Join us to learn about the principles and practices that contribute to efficient harvest while maintaining food safety and storability. This session is part of a year-long series of workshops called “Growing to the Next Level,” held in partnership wit Pasa. Learn more and register on Pasa's website.

Bring your soil to the Garden Resource Center to have it tested for lead and arsenic with 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. To promote safe social distancing, registration is required. Please register here. After you register, we will contact you with detailed instructions on how to prepare, label, and drop off…

Instructors: Hanna Mosca of Grow Pittsburgh & Tara Rockacy of Churchview Farm There are many great benefits to raising chickens in your backyard. Chickens are inexpensive and easy to maintain, and their eggs are beautiful, great-tasting & nutritious. Participants will leave this workshop with the knowledge they need to raise their own flock. Register on Eventbrite here. Backyard Farm School is an expanded monthly learning series, put on by Churchview Farm and Grow Pittsburgh. Farmers Tara (Churchview) and Hanna (Grow…

East End Food Co-op, Grow Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, and Pasa Sustainable Ag invite you to the 5th Annual Urban Farm Tour! This year's Farm Tour will consist of several different events throughout PA Urban Ag Week, July 19 - July 24, including workshops crafted specifically for growers, as well as public tours open to all urban ag supporters! Be sure to check back in, as new events may be added! REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE HERE Please register for each…

Instructors: Hanna Mosca of Grow Pittsburgh, Tara Rockacy of Churchview Farm, Csilla Thackray of Churchview Farm, and Barb Kline of Allegheny County Penn State Master Gardeners Learn how to grow and care for your home tomato garden. Farmers Tara, Hanna & Barb will guide participants through the CVF tomato field and discuss everything from seed selection and transplanting, to trellising and pruning, harvesting best practices, to pest and disease management. Chef Csilla will share insight into favorite preparations & uses.…

Sorry folks, but this event has been canceled. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Monitoring pest populations is fundamental to any Integrated Pest Management (IPM) system. Learn how to identify pests early in their life cycle, track regional population trends, and understand the environmental indicators that can lead to infestation so you can take a proactive approach to protecting your fields. Join us at Braddock Farms to learn about these preventative IPM principles for vegetable farms, as well…