Freeman Family Farm & Greenhouse

07/27/2026

Since the store is closed today, I want to share a heartfelt Monday message about why I continue this work.

THEY SAID SIX MONTHS—BUT WE KEPT LIVING

When my husband Wallace was diagnosed with terminal cancer, we were told he had six months to live. Wallace lived several more years.

Those years taught me that a diagnosis may change your life, but it does not have to take away every moment of living. We focused on clean food, comfort, advocacy, laughter, family, and making the days in front of us meaningful.

I also learned how lonely and exhausting caregiving can be. Sometimes the caregiver needs someone to ask, “How are YOU doing?” Sometimes we need permission to rest, cry, laugh, and accept help without feeling guilty.

That experience is the heartbeat behind Freeman Family Farm Store. Food Is Medicine is not just a slogan to me—it is personal. This store exists because I know what it means to love someone through a serious illness and to search for anything that might help them feel stronger, nourished, supported, and still fully alive.

If you are caring for someone with a terminal illness, please remember: you may not be able to control the ending, but the days you have together still belong to you. Keep living in them. ❤️

And if you need a peaceful place, fresh food, encouragement, or simply somewhere to sit for a moment, Aunti’s door is open.

📍 Freeman Family Farm Store
1426 Juniata Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
🕙 Tuesday–Saturday | 10 AM–3 PM

07/26/2026

LOVE BUILT THIS. GRIEF GAVE IT URGENCY.

Freeman Family Farm Store did not begin as a business idea. It grew from what I learned while loving my husband, Wallace, through cancer.

We were told six months. Clean eating, care, determination and God’s grace helped us receive a few more years.

That journey taught me something I cannot unlearn: food is not a decorative wellness trend. For medically vulnerable families, food can become part of the fight to live.

When I say Food Is Medicine, I am not repeating a slogan.

I am telling you why this store exists.

Leave a 💚 in Wallace’s memory and share this with someone who understands that caregiving is also an act of resistance.

07/26/2026

THEY CALLED IT “OLD-FASHIONED.” WE CALL IT KNOWING HOW TO SURVIVE.

Pressure canning is more than putting food in jars. It is the power to preserve the harvest, stretch a household budget, reduce food waste, prepare for difficult seasons and carry valuable knowledge from one generation to the next.

Join us for a hands-on:

PRESSURE CANNING CLASS & DEMONSTRATION

Sunday, August 2
3–5 PM
$50 per person

Freeman Family Farm Store
1426 Juniata Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15233

Space is limited—register today:

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Knowing how to preserve food is community power.

07/25/2026

🍉 THE WATERMELON LADY IS COMING BACK FROM NORTH CAROLINA!

After 75 people came out to support her last visit, she is returning with hand-picked red, orange and yellow seeded watermelons, sweet peaches, soursop and other tropical fruits.

But this is bigger than a produce sale.

Come gather with us for something we refuse to let disappear from our neighborhoods: good food, laughter, culture, music, dancing and people treating one another like family.

📅 Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1
⏰ 11AM–7 PM
📍 1426 Juniata Street

Bring your family. Bring your friends. Come early—everything is available while supplies last.

This is not just shopping. This is a family reunion with grocery bags.

07/25/2026

Happening today starting at 3pm! Come on over you need a time to RELAX……. See ya later❤️

Creativity breaks are back this summer! 🎨

Our next break to be creative will be Saturday, July 25th from 3-6 on the patio.

Sometimes the best thing you can do is slow down, get creative, and spend time with good people.

Hannah, our amazing community member and facilitator for the creativity breaks, will always bring a variety of creative materials, including mini easels, pottery to decorate, notebooks, stickers, coloring books, etc.—but you're welcome to bring your own project and materials too!

We'll likely keep things potluck-style, so feel free to bring a favorite snack or dish to share. It's also BYOB, though we like to keep things light, relaxed, and family-friendly.

This gathering is open to all ages and is all about making space for creativity, connection, and community.

As always, please leave furry friends at home for this event.

07/24/2026

Black men are NOT restricted to being labeled “baby daddies” or forced into the small corners society creates for them.

This moment was completely raw and unscripted. We simply invited this young man to sit down and enjoy a burger with us at Freeman Family Farm. Sometimes building community begins with a meal, a genuine conversation, encouragement, and letting someone know: We see you. We value you. You matter.

Our work continues—one person, one meal, and one meaningful connection at a time. 🖤

07/24/2026

YOU CANNOT EAT DEVELOPMENT.

A neighborhood can receive millions of dollars in new construction and still leave its longtime residents hungry.

New buildings do not automatically create food access. Rising property values do not lower blood pressure. Luxury apartments do not put collard greens, sweet corn, peaches or tomatoes on a grandmother’s table.

Real community development must improve the lives of the people who already live here—not simply improve the view for the people coming next.

Freeman Family Farm Store exists because Manchester deserves development we can taste, touch, share and survive on.

If you believe longtime residents should benefit from neighborhood investment, share this post.

07/23/2026

TWO WOMEN. 2,646 POUNDS. A NEIGHBORHOOD FED.

During July, Chelsea and I loaded and unloaded 2,646 pounds of food—more than half a ton every week, moved by two WOMEN.

But the weight tells only part of the story.

🥬 1,464 pounds of FREE produce distributed to approximately 120 people
👥 More than 200 people served throughout July
💳 20 SNAP/EBT purchases processed
🍉 75 shoppers supported the Watermelon Lady and purchased her hand-picked red, orange and yellow seeded watermelons and Georgia peaches
🍽️ A free community dinner—held despite traffic disruptions caused by the historic Big Daddy Train
🍍 Seven neighbors gathered to make, taste and enjoy Pineapple Pepper Jelly
🌱 One wonderful volunteer group from Bidwell Horticulture Center
🏥 An opportunity to present our community work alongside AHN biometric staff at Allegheny General Hospital—and an invitation to apply for an exclusive healthcare grant
🤝 A meaningful visit from a local foundation leader

These are not vanity numbers.

They represent food carried, shelves stocked, families served, benefits processed, knowledge shared, partnerships strengthened—and two women doing the physical work required to keep fresh food inside a historically Black neighborhood.

They count cranes. We count people fed.

Help us continue in August: shop, volunteer, share our work or become a recurring donor.

📍 1426 Juniata Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15233
⏰ Tuesday–Saturday, 10 AM–3 PM
💳 SNAP/EBT accepted

Lisa Freeman

07/22/2026

Don’t forget……. this Saturday come out and RELAX with us😌

Creativity breaks are back this summer! 🎨

Our next break to be creative will be Saturday, July 25th from 3-6 on the patio.

Sometimes the best thing you can do is slow down, get creative, and spend time with good people.

Hannah, our amazing community member and facilitator for the creativity breaks, will always bring a variety of creative materials, including mini easels, pottery to decorate, notebooks, stickers, coloring books, etc.—but you're welcome to bring your own project and materials too!

We'll likely keep things potluck-style, so feel free to bring a favorite snack or dish to share. It's also BYOB, though we like to keep things light, relaxed, and family-friendly.

This gathering is open to all ages and is all about making space for creativity, connection, and community.

As always, please leave furry friends at home for this event.