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October 2021
Backyard Farm School: Preserving School
Instructors: Csilla Thackray of Churchview Farm, Hanna Mosca of Grow Pittsburgh, and Tara Rockacy of Churchview Farm. Now that you have been harvesting from your garden & trying new veggies from the farmer's markets, come learn about preserving the harvest! Chef Csilla, along with Grow Pittsburgh's Hanna Mosca and Churchview Farm's Tara Rockacy, will teach the basics of fermentation and canning plus a brief overview of using a dehydrator and freezing techniques. We will cover safe practices, troubleshooting & our…
Find out more »Free Soil Lead Screening
Bring your soil to the Garden Resource Center to have it tested for lead and arsenic by the Allegheny County Conservation District. These two contaminants are common in urban soil, and are bad for health, so it’s always good to check the soil in your yard and garden areas to be safe. We have two drop off windows for soil samples: Friday Oct. 22 from 3-6pm, and Saturday Oct. 23 from 10-1pm. After you register, we will contact you with…
Find out more »Online Webinar: Urban Root Cellaring
Farmer Nick shows you how you can eat fresh local vegetables all winter long! We will talk about what local vegetables to stock up on at the farmers market for putting up in your cellar, preparing an unheated area in your house for long term winter storage, and how to properly store the vegetables. While its too late in the season to grow many storage crops, we will talk a bit planning a garden for next year to grow your…
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