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SFP Joins ALLEGHENY GROUP SIERRA CLUB Monthly Meeting
What: Urban homesteading, a serious commitment to the good life. And a Bonus - Honeybee update!
When: Wednesday May 14, 2008
Time: 7:30-9PM
Where: Phipps Civic Garden Center, Mellon Park, Fifth and Shady Avenues, Squirrel Hill
Admission: FREE
With Greg Boulos, Jen Montgomery and others,
proud owners of Blackberry Meadows Farm
One of the oldest and finest organic farms in the Pittsburgh area
And Christina Joy Neumann of BURGH BEES
Co-Sponsored by Slow Food Pittsburgh
THERE WILL BE AMAZING LOCAL FOOD AT THIS MEETING!
Greg Boulos and Jen Montgomery are quite a pair. After “apprenticing” for a year at Blackberry Meadows Farm, out near New Kensington, they've “bought the farm” for real. They're not new at this game though, both being graduates of the Slippery Rock University Sustainable Agriculture program and having farmed already for a number of years. Their farm had been organic for some 15 years when they bought it. They operate a fairly large CSA and Greg also has for some time taught the principles of making biodiesel fuels. AND to top it off, Slow Foods has selected them as the Pittsburgh representatives to Terre Madre, the giant all-world gathering of farmers and cooks in Turin, Italy in October of this year. What a thrill! We're delighted to meet with them, share some of their past experiences and look forward to Turin. WAIT!! There's more!
Christina Joy Neumann will share her knowledge of the present situation with honey bees in our area. She represents Burgh Bees, an organization whose major interest is supporting both urban and small-scale beekeeping endeavors. Understanding and working with pollinating "keystone" species, such as the honeybee (Apis mellifera), truly enriches our human lives, as well. (Too bad you missed the amazing movie on bees at the Environmental Film Festival last month!! There's always next year!)
We'll have some treats of local foods to share too. Join us! It will be a “We love good food” fest!
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