This was our second lesson with our fourth graders at Fort Pitt Elementary in Garfield!
We did a lesson on the life cycle, we started some of our seedlings which the kids will take care of in the classroom and will later in the spring be able to transplant at the farm which will grow veggies [...]
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Want to know more about exactly where your food comes from? How much do we really know about the food we buy at our local supermarket and serve to our families? What other options are out there?
Watch the movie in community. Discuss the reality with local farmers. Experience a meal of local organic meat and [...]
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The mission (unofficial wording here) of Garfield Farm is to get healthy, organically grown vegetables into the hands of people who live in the Garfield neighborhood. We’ve been successful at that to some degree over the past two years, but we can do much better as our growing capacity increases. Last fall Kelly had the [...]
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Yesterday was a great day! It was our first time teaching a 2 period block at Fort Pitt Elementary School right down the street from the farm. We’ll have a monthly two hour block with 4th graders through the winter and spring, ending with field trip to the farm. It’s a relationship we’ve been hoping [...]
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Many of us over the years have made the decision to not eat meat due to ethical, environmental, and health reasons. I (John) was a vegetarian for around 10 years starting when I was a freshman in college. Over the past few years I’ve begun reintroducing meat into my diet. First seafood then chicken, turkey [...]
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November has been a great month. In partnership with Open Hand Ministries we had around 30 volunteers working at the farm and at a local home rehabilitation project. 30 people working about 7 hours accomplishes a lot of work at the farm. We’ve been able to prepare to triple our growing space for 2010! We [...]
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Hi Friends!
We’ll be working at the farm tonight from about 5:30-6:30 to get our space ready for Saturday’s Fall Harvest Cookout! Please come out if you can and help.
Also, please join us and bring friends to the Fall Harvest Cookout, this Saturday October 31st from 2-5pm. The farm is located on the corner of Wicklow [...]
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Here’s what’s happening today the rest of this week…
- Whole Foods Farmer’s Market 4 – 7pm, come to whole foods and get as much local produce as you want! We’ll be there and so will many other farms from around the area.
- Garden work, tonight and every Wednesday, 6 – 8pm, corner of Cornwall [...]
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Tonight you are all invited to come out to our little farm, do some work, and bring home some veggies. Same as every Wednesday from 6 – 8pm (as long as it’s not raining).
Tonight we’ll be working on three things…
1. spreading mulch
2. building beds for our little green house
3. weeding, weeding and more weeding
Hope to [...]
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Check out this year’s brochure, the front cover tells many stories of how last season’s gifts propelled the ministry of the farm.
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