PENN STATE EXTENSION, FOOD POLICY COUNCIL AND THE PITTSBURGH GARDEN EXPERIMENT
Sustainable Agriculture Fellow:
PENN STATE EXTENSION
- Posted festivals, PGH restaurants that source local ingredients, and articles to Yumpittsburgh.com
- Facilitating registration process for course to start in May: Exploring the Small Farm Dream
- Ordered books for the above course
- Wrote letter inviting producers to take part in Farm Profiles to be used by Penn State and East End Food Co-op
- Made online surveys and sent them out to buyers and producers who attended the Local Food Showcase in March
- Summarized results of online surveys
- Met with Rob Baran of the co-op to discuss Farm Profiles
FOOD POLICY COUNCIL
- Did research on other cities' urban ag zoning codes (keeping chickens, livestock and bees in the city and the specific requirements to do so)
- Attended 2 FPC meetings and took notes and posted them to Google group
- Helped with beginning stages of event to be held in Homewood to show the film, Food Inc.
- Presented a small amount of research at one of the FPC meetings, then posted document to google group
PITTSBURGH GARDEN EXPERIMENT
- Organized multiple events and if completed posted them to PGE website, google calendar and/or MeetUp group (Vacant Lot Remediation/Beautification Panel Discussion; Compost Happens;Large Scale Veggie Gardening Workshop; Wild Edibles Walk; Natural Vision Enhancement Walk - still in progress; Sweet Potato Harvest Party)
- Folded catalogs and distributed them to libraries/stores/cafes/coffee shops throughout ShadySide, Lawrenceville, Bloomfield and Squirrel Hill
- Picked up sawdust from Urban Tree Forge to be taken to Blackberry Meadows Farm and used for mushroom cave
- Picked up food waste from Quiet Storm to be used in industrial worm composter eventually - but dumped at Blackberry Meadows Farm for now
- Planted garlic in field and seeded flats in the greenhouse at BBMF
- Assisted Jeff in picking up seeds to fill catalog orders and fruit trees
VOLUNTEER DAYS
- Panther Hollow Extravaganza - led crew picking up trash - awesome day
- Grant Makers for Effective Organizations - led a small group mulching, weeding and laying bricks for a path at community garden in Larimer - Way Fun!
DEVELOPMENT/EDUCATION
- Pittsburgh Food Forest Workshop on April 17
-Attended CityLive with Claire on Land, Air, and Water on April 27