West View Urban Farm

09/21/2025

This will be the first time since the report was created that this number will cease to be collected, calculated, and published. This is significant because it has been projected approximately 4 million people will be impacted by the cuts to food assistance in the next 10 years. That only consider people already receiving assistance, not those who may need it in the future or ongoing increase of food costs. We need to know what food insecurity looks likes where we live so we can do what we can to help them.

The move strips the government of its main gauge of hunger in America, and will impede efforts to track the impact of aid cuts.

09/20/2025

The Brightwood and Perry Hwy Mutual Aid baskets have been restocked. Paper bags @ the Perry Hwy location at inside the pantry to make as much space for food in the basket.

The pantry will be restocked soon. If you would like to help, please consider adding unexpired canned goods like soups, beans, veggies, fruits, tuna, chicken, & add water meals. Thank you! ❤️

09/20/2025

Several of the Scouts working on their Silver awards will be selling handmade items today to help raise funds for their projects. 🐣🐥🐓

09/19/2025

Who doesn’t love watching a bunch of kids sweat like crazy in matching wool uniforms playing funky classics on a Saturday night? Well, where we live everyone does… including us! September potluck is cancelled so we can shake it to a bunch of marching bands including NHSD’s very best!

Join us Sunday at 5:30 for volunteer hours or in October for the next Second Saturday potluck!

09/19/2025

Hey yinz! A little chick told me the Chicken Scouts are feeling a little disheartened that not a lot of folks are participants in the Urban Eggs Google Classroom they set up. There are only 8. 8!!!

The benefit of being a participant is getting emailed daily updates, which are pretty delightful. I am learning so much about the chicks are they develop in their eggs and the work the Chicken scouts are doing.

Can we show them so love for all of their hard work?

Please click on the link. You may need to sign in to your Google account and then join the Google Classroom. The Classroom Code is pfewkha5. Thank you!!!

09/17/2025

The Scouts have an Amazon Wish List for the supplies we will need to help get us started with the chickens. Please consider purchasing an item or two if you are able. Thank you.

09/16/2025

Tuesday restock of the mutual aid veggie