Garfield Community Farm

09/02/2026

Tons of gorgeous Garfield grown produce today at the market. Can’t wait to visit with you and hear what you’re making for dinner💜

08/29/2026

I (John) am writing every Friday on the work of permaculture, often related to Garfield Farm. Check out this newest article on planting not just for pollinators but also for moths and butterflies. Subscribe to my Substack to get my weekly permaculture article.

Permaculture Guilds: Part 2

08/28/2026

What it can look like to grow into a space overtime

08/27/2026

Have you grown luffa/loofah before ? We’re growing it this year! It’s looking beautiful, with yellow flowers and many fruits, even growing in a drier location on the farm! This variety is edible too and from Common Wealth Seed Growers Let us know if you love to grow/eat/dry luffa!

08/26/2026

Market today! A few pawpaws already 💚

08/25/2026

We wanted to give a huge shout out of appreciation to The Benter Foundation. As a grantee, we are eligible to utilize one of their meeting spaces at no cost. Last week, we took them up on that offer! Considering our usual meeting space is on site with bugs abuzzin’ and chickens roaming, it was such a gift to be able to meet around a table in an air-conditioned space with WiFi and a whiteboard that actually had working markers (iykyk 😂). PLUS, a complimentary coffee/tea/water station!

Don’t get me wrong, we love that our usual meeting space is on our site but sometimes we need something a bit more contained, and conducive to substantial conversations. Last week, that conversation entailed an important debrief after closing out the largest grant that our organization has ever received. This debrief was facilitated by the talented Mahogany Thaxton, who fills two part-time roles at our organization: Director of Development and Production & Distribution Assistant.

The facilities and amenities that The Benter Foundation allowed us to utilize helped us achieve a very fruitful conversation with clear action steps (hooray!). Thank you for providing this service to your grantees.

08/20/2026

Uh oh! Huge wasp nest discovered in the Apple tree!

08/19/2026

MARKET TODAY! Happening now! Check the schedule to find us 🪲 cukes tomatoes potatoes parsley greens eggplants garlic free range eggs, see you soon!

08/17/2026

What if the time and energy you spend maintaining your lawn could instead help create a beautiful, productive, and more sustainable landscape? 🍀

Join the McCandless Environmental Advisory Committee for an upcoming workshop on suburban-scale permaculture and ecological restoration. Learn the basics of permaculture design, growing your own food, and choosing plants that support our native ecosystem.

The workshop will be presented by John Creasy, founder of Garfield Community Farm, a three-acre urban farm in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood and a community permaculture site.

Come learn how to rethink your lawn. Register for free today: https://loom.ly/kLH4gHQ

08/13/2026

🍁 This Saturday, August 15 from 12p - 1:30p (wash pack area)

Starting a Fall Garden Workshop 

Join us to learn how to extend your garden season into the fall! We’ll focus on planting a fall garden in the ground or in containers. We’ll chat about growing cool weather crops like collards, kale, carrots, spinach and more, preparing your garden space for the season change, growing in containers, and tips to have a bountiful fall harvest! Each participant will receive a free cool season plant seedling to grow at home. 
 

This free workshop is part of our Gardening Basics Workshop series and one of the ways we support the Garfield Grows Network (GGN), a free informal learning and support network for Garfield growers of all ages and experience levels. Many thanks to the SWPA United Way Community Food Solutions Grant for supporting this workshop and the Garfield Grows Network!