FTT_FC_Final.indd 1 2/13/19 12:17 PM WELCOME hank you for picking up a copy of the Western PA Local Food Guide! This annual publication will help you access the delicious, fresh Tlocal food grown and produced by our neighboring farms. There are so many options for you to fill your plate with healthy, local food. According to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, farmers receive only 14.8 percent of every food dollar — shopping local can help turn that percentage to 100. The Southwestern PA Planning Commission published a Local Food Supply Chain report in 2015 about the 10 counties around Allegheny County. It states that “if economic activity in the supply chain can be increased by 10 percent, the region would add $4 billion in business activity and 33,000 new jobs.” You can eat local all year round: A breakfast of eggs sourced from a local hen house with pasture-raised chickens; bread from a small, home bakery with an old Italian recipe; milk delivered to your door from grass-fed cows in the neighboring county. Farm to Table Western PA is here to help you figure it out. Visit our website, farmtotablepa.com, for an updated listing of farms, farmers markets, CSAs and retail outlets. You can also download our mobile app for our updated directory — look in Google Play or the Apple store under Buy Fresh Buy Local Western PA. Special thanks to The Heinz Endowments for providing funding and to CRAFT Chatham University, which helped to compile the inventory of local farms. Erin Hart Director, Farm to Table Western PA [email protected] @FTTPittsburgh @Farm2TablePgh Farm to Table Western PA Farm2TablePGH @ftt_pittsburgh farmtotablepa.com #buyfreshbuylocal #keepitrealkeepitlocal FTT19_C2_ErinsPage.indd 2 2/18/19 4:36 PM EatLOCALFOOD 1 Local food translates to more variety. Buying locally grown food is fodder for a wonderful story. Eating local means more for the local economy. Locally grown produce is fresher. Local food just plain tastes better. Local food builds community. Eating local is healthier for you. Buying local food keeps us in touch with the seasons. Eating local supports a clean environment. Supporting local preserves open space. FARMTOTABLEPA.COM 1 FTT19_01_10Reasons.indd 1 2/15/19 2:24 PM TABLE OF CONTENTS ARTICLES LISTINGS 11 CSA�� s FOOD RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFITS OF 8 22 RESIDENTS ORGANIC GRAINS AND STONE MILLING PRODUCERS + 16 USING LOCAL 29 OUTLETS PRODUCE FOOD PANTRY 24 TO NOURISH THE BODY DONATION TIPS AND HEAL DISEASE FOOD IS LIFE; FOOD 26 45 COUNTY FAIRS 18 HERITAGE BREEDS & CO-OPS SUPPORT HEIRLOOM SEEDS, LOCAL MORE THAN A HOT FOOD TREND 27 GROWING UP LOCAL 49 RECIPES 20 SUPPORTING THE LOCAL FOOD DISCOVER LOCAL 48 ECONOMY PRODUCTS 56 EVENTS ADVERTISERS 3 GROW PITTSBURGH 42 CHATHAM UNIVERSITY GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY SUSTAINABLE PITTSBURGH 4 43 FOOD BANK 412 FOOD RESCUE 9 44 JUST HARVEST NORTH HILLS COMMUNITY OUTREACH 10 46 ALL-CLAD THE PROGRESS FUND PITTSBURGH MAGAZINE’S BEST 15 46 RESTAURANTS PARTY DON’S APPLIANCES 17 47 THE FAMILY COW ETHICAL FARMING FUND 19 53 EAST END FOOD CO-OP FARM TO TABLE MEMBERSHIP GREEN MOUNTAIN ENERGY 23 INFORMATION 56 INSIDE FRESH FEST BEER FEST WESTERN PA LOCAL FOOD GUIDE 25 BACK MOBILE APP COVER 28 NORTH HILLS CARES BACK PA PREFERRED COVER 2 LOCAL FOOD GUIDE 2019 FTT19_02_TOC.indd 2 2/18/19 4:51 PM SERIESSERIESSERIES MarchMarchMarch 16: 16:16: Seed SeedSeed Starting StartingStarting LearnLearnLearn the thethe skills skillsskills and andand tools toolstools that thatthat you youyou need needneed to toto start startstart your youryour own ownown seedlings seedlingsseedlings at atat home homehome this thisthis year. year.year. 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