“Pittsburgh is kicking off Farmers Market season Friday as Mayor Bill Peduto, the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, Just Harvest and other community leaders highlight the Pittsburgh Regional Farmers Market Network….”
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Market Square Farmers Market returns on May 16
“Hey, city shoppers. It’s time to pull your grocery totes out of the pantry. Downtown’s Market Square Farmers Market opens for its 15th season on May 16….”
The Ultimate Guide to Pittsburgh Farmers Markets: 2019
“…Back again this year, local non-profit Just Harvest has a Fresh Access program at 21 different farmers markets around the city, where they offer a token exchange that allows shoppers to use credit, debit and food stamp cards at the farmers market. For those who have food stamps or SNAP assistance, Just Harvest offers an extra $2 to […]
Army Reserve NCO and Daughter Prepare Tax Returns Pro Bono
“A U.S. Army Reserve non-commissioned officer and his teenage daughter have been preparing tax returns for local Soldiers, veterans and community members at no cost since January….”
After more than 12 years as a food desert, Clairton gets a grocer
“Josh Berman sits at an old dining room table on the second floor of Produce Marketplace in Clairton, Pennsylvania, some 10 miles south of Pittsburgh. Opened last October, it’s the city’s first new grocer in more than a dozen years, offering over 40 types of produce, fresh bread and bagels, sliced deli meats, eggs, dairy, and […]
Protesters Picket Home of Publisher of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“On Saturday, a pile of dark green plastic Post-Gazette newspaper bags began piling up outside of the mansion of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Publisher John Block in the high-end Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh….”
Bridging Pittsburgh’s Haves And Have-Nots Begins By Learning ‘How A Neighborhood Breathes’
“Federal agriculture officials have proposed stricter work requirements for people who receive food stamps. Ann Sanders, public policy advocate for the South Side-based anti-hunger group Just Harvest, strongly opposes the law, as does the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services….”
Rally to support workers held outside Post-Gazette offices
“A rally to support union workers at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette drew about 50 participants Monday afternoon in front of the newspaper’s office on the North Shore. The rally was organized by the grassroots nonprofit Just Harvest, independent of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh….”
‘Shame On The Blocks’: Protesters Condemn Post-Gazette Publisher’s Treatment Of Employees
“Dozens of community activists and union supporters picketed outside the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Monday. They were upset with the way the Block family, which publishes the paper, has treated its employees….”
Advocates tell feds: Proposed change to food stamp rule would be harmful
“Armed with both shared laptop computers and old-fashioned paper comment cards and pens, about 20 people gathered in the basement of the Allegheny County Human Services Building in Downtown last week to speak out against a proposed federal rule change to the food stamp program….”
