Northside residents didn’t let overcast skies stop them from getting the first fresh produce of the summer. East Park played host to vendors of all kinds for the first of […]
News Items Archive
In season: Farmers market ‘bonus bucks’
In its continuing push to give more people access to fresh, local food, Just Harvest is offering to recipients of food stamps — that is, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) […]
Higher wages can create hunger paradox
If low-wage workers got the minimum wage increased from $7.25 an hour to the $15 an hour that they have been demanding in protests, it would still leave many families […]
Wolf scrapping controversial assets test for food stamps
Starting today, applicants for food assistance in Pennsylvania will no longer have to undergo a controversial assets test — one that critics said kept thousands of needy people from being […]
Empty Bowls fundraiser slated for March 29
From 2 to 6 p.m. this Sunday, March 29, the Empty Bowls fundraiser will be held at Rodef Shalom Congregation in Oakland, celebrating its 20th year. Jointly benefiting nonprofits the […]
Under Health Care Act, Many Tax Filers Are Discovering Costly Complications
When he signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act last fall, J. C. Ciesielski estimated his income at $19,400, qualifying him for a federal subsidy that cut […]
Preview: Empty Bowls
From 3-21-15: Ken Regal and Lisa Scales on the Saturday Light Brigade discuss Empty Bowls 2015, a simple community meal of bread and soup to acknowledge and benefit Just Harvest […]
Pittsburgh’s Food Supply: The Haves and the Have Nots
ast Tuesday evening, I was one of about 40 attendees at a potluck in the Hill District. The dinner was organized by Kelsey Weisgerber of the Environmental Charter School, Dawn […]
Volunteer potters lend time for Empty Bowls Dinner fundraiser
Kyle Houser is proud of his growing collection of handmade bowls that mean more to him than utility or art. Each time he uses one to sip some soup, he […]
Annual Empty Bowls Dinner
Comcast Newsmakers host Tonia Caruso talks about the 20th Annual Empty Bowls Dinner with Ken Regal, executive director of Just Harvest, and Bill Fuller, executive chef of Big Burrito.
