“Jessica Paquette arrived at the Arlington Avenue dollar store around noon on a recent Wednesday. She needed to buy milk. The 30-year-old mother of two walked through the aisles stocked […]
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“Jessica Paquette arrived at the Arlington Avenue dollar store around noon on a recent Wednesday. She needed to buy milk. The 30-year-old mother of two walked through the aisles stocked […]
Publish Date: 10-15-2018
News Outlet: The Incline
Author: Rossilynne Culgan and Colin Deppen
Protect access to jobs and healthy food in the Mon Valley by showing support for the 61 A/B/C.
“[Just Harvest] is partnering with semi-finalist Economic Development South on a project to revitalize Clairton, a food desert about 15 miles south of Pittsburgh. According to EDS, the closest grocery […]
Larimer is a neighborhood of opposites: Sitting on the southern border is the booming Bakery Square development, filled with shops, restaurants and Pittsburgh’s Google offices, a glowing symbol of the […]
Publish Date: 10-23-2015
News Outlet: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Author: Melissa McCart
One of the most basic causes of hunger is the lack of access to food. The problem of food access springs from the double whammy of financial hardship and physical […]
The farm bill signed into law Friday includes a $125 million initiative based on a program that started in Pennsylvania. The bill authorizes funding for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative […]
Publish Date: 02-07-2014
News Outlet: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Author: Tracie Mauriello
On June 7, 2013 Just Harvest hosted A Community Forum on the Food Desert Problem Full Report Executive Summary Among cities of its size, Pittsburgh has the highest percentage […]
Clairton is separated from the Giant Eagle in Elizabeth by the Monongahela River. The nearest source of groceries to Manchester is 1.4 miles uphill. From the center of Millvale, the […]
Publish Date: 06-10-2013
News Outlet: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Author: Monica Disare
A 2012 federal report found that among cities of its size, Pittsburgh had the highest percentage of people – nearly 1 in 2 – residing in areas with low supermarket […]
In 2015, Just Harvest and the Allegheny County Health Department launched Fresh Corners, a healthy corner store initiative to improve access to fresh food in under-served Allegheny County neighborhoods. The […]