Backyard Farm School: Tomato School

3897 Churchview Ave,Pittsburgh PA 15236

21 July, 2021

Description

Join us for this installment of Farm School for all things tomatoes! Instructors: Hanna Mosca of Grow Pittsburgh, Tara Rockacy of Churchview Farm, Csilla Thackray of Churchview Farm, and Barb Kline of Allegheny County Penn State Master Gardeners Learn how to grow and care for your home tomato garden. Farmers Tara, Hanna & Barb will guide participants through the CVF tomato field and discuss everything from seed selection and transplanting, to trellising and pruning, harvesting best practices, to pest and disease management. Chef Csilla will share insight into favorite preparations & uses. We’ll also have some of our favorite go-to resources on hand to share. ------ Backyard Farm School is an expanded monthly learning series, put on by Churchview Farm and Grow Pittsburgh. Farmers Tara (Churchview) and Hanna (Grow Pittsburgh) will be joined by local chefs and special guest farmers to lead this season-long workshop series. ***All of our workshops will take place outside and follow guidelines for social distancing and masks.*** MISSION Our mission is to teach people how to grow food and promote the benefits gardens bring to our neighborhoods. VISION We envision the day when everyone in our city and region grows and eats fresh, local and healthy food.