We will demo how to preserve our favorite roasted tomato salsa! We will go through the whole process of cooking & canning the salsa in the Braddock Outdoor Kitchen. We will have copies of the recipe and you will be able to purchase all of the veggies in the salsa at the Braddock Farm Stand […]
Have you ever tasted a pawpaw? Do you know what a pawpaw is? Come to Garden Dreams to sample local pawpaws as they ripen. Gabrielle Marsden will explain their anachronistic ways and discuss the beautiful zebra swallowtail butterfly that will soon return to Pittsburgh after an absence of a hundred years! Maybe you can help […]
Come and learn about the basics of making hot sauce and how you can incorporate hot peppers into your everyday cooking. This workshop is sponsored by CRAFT at Chatham University and led by Trina Goggins from The Hood Garden.
Learn how to grow and care for your home pepper garden that will take your culinary dishes to the next level. Participants will learn about seeding and cultivating, in both in-ground beds and containers. We will touch on seed starting, cultivation techniques, pest/disease issues,and do an informal tasting, most likely just right off the plants!
Interested in pressure canning but not sure where to start? Join Grow Pittsburgh for an introductory workshop that will discuss what foods should be pressure canned, how pressure canning works, and safety while pressure canning. Participants will leave this workshop with a basic understanding of how pressure canners work, when to pressure can vs. water […]
Did you ever eat a luscious, juicy, fresh fig? Tastes nothing like your everyday Fig Newton! Come learn about figs’ origin and cultural history, unusual characteristics and varieties specific to northern climes. Yes it is possible to grow fig trees in the North! Then explore how and when to prune, harvest, and preserve figs. And […]
How do you make a community garden space as accessible as possible? At this workshop, we will consider: layout and design infrastructure and tools communication methods and technology cultural approaches to accessibility We'll look at case studies from garden groups who are putting serious effort into creating community garden spaces that are accessible for folks […]
You’re invited to the 6th Annual Braddock Farm Fall Festival on Saturday, October 7th from 10:00AM-2:00PM at Braddock Farms (1000 Braddock Ave, 15104). A FREE, community, and family-friendly celebration of the Fall Harvest season. Join us for food, crafts, games, pumpkins, demos, and much more! FREE street parking is available along Braddock Ave. This event […]
Growing staple crops to feed your friends and family is possible in a small space! In this hands on workshop, Jordan Tony of Homegrown Handgathered will show participants how to grow, harvest, store and process heirloom grain corn on a small scale to make delicious and nutritious meals like tacos, polenta, cornbread and more.
Did you know you can grow ginger in Pittsburgh? You don't even need a greenhouse! Come learn about how to grow ginger in your own garden. Farmers Hanna & Tara will talk about sourcing seeds, pre-sprouting, transplanting, harvesting & preserving.
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