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Filed under Business, Events, Pittsburgh, Tea-pop Shop, Urban Farming
Funding To A Tea: A Networking Happy Hour Event with Healcrest Urban Farm, The Sprout Fund, and New Sun Rising.
Propelle is teaming up with Healcrest Urban Farm, The Sprout Fund, and New Sun Rising to throw an early-summer garden party for women entrepreneurs!
With tents, twinkling lights, greenhouse and garden tours, local farm fresh tidbits and specialty drinks made from Healcrest’s own line of herbal teas, shrubs, and tea pops this is sure to be the networking event of the summer. The focus for the evening will be women entrepreneurs seeking funding opportunities, resources, incubation & investment. Speakers will include Dana Launius and Maria Graziani of Healcrest Urban Farm and a representative from the Sprout Fund. What you’ll discover:
- Funding opportunities and options in PIttsburgh.
- What funders are specifically looking for.
- What will set your funding application apart from the crowd.
- What Maria and Dana have learned from 5+ years of working with funders.
There will also be funding information on hand from New Sun Rising. Get your tickets today and invite your favorite woman entrepreneurs (and future entrepreneurs) to join you for a very special and informative evening. This event is 21+ only.
Filed under Business, Events, Pittsburgh, Women
Check Out Our Calendar of Upcoming Markets and Events
- JUNE 21 Children’s Museum Maker Fair 6/21/201
PUBLIC MARKETS
- CitiParks East Liberty Farmer’s Market, 5900 Penn Circle North
Mondays, 3:30-7:30pm May 11th – November 2 2015
- Bloomfield Saturday Market, 505 Liberty Avenue, Bloomfield
Saturdays, 9am-1pm, May 30-November 7 2015
- COMING SOON TO – Pittsburgh Public Market, 2401 Penn Avenue, Strip District
Wednesdays 10 am to 4 pm
Thursdays 10 am to 7 pm
Fridays 10 am to 4 pm
Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm
Sundays 10 am to 4 pm
RETAIL LOCATIONS
FIND OUR ICE POPS!
- 52nd Street Market, 601 52nd Street, Pgh, PA 15201 (LVille)
- East End Food Coop, Penn Ave & Braddock Ave (Point Breeze)
- Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor 2801 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222
- Commonplace Coffee, Penn Ave (Garfield) & Forbes Ave (Sq. Hill)
- Sewickley Confectionery 600 Beaver Street, Sewickley, PA 15143
- Biddle’s Escape 401 Biddle Avenue 15221 (Regent Square)
FIND TEAS!
- 52nd Street Market, 601 52nd Street, Pgh, PA 15201 (LVille)
- Commonplace Voluto 5467 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15206
- Penns Corner Farm Stand Online CSA w/ Farm Stand Pick-up
- Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor 2801 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222
- Breathless Beauty 108 Route 6 Bdg. 2 Milford, Pennsylvania 18337
Filed under Events, local food, market, Pittsburgh, Tea-pop Shop
Aquaponics at Healcrest – Part 2
Everything’s coming together. The Bottom tank will hold the fish, while the Top shelf will house delicious delicate herbs.
Savi says this is what the fish will do if you put your hand in the tank.
The babies move in.
Filed under Pittsburgh, Urban Farming
Healcrest CSA Pick-Up at 52nd Street Market!
Hello Friends,
It’s nice to be back on the Blog after a little Harvest Hiatus.
As winter is certainly upon us we are excited to announce that Monthly CSA Pick-Up will be at 52nd Street Market at 601 52nd St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201, beginning today Monday Dec 1. 5-7pm.
We’re sure you’re going to enjoy the harvest classics we’re bringing you today!
Dora and Dierdre of 52nd Street Market are sharing their cozy, warm market with us once a month so we can offer a comfortable space for our CSA members to pick-up their goodies.
In months to come, along with market directors, we will bring you samples, extra goodies, and more!
Today Dana will have some extra goodies for CSA members available for purchase and we invite anyone to come out and shop for individual Tea Boxes, Packs of Pops, and Harvest Apple and Pear Lavender Butters!!
See You at the Market!
Filed under CSA Subscription, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Living
Late Summer Dinner at Healcrest with Grit & Grace
On September 7th 2014 at Healcrest Urban Farm located in Garfield, Blue Collar will host its first ever participatory dinner in Pittsburgh. The idea is simple. An all volunteer driven dinner to raise funds for groups trying to further the values of independence and hard work held so dearly by the denizens of our magnificent city. The dinner will be a three course dinner with drinks provided. Each guest will be provided 4 tokens representing 25% of their total donation. During the ev
ent each group will give an in depth performance showcasing their mission in Pittsburgh. At the end of the dinner the guests will give their tokens to the groups that they value the most. The chef for this particular dinner is chef de cuisine Curtis gamble of grit and grace and former executive chef at bread and wine in Chicago IL..
ent each group will give an in depth performance showcasing their mission in Pittsburgh. At the end of the dinner the guests will give their tokens to the groups that they value the most. The chef for this particular dinner is chef de cuisine Curtis gamble of grit and grace and former executive chef at bread and wine in Chicago IL..
HEALCREST URBAN FARM – Healcrest Urban Farm is a women-owned urban farm and social enterprise business. Through nurturing abandoned urban land we empower all people to reclaim, restore and sustain our collective knowledge and health. We grow culinary and medicinal herbs, creating an oasis of wild and cultivated plants, using our platform in the community to offer education on food, health, and healing. We hand blend our herbs with local seasonal fruit creating supportive tea blends and delicious ice pops that we call Tea Pops, a vehicle to open everyone to the power of herbal medicine. Healcrest is a place of healing- both the land and ourselves. 
GIRLS ROCK PGH -Girls rock pgh -Girls Rock! Pittsburgh is an empowerment program for female youths of all definitions, abilities and backgrounds. Girls Rock! Pittsburgh utilizes the process of making music to instill tools for amplifying self-confidence, creative expression, independent thinking, mutual respect and cooperation, while cultivating a supportive and inclusive community of peers and mentors. Girls Rock! Pittsburgh is committed to community awareness and social agency, fostering a network of role models for the endeavors of girls and women that promote social change amongst its diverse participants. Girls can play any kind of music they want. Creative voices of girls and women need to be amplified to create social change. Girls need positive role models and support for their creative endeavors. We can build a community where girls support each other rather than tear each other down. We can empower girls to recognize, understand, and respond to discrimination. “Girls Rock” is more than just a slogan.
HOMESTEAD BOYS CHOIR – AAMI Boys’ Choir, a positive community-based alternative, enables its members to experience 
the richness and excitement of creative expression. The benefits gained by the youth are discipline, confidence, motivation and the continual building of their self-esteem. Additionally, the choir prepares members to be productive individuals allowing them to believe in themselves and their potential. They learn the value of friendship and the importance of respecting self and others.
the richness and excitement of creative expression. The benefits gained by the youth are discipline, confidence, motivation and the continual building of their self-esteem. Additionally, the choir prepares members to be productive individuals allowing them to believe in themselves and their potential. They learn the value of friendship and the importance of respecting self and others.
Founded in 1986, Just Harvest works in Allegheny County to change the unjust public policies that create hunger and poverty. Just Harvest is a membership-based non-profit organization that is mobilizing our community, connecting people to public benefits, and advocating for a stronger anti-poverty safety net, with the aim of economic justice for all.
You can register & choose your level of giving, for the
Late Summer Dinner@ Healcrest Urban Farm
by heading to our events page
REGISTER FOR DINNER NOW!
Filed under Events, local food, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Living, Volunteer
We’re Headed to the Regatta at Lake Arthur this Weekend!
We have a very busy weekend ahead and we are excited to see all of you at one or more of our five events!
Maria, Savi, Justice, and Suzy along are traveling North for the Annual Regatta at Lake Arthur. We were invited to join this event as a first time vendor in their Natural Vendor’s Village and we are excited to try a new market in a beautiful setting! Read More Here.
Friday night Dana will be enjoying herself as usual and serving TeaPops and Tea at the First Friday Garfield Night Market. Always a great time full of delicious food, local arts, and good company as always with your friendly local neighborhood vendors.
On Saturday visit Meg in the Strip District at another exciting new market, Farmers at the Firehouse. We love our weekly farmers markets, where our resident farmers get to talk with patrons, and where we bring out some of our other products and service. Keep an eye out for bouquets, herb bundles, apothecary items, classes at the farm, and sign ups for our Fall/Winter herbal CSA!
Also on Saturday you can find Michelle holding it down at the Bloomfield Saturday Farmers Market. Stroll along the market this week and enjoy live music with BeLove, food and wellness demos, and always delicious food. Come to the Healcrest PopUp for Hot & Iced Tea, TeaPops, and check out Cutting Root Apothecary products. Talk to Michelle about all the wonderful benefits of herbal wellness support.
Filed under Events, market, Pittsburgh, Tea-pop Shop, Uncategorized
Healcrest TeaPops Now at East End Food Coop! Join Us THIS Sunday for a Delicious Sampling Event!
GUESS WHAT IS NOW IN THE FREEZER CASE AT THE EAST END FOOD COOP?
We are VERY excited to bring our artisanal TeaPops to the East End Food Coop! Now you can enjoy individual pops for your immediate refreshment needs, as well as, take home a variety pack of 3 different flavors.
Enjoy our Tea Favorites variety pack complete with two each Nettle Vanilla Ice, Bergamot Creme, and PGH’s favorite, Coconut Chai. Also enjoy our Summer Season Variety Pack including 2 each Cherry Calendula, Nectarine + Tulsi (holy Basil), and Cucumber Cilantro Lime. All deliciously refreshing and comforting whatever the mood or weather.
This new market is a BIG one for us! Many of us shop at, have volunteered, or been employed by the coop for years. We have a long personal relationship with the Coop and its members and it is such a pleasure and a personal achievement to experience OUR OWN products on Coop shelves.
We’re inviting all of our regular patrons to go to the Coop and make TeaPop purchases. Show your support for the Coop as they support us in our growing business!
Join us at the Coop this Sunday, August 3rd, 2014,
from 11-2pm for a delicious sampling event. Come visit Meg as she shares a large variety of our mini sample pops. Enjoy!
One block around the corner of Penn & Braddock, 7516 Meade Street Pittsburgh, PA 15208 is the wonderful little market and cafe of the East End Food Coop. If you’ve never been, be sure to visit for a great collection of local and organic goods and products.
VISIT THESE OTHER GREAT RETAIL LOCATIONS
FIND TEAPOPS!
- 52nd Street Market, 601 52nd Street, Pgh, PA 15201 (LVille)
- Biddle’s Escape 401 Biddle Avenue 15221 (Regent Square)
- Commonplace Coffee, Penn Ave (Garfield) & Forbes Ave (Sq. Hill)
- East End Food Coop, Penn Ave & Braddock Ave (Point Breeze)
- Klavon’s Ice Cream Parlor 2801 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222
- Sewickley Confectionery 600 Beaver Street, Sewickley, PA 15143
FIND TEAS!
- Commonplace Voluto 5467 Penn Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15206
- Penns Corner Farm Stand Online CSA w/ Farm Stand Pick-up
- Breathless Beauty 108 Route 6 Bdg. 2 Milford, Pennsylvania 18337
Filed under Events, local food, market, Pittsburgh, Tea-pop Shop
Come to Wigle Whiskey Distillery this Friday – July 25, 2014!
We’ll be slinging TeaPops at the Wigle Distillery! Come get all kinds of great street food and participate in a curiously named event! See you Friday in the Strip!!!
It’s that time of year again. Join us for our third annual Tar & Feather Party–our biggest event of the year! Help us celebrate the Whiskey Rebellion of the 1790s, read more…
Filed under Events, local food, market, Pittsburgh, Tea-pop Shop
Healcrest is on Hatch!
Dear Fans of Healcrest Urban Farm!
This year has been an amazing year for local, healthy food and urban farming! Maybe you have seen the buzz on our TeaPops in Pittsburgh Magazine here & here or seen us out in the Pittsburgh region and tried one of our sophisticated artisanal TeaPops at these amazing spaces! As you may know, the TeaPops have led us into a fast-paced start-up phase as a local, natural food producer and social enterprise. This also means we must grow with the demand of our buzz and this is what we are doing! In March this year we successfully funded a KivaZip crowd-sourced loan in 2 days flat! Our supporters are amazing. As we continue to raise startup money to expand and speed-up our TeaPop and boxed tea production – we ask you, our friends, colleagues and family to join us as contributors!
The money we raise will help get us into our own commercial kitchen space and increase productivity through high-tech ice pop equipment purchases. With startup support through Idea Foundry, our growth is being supported, tracked and led by an experienced team!
If you did not get a chance to contribute to us through Kiva, now is your chance to focus your contribution to Healcrest through a Pittsburgh-based crowd-sourced platform called Hatch! What is great about Hatch is that it supports amazing local businesses like us and it functions similar to Kickstarter, where you get swag for your contribution!
Our campaign just opened today, and we are inviting friends and family to join us now as a private, even anonymous, contributor to Healcrest Urban Farm! You can contribute funds – as little as $5 – and you get in return some serious Healcrest Urban Farm swag, including a TeaPop punch card, dry-ice TeaPop shipments and a Healcrest Urban Farm TShirt depending the level of giving!
Here is the link to contribute now @ Hatch: 
https://hatch.pdcdc.org/healcrest-urban-farm–2
https://hatch.pdcdc.org/healcrest-urban-farm–2Thank You so Much for Your Continued Support!
The Team of Healcrest Urban Farm!
Maria Graziani, CEO/Founder
Dana Launius, Markets and Marketing/Partner
Meg Graham, Farm Manager/Partner
Michelle Soto, Farm Co-Manager and Resident Herbalist/Partner
Suzanne South, Community Relations/Partner
The berry/herb garden…lavender, rasberries, blackberries, sage, Greek oregano…
First summer harvest of herbs
Filed under organic gardening, Pittsburgh, Uncategorized, Urban Farming
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