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Lincoln Place’s mother hen and her backyard flock | The Homepage
By Juliet Martinez Stacy Madeja holds one of her hens on Oct. 3 outside the shed she and her husband converted into a chicken coop in...
Nov 25, 20243 min read
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Garden challenges from the 2024 growing season | The Homepage
How we will address them and make other improvements in 2025 By Valerie Testa October is here! While I will miss the long and warm days...
Sep 29, 20242 min read
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A festival of flowers in the community garden | The Homepage
By Valerie Testa We had a wonderful Flower Fest in the Hazelwood Community Garden on July 13. We discussed bouquet-making basics and made...
Aug 1, 20241 min read
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Lifelong learning in community gardens | The Homepage
Click to expand. Photos by Valerie Testa. 1: Lemon balm from Everybody’s Garden. 2. Chamomile and yarrow at Everybody’s Garden. 3....
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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Spring has sprung in Hazelwood’s gardens! | The Homepage
By Valerie Testa Greetings, dear neighbors! The warm breezes of spring have arrived, awakening our gardens and filling the air with...
Apr 1, 20242 min read
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Hazelwood garden and sustainability briefs | The Homepage
Summer harvests and fall prep at Hazelwood’s community gardens: Upcoming events at Hazelwood Community Garden on Monongahela St. planned...
Sep 1, 20233 min read
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June 2023 Community Voices | The Homepage
Mobile Market coming to Glen Hazel and Hazelwood Giant Eagle store on wheels will accept EBT By Lutual Love, Pastor of Praise Temple...
Jun 1, 20236 min read
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Hazelwood nursery brings native plants to modern gardens | The Homepage
Crystal Armagost Volchko is on a mission to help create a patchwork of native habitat for bees, butterflies and birds in Pittsburgh yards.
May 1, 20235 min read
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March community meeting highlights
Two public art projects and updates from Glen Hazel community garden and Phipps Homegrown By Juliet Martinez More than 50 people gathered...
Apr 1, 20234 min read
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Appalachians Lucy and Annette Braun, mothers of forest ecology | The Homepage
By Matt Peters In the 1930s and 40s, two young scientists named Lucy and Annette Braun traveled the roads of America, no easy feat in the...
Feb 2, 20233 min read
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December 2022 Community voices | The Homepage
Thoughts on assumptions and the need to grow our food By Jim McCue We all have assumptions. No one has a hold on the whole truth. We...
Dec 3, 20223 min read
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Homegrown garden program helps you grow your own food | The Homepage
By Juliet Martinez Has anyone told you that if you do not have a grocery store nearby, you should just grow your own food? It isn’t...
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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Plan next year’s garden now and order seeds at a discount | The Homepage
By Matt Peters Winter might be a time of rest for the garden, but not the gardener! The Urban Ag Team is gearing up for the annual group...
Dec 2, 20222 min read
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Deer are cute, but they destroy gardens and can even cause landslides | The Homepage
By Juliet Martinez At the District 5 Democratic candidate forum in September, a question about how they would deal with deer infestation...
Sep 30, 20223 min read
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