun times.
Click here to check out our PGE events schedule!!
MILESTONE SPECIALTY PRODUCE
Experience Our "Sea of Green"
HYDROPONIC LETTUCE
NOW AVAILABLE FOR RETAIL SALE!
Lettuce that is ALIVE until you put it on the table!
Our lettuce is produced year-round using state-of-the-art hydroponic technology and sustainable agricultural practices. Best of all, it's grown locally in the area's only hydroponic greenhouse providing employment and training to people with behavioral and intellectual challenges.
For more information and to order please contact
Kate Bayer at 412.371.7391 x116
or email kbayer@milestonecentersinc.org
or visit our website at www.milestonecentersinc.org
HEALCREST URBAN COMMUNITY FARM
Garfield Heights @ corner of Hillcrest St & Pacific Ave.
Our mission is to advocate the people’s power to grow and have access to fresh, affordable, nutritious food.
Our vision is to eliminate disparities in the Pittsburgh food system by serving direct needs identified by the Garfield/East Liberty community in the areas of food access and affordability, youth employment, neighborhood clean-up, community green space and environmental education.
Schedule of Activities
Community Open Garden Days
For group and individual volunteership, gardening assistance from Maria or another skilled volunteer, community media events, etc. Refreshments provided
Saturdays 9am-1pm -- Upcoming schedule will have specific dates and special dates for Volunteer Orientations.
Community Gardeners and Youth Days
If you have come to a volunteer orientation day and are planning to grow food with Healcrest Urban Community Farm come on these days to work with Maria and our Teen Interns. Your support for their work in Garfiled is valuable. Help mentor their growth while we will be build our garden for market produce, rainwater collection system and hoophouse!
April - September each year
Regional Farms
Farmers in the Pittsburgh region work hard to provide the best possible product for their customers. The farms listed here participate in local farmer's markets, manage "pick your own" operations, and deliver food right to our doors through Community Supported Agriculture.
Beccari's Farm Market
5095 Thorns Run Road
Oakdale, PA 15071
Phone: 412.221.8768
Contact: Pete Beccari
www.beccaris.com
vegepete@beccaris.com
Blackberry Meadows Farm
7115 Ridge Road
Natrona Heights, PA 15065
Phone: 724-226-3939
Contact: Jen Montgomery
www.blackberrymeadows.com
info@blackberrymeadows.com
Certified Organic Fruit and Vegetable Farm CSA
Brown's Orchard And Cider Co.
