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CSA Year One
Posted on October 15, 2010 by garfieldcommunityfarm
Last Wednesday was our twentieth week providing vegetables for our 2010 CSA members. These ten or so families donated money to the farm to become our “core” supporters for the year. They all received a basket of vegetables every week throughout the growing season. It was a huge step for us to become consistent providers [...]
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Summer Jam Benefit Night TOMORROW!!!
Posted on August 29, 2010 by garfieldcommunityfarm
Garfield Community Farm is celebrating another season with “Summer Jam,” a benefit night at the Shadow Lounge in East Liberty TOMORROW, Monday August 30th! Local music, local art, local food prepared from farm produce and more!! Come out and celebrate another season with us and help a local farm grow!! $10 donation, all ages. (They [...]
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Biodiversity in the City
Posted on July 18, 2010 by garfieldcommunityfarm
At both Garfield Community Farm and our little yard we’re creating atmosphere’s that support a more diverse range of life. At the farm the biggest things we’re doing are reducing Japanese Knotweed and adding plants that attract beneficial insects. These plants include oregano, butterfly bush, yarrow, dill, lambs ear, and wild flowers. This is the [...]
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John’s Blog
Posted on June 21, 2010 by garfieldcommunityfarm
Thought you might be interested in my personal blog Life, Faith, Urban Farming I’m trying to focus on “urban homesteading” these days, you’ll also find stuff on Garfield Farm, backyard chickens, family, theology, etc.
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Ideas on How to Cook Greens
Posted on June 5, 2010 by garfieldcommunityfarm
Swiss chard = chard = spinach beet = leaf beet = seakale beet = silver beet = white beet Notes: Swiss chard is used much like spinach, except that it has an appealing beet-like flavor and a heavier texture, which requires longer cooking. Many cooks simply sauté it in olive oil and serve it as [...]
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CSA Starts tonight! Come meet our new interns!
Posted on June 2, 2010 by garfieldcommunityfarm
We’ve got an exciting evening ahead of us at Garfield Community Farm! Today kicks off the first week of our CSA and our first official work night for our new summer interns! Come on out, help tend the garden, play with some kids, meet the neighbors and our CSA families tonight. 6:00 until dark Corner [...]
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Come help plant Fruit trees and work with Open Hand tonight!
Posted on May 19, 2010 by garfieldcommunityfarm
Hi Friends! Please come help us tonight! We are planting all our new fruit trees and we are also joining forces with our sister ministry, Open Hand to help them finish a house down the street they’ve been renovating. We need all the help we can get! 6:00 at the corner of wicklow and cornwall [...]
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Last Chance for Seedlings/Enviro-Friend at the Children’s Museum!
Posted on May 15, 2010 by garfieldcommunityfarm
Garfield Community Farm has a busy Sunday tomorrow! Come visit the last day of our seedling sale tomorrow (Sunday, May 16) in the side yard of the Union Project at 801 N. Negley Ave. Pgh, PA 15206. We’ll have lots of different tomatoes, peppers, herbs and other veggies! (And bags of freshly picked salad greens [...]
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Annual Seedling Sale!
Posted on May 10, 2010 by garfieldcommunityfarm
The Mother’s Day freeze is over and this weekend will be perfect timing to buy your tomato, pepper and eggplant seedlings for your home garden. Come out to the Union Project on Sunday May 16th between 10 and 2pm, located at 801 N. Negley Ave. We have some great heirloom tomatoes that all look great [...]
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