Lombard Street- Late April

This is the second visit to the Lombard Street site in Pittsburgh. We have plenty of work for us in the eradication of knotweed and the planting of beds.

new things happen around

i like to go to the graden on the hill because it is a cool thing to do because we get to go out somewhere. And becuase thats where i was born and thats where i grow up at and i like to see new things happen there.

The day and the life of Sca Frenchie

iiiiiiiiitttts frenchie i work with the wonderful sca
bye

Tuesday Night-The Rose That Never Stopped Growing...

The rain fell upon the seed which sprouted to be an wonderful rose. The sun contributed to the growin along with the raindrops!! Sometimes bees pollinate me and make good food from me!!

Flowers and Dreams

In my garden there is a large place for sentiment. My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers, and the dreams are as beautiful. ~Abram L. Urban

Investigating Green Spaces - why garden?

Landslide Community Farm in Pittsburgh offers an example of green space in Pittsburgh.

Green Spaces

While working on various lots throughout the city, we will be thinking about green spaces -- what it means to have and care for a green space in the city, how we will contribute to a green space, and the process it takes to create a green space.
Here is a start:
The American Community Gardening Association (which is a GREAT resource to start your own community garden) offers the following benefits of being part of a community garden:

Improves the quality of life for people in the garden
Provides a catalyst for neighborhood and community development
Stimulates Social Interaction
Encourages Self-Reliance
Beautifies Neighborhoods
Produces Nutritious Food
Reduces Family Food Budgets
Conserves Resources
Creates opportunity for recreation, exercise, therapy, and education
Reduces Crime
Preserves Green Space
Creates income opportunities and economic development
Reduces city heat from streets and parking lots
Provides opportunities for intergenerational and cross-cultural connections

Tuesday Night Project

Some of our planned visits... Food Forests and Braddock Farms