Below you can discover our article archive featuring Grow Pittsburgh’s programs, team members, and community impact. Thanks to all the regional journalists who cover community gardens and urban agriculture.
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2022
Advocates call on Pittsburgh to put $10M towards supporting groups serving the hungry
90.5 WESA, October 20, 2022
Grow Pittsburgh continues supporting urban farms with Garden Get Down
Pittsburgh City Paper, September 22, 2022
Inflation is pushing the cost of food to record highs. Could urban agriculture help?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, July 18, 2022
A Wilkinsburg group is starting a land bank, hoping for better results than Pittsburgh
Public Source, July 18, 2022
Grow Pittsburgh’s urban farms bringing sustainability to local communities
CBS Pittsburgh, June 21, 2022
Ten Years In Turtle Creek Where I Learned About Community-Making
Publicsource.org, May 26, 2022
Despite chilly weather, it’s time to start prepping for summer gardens in Pittsburgh
90.5 WESA, March 29, 2022
Ryan Walsh: Feeding neighbors and relieving stress through gardening
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, March 20, 2022
Pittsburgh breweries team up with well-known local artists to create metal masterpieces
NEXTpittsburgh, February 9, 2022
35 Pittsburgh environmental groups renew commitment to equity and racial justice
NEXTpittsburgh, January 25, 2022
2021
1% of Pennsylvania farmers are people of color. Changing that could help solve an ag labor shortage
90.5 WESA, December 22, 2021
Since the pandemic, protecting urban green spaces has become even more important in Pittsburgh
90.5 WESA, November 29, 2021
Steelers’ James Washington shows support for Pittsburgh urban farming non-profit helping feed others
WPXI, November 21, 2021
Pa. agriculture officials hope pre-apprenticeships will help to grow and diversify their industry
90.5 WESA, November 18, 2021
Enright Community Garden sale to Allegheny Land Trust permanently protects community space in East Liberty
East Liberty Inc., November 8, 2021
Steelers’ James Washington works to feed communities while helping teach kids how to grow their own food
CBS Sports, October 31, 2021
Second Lady Fetterman, Secretary of Agriculture Promote Health, Food Equity at Free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
PA Media, September 15, 2021
Garfield’s Kincaid Street garden to grow ‘in perpetuity’
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 5, 2021
Conservation Nonprofit’s Purchase of Garfield Community Garden Ensures Its Protection for Agricultural Use
90.5 WESA, August 15, 2021
TRALI program protects Pittsburgh’s urban green spaces one garden at a time
Pittsburgh City Paper, August 11, 2021
New Greenhouse in Wilkinsburg Will Grow Food for Needy Communities, Train Urban Farmers
90.5 WESA, July 21, 2021
Blawnox Community Garden hosting free produce giveaways
TribLive, July 12, 2021
Urban Farming and Gardening Flowered in Pittsburgh During the Pandemic
90.5 WESA, June 28, 2021
Pre-Apprenticeship Launches to Help Aspiring Farmers
Lancaster Farming, May 31, 2021
Best of Blawnox hosts seed swap, preps for community garden
TribLive, May 3, 2021
Pirates And Duquesne Light Reopen Urban Garden At PNC Park
KDKA, April 23, 2021
Grants help grow community gardens across Western Pa.
TribLive, April 18, 2021
Teachers ‘Are So Anxious To Get Vaccinated,’ Says Pittsburgh Union President
WESA’s The Confluence, March 8, 2021
First Person: Denele Hughson, Grow Pittsburgh’s New Executive Director
Allegheny Front, February 19, 2021
Denele Hughson is Grow Pittsburgh’s New Executive Director
Pittsburgh Magazine, February 5, 2021
Venture Outdoors Announces the Outdoor Inclusion Coalition
Venture Outdoors Press Release, January 2021
ETC: Grow Pittsburgh’s new leader, Polar Pop for Special Olympics, Dolly Parton encourages reading and more
Next Pittsburgh, January 28, 2021
Homewood native named new executive director of gardening nonprofit Grow Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 17, 2021
Verona group selects spot for community garden, survey out for public input
TribLIVE, January 8, 2021
2020
Clubhouse garden grows community
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, November 6, 2020
Grow Pittsburgh Builds New Greenhouses and Agricultural Hub in Wilkinsburg
Press release, October 15, 2020
On a Positive Note: Volunteers in Turtle Creek Turn Overgrown Baseball Field into Community Garden
KDKA News, September 17, 2020
Pittsburgh’s Black farmers work to grow a new future
Pittsburgh Media Partnership, September 11, 2020
While investment dollars remain scarce, Mon Valley communities test a new form of currency
90.5 WESA, August 4, 2020
Best of the Burgh: addressing inequities through gardens
Pittsburgh Magazine, July 22, 2020
31 Pittsburgh environmental groups on justice, race and responsbility
Next Pittsburgh, June 18, 2020
Business as Unusual in Wilkinsburg
Wilkinsburg Sun, May 2020
TRALI Protects EastField Cooperative Garden in East Liberty Neighborhood
Allegheny Land Trust and Grow Pittsburgh Press Release, April 20, 2020
10 green things that could return Pittsburgh to the jungle
Local Pittsburgh, April 20, 2020
URA awards $850,000 to fund neighborhood projects
Next Pittsburgh, February 6, 2020
URA announces Neighborhood Initiatives Fund projects
WTAE, February 4, 2020
Grow Pittsburgh Takes Reins at Garden Dreams
Wilkinsburg Sun, February 2020
Grow Pittsburgh to keep Wilkinsburg’s Garden Dreams alive
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, January 15, 2020
