This Labor Day, we are standing with the workers of Pittsburgh’s biggest employers – and fast food workers on strike in over 300 cities – to say enough is enough!
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Articles and notes from Just Harvest staff and partners.
Week 13: Meet with your Congressman
Summer’s end means our members of Congress will soon be back in D.C. Let’s pay them a visit before they go to remind them who they serve.
Week 12: We Make Pittsburgh Town Hall
We make Pittsburgh. All of us. No matter our race, our ethnicity, our country of origin. But Pittsburgh isn’t always working for us.
Week 11: Support local farmers!
National Farmers Market Week is a great opportunity to shop directly from all the local farms that make our region a great source of fresh, healthy food.
Week 10: Become a Just Harvest member
We’ve been taking action against hunger for thirty years, and we’ve never seen anything like the current policy climate. But you can change that.
Week 9: Tell your U.S. Rep to oppose the new Republican House budget plan
A new House budget plan makes drastic cuts to our nation’s key anti-poverty and anti-hunger programs so that they can give more tax cuts to the wealthy.
Week 8: Tell Pa. legislators to tax Marcellus Shale gas, not attack people on Medicaid
When is half less than zero? When it’s the Pennsylvania state budget.
Changes on the Just Harvest team
June and July have brought changes to the Just Harvest staff team, as we said farewell to some familiar faces and welcomed others to new roles.
Week 7: Help promote farmers markets as great for families
Making farmers market shopping a family activity boosts the health and well-being of our children and our communities for years to come.
Week 6: Help promote Summer Food for hungry kids
Many children don’t get even one nutritious meal a day when school is out. Here’s what you can do to make sure kids near you get healthy food this summer.
