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Borland Green Video by Transition Pgh

Troy — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:51:52 +0000

Here is a little video about the Borland Green project which we are working on in partnership with GTECH Strategies. The project is being funded by a Spring Grant from The Sprout Fund. Click here for more information about the project.

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Come Join Us at the Food Forest this Saturday!

Michelle — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:23:22 +0000

We will be working at the food forest on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 10am-12pm. The food forest is located at 4700 Irvine St in Hazelwood. It was 4 adjacent vacant lots owned by the URA and now hosts a diversity of edible and otherwise functional tree, bush and groundcover [...]

Upcoming Pittsburgh Permaculture Workshops- register now!

Michelle — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:03:31 +0000

Hey all, please check out the next 2 workshops to happen at the Hazelwood Food Forest. Hope to see you there!

Grafting with Troy Hottle- CANCELLED

April 17th 11am-1pm (yes it’s a Sunday)

Learn the basics of grafting for pome fruits and stone fruits. You will learn how and when to graft in [...]

Food Forest Rain Barrel Demo & Work Day

Michelle — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:18:21 +0000

Spring is finally here! Let’s celebrate by getting our hands dirty at the Hazelwood Food Forest. We need to capture and retain water on the site especially until the young trees and plants are established. This first workday of 2011 will focus on setting up a gutter and downspout for the shed so that [...]

Regenerating Pittsburgh from the Ground Up, Weekend Workshop

Juliette — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:57:12 +0000

Saturday-Sunday Workshop:

Principles and Practices of Regenerative Design

With Dave Jacke and up-and-coming permaculture teachers from around the region.

Click here to Register

9 AM – 4:30 PM, Saturday, April 30th and Sunday, May 1st

Phipps Garden Center, 1059 Shady Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (Please note, this location is different from the public lecture, which [...]

Regenerating Pittsburgh from the Ground Up, Public Lecture

Juliette — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:52:24 +0000

Friday Night Public Lecture: Regenerating Communities, Ecosystems, and Landscapes with Permaculture

With Dave Jacke (author Edible Forest Gardens)

And Special Guest Darrell Frey (of Three Sisters Farm and Bioshelter)

7 – 9 PM, Friday, April 29th at Eddy Theatre on Chatham University’s Shadyside Campus. Pittsburgh, PA. (Please note, this location is different from the [...]

Author, activist Anna Lappé to speak at Chatham University

Juliette — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 01:19:59 +0000

Anna Lappé’s free lecture, “Firing-Up Food Activism, Cooling-Down the Planet,” promises to be an inspiring talk about sustaining communities and encouraging innovative and democratic solutions to hunger, inequality, and environmental degradation. [...]

Permaculture Design Certificate Course

Juliette — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:54:30 +0000

This is a reminder… exactly one month until the PDC, register NOW to join us at the Phipps Garden Center!

6 WEEKENDS (January to April 2011): Jan 29-30; Feb 12-13, 26-27; Mar 12-13, 26-27; Apr 2, 9:00am to 4:30pm

– Earn your internationally recognized Permaculture Design Certification! – Share 6 weekends immersed in a fun, [...]

Get your PDC in Pittsburgh!

Juliette — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:34:39 +0000

Get your PDC in Pittsburgh! It’s inexpensive!!! Hands-on! Permaculture Design Certificate Course at Phipps Join us at the Phipps Garden Center for 6 weekends of intensive permaculture design and practice!

Primary Teachers:

Darrell Frey, Three Sisters Farm and Bioshelter

Elizabeth Lynch, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Juliette Jones, Pittsburgh Permaculture Dates: January 29, [...]

The Food Forest Gets a Tool Shed

Juliette — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 21:23:09 +0000

Log Cabin Tool Shed

The Hazelwood Food Forest finally gets a tool shed!!! This is very exciting especially to me as I will no longer have to transport tools from my home to the site via my pick up truck! :) The tool shed was designed by Katie Krantz, recent graduate of Slippery [...]