Janet Baker is a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. But her other role, which has just as much of a place in her heart, is as someone who always helps those […]
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Takina: A single mother working hard but staying positive
For people who are trying hard to make ends meet every month, every dollar counts, particularly when it comes to tax time. But getting help to maximize your tax refund […]
Getting Pittsburgh area communities ready for Fresh Corners
On a recent sunny afternoon at a community center in McKees Rocks, kids shouted out their favorite fruits and veggies. With the names of each prospective candidate, the hands of […]
Fresh Access farmers markets shopper Jennae Dungan
Although farmers markets have long been a popular source of healthy food, people receiving food stamps have mostly been excluded from these markets due to a lack of access.
Meet Fresh Access vendor Hello Hummus
Our family, culture, and early years can have an incredible impact on the food we make and eat. Zouhair Mkais says he owes his culinary expertise to his childhood in […]
Fresh Corners: A healthy corner store program to improve food access
Just Harvest’s newest program is a healthy corner stores initiative to improve access to fresh, nutritious food in underserved neighborhoods in Allegheny County.
Welcoming immigrants to Pittsburgh farmers markets
Through our Fresh Access program, we have been working to make Pittsburgh farmers markets more accommodating of the area’s refugee and immigrant communities.
Quiroz Farm: From Mexico to Beechview Farmers Market
Two brothers from Oaxaca are now a part of the fresh food experience at this Citiparks farmers market every Thursday.
Meet a Fresh Access vendor: Edible Earth Farms of Tionesta, PA
April and Johnny Parker channeled what some might call a mid-life crisis into a flourishing venture. Read their story and find out where you can get their organic fruits and […]
City of Pittsburgh Partners with Just Harvest on Food Bucks at Farmers Markets
Mayor Bill Peduto’s office has announced that the City of Pittsburgh is getting behind our healthy new incentive for food stamps at 14 area farmers markets.