267 Southview Road
McDonald, PA 15057
Phone: 724.356.7960
Contact: Randy Brown
brownsorchard@gmail.com
Cherry Valley Organics
518 Joffre-Cherry Velley Road
Burgettstown, PA 15021
Phone: 724.777.0790
Contact: Jodi & Evan Verbanic
www.cherryvalleyorganics.com
info@cherryvalleyorganics.com
CSA
www.dillnerfamilyfarm.com
Dundee Sheep and Fiber Farm
28 Scaife Road
Sewickley, PA 15143
Phone: 412.377.5432
Contact: Scott & Terri Fetterolf
www.dundeefarm.net
fetter007@aol.com
Frankferd Farms
717 Saxonburg Blvd.
Saxonburg, PA 16056
Phone: 724.352.9510
Contact: T. Lyle
www.frankferd.com
Garden Dreams Urban Farm & Nursery
Certified Naturally Grown – specializing in heirloom tomato, ethnic pepper, specialty eggplants, herb, vegetable and flower seedlings
Farm Address:
806 Holland Ave
Wilkinsburg, PA 15521
Mailing Address:
404 Center St
Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
412-638-3333
Contact: Mindy J. Schwartz
Hours: Open Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday 9AM – 5PM and Friday 9AM - 6PM
Goose Creek Gardens
Phone: 724.693.8240
www.goosecreekgardens.com
m2dags@msn.com
CSA
Harvest Valley Farms
640A Sandy Hill Road
Valencia, PA 16059
Phone: 724.898.3276
Contact: Art King
www.harvestvalleyfarms.com
kings5@nauticom.net
CSA
Isidore Foods: Local Farm Fresh Foods
http://www.isidorefoods.com/
CSA
Janoski's Farm & Greenhouse
1714 State Route 30
Clinton, PA 15026
Phone: 724.899.3438
www.janoskis.com
info@janoskis.com
Kistaco Farm
3483 N. Balsiger Road
Apollo, PA 15613-8906
www.kistacofarm.com
Kretschmann Farm
257 Zeigler Road
Rochester, PA 15074
Phone: 724.452.7189
Contact: Don or Becky Kretschmann
www.kretschmannfarm.com
don@kretschmannfarm.com
Organic Farm and CSA
Macoskey Center
Slippery Rock University
247 Harmony Road
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
Phone: 724.738.4050
Contact: Thomas Reynolds
www.sru.edu/pages/756.asp
macoskey.center@sru.edu
Maggie's Organics
7686 State Route 819
Hunker, PA 15639
Phone: 724.925.9474
Contact: Phyllis Seidl
maggiesorganics@yahoo.com
Matthews Farm & Greenhouse
116 Matthews Spur Road
Eighty Four, PA 15330
Phone: 724.239.2118
Contact: John or Jane Matthews
Mildred's Daughters Urban Farm
1100 Normahill Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Phone: 412-799-0833
Contact: Barb Kline and Randa Shannon
mildredsdaughters@verizon.net
CSA
Misera's Organic Farm
135 Minteer Road
Butler, PA 16001
Phone: 724.865.2424
Contact: Steve Misera
miserafarm@earthlink.net
Oak Spring Farm
PO Box 127
Claysville, PA 15323
Phone: 724.663.5730
Contact: Norma Peters
oakspring@hky.com
Paskorz Berry Farm
36 Starr Road
Cheswick, PA 15024
Phone: 724.265.3073
Contact: Kathryn Paskorz
kathyjopaskorz@yahoo.com
Pick your own berry farm
Penn's Corner Farm Alliance
PO Box 160
Schelocta, PA 15774
Phone: 412.363.1971
Contact: Neil Stauffer, Manager
www.pennscorner.com
pennscorner@gmail.com
CSA
Reeger's Farm Market
755 Laurel Road
Shelocta, PA 15774
Phone: 724.463.0440
Contact: Bill Reeger and Mary Masterson
www.reegersfarm.com
reegersfarm@gmail.com
CSA
Reilly's Summer Seat Farm
1120 Roosevelt Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Phone: 412.364.8270
www.reillyssummerseatfarm.com
info@reillyssummerseatfarm.com
Pick your own berry farm
Rose Ridge Farms
PO box 636
Waynesburg, OH 44688
Contact: Deanna McMaken
roseridgefarm0h@verizon.net
Sand Hill Berries
304 Deer Fields
Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666
Phone: 724.547.4760
Contact: Susan Lynn
www.sandhillberries.com
shberries@aol.com
Sarver's Hill Farm
438 Old State Route 66
Greensburg, PA 15601
Phone: 724.834.2334
Contact: Paul Sarver
http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M3280
Organic CSA
Schramm Farm & Orchards
1002 Blank Road
Jeanette, PA 15644
Phone: 724.744.7320
www.schrammfarms.com
info@schrammfarms.com
Shenot Farms
3754 Wexford Run Road
Wexford, PA 15090
Phone: 724.935.2542
Contact: Ed Shenot
www.shenotfarm.com
Fruit & Vegetable Farm and Market
Simmons Farm
170 Simmons Road
McMurray, PA 15317
Phone: 724.941.1490
www.simmonsfarm.com
simmonsfarm@stargate.net
Farm and pick-your-own
Soergel Orchards
2573 Brandt School Road
Wexford, PA 15090
Phone: 724.935.1743
www.soergels.com
folks@soergels.com
Farm and orchard
Starr Valley Farm
4531 Melwood Road
Leechburg, PA 15656
Phone: 724.845.6327
Contact: John Starr
http://www.starrvalleyfarm.net/
starrvalleyfarm@windstream.net
Trax Farms
528 Trax Road
Finleyville, PA 15332
Phone: 412.835.3246
www.traxfarms.com
Fruit and vegetable farm and greenhouse
Triple B Farms
823 Berry Lane
Monongahela, PA 15063
Phone: 724.258.3557
www.triplebfarms.com
swcbeinlich@dp.net
Wil-Den Family Farm
195 Limber Road
Jackson Center, PA 16133
Phone: 814.786.7438
Contact: Denise Brownlee
www.wildenfamilyfarms.com
Pastured Pork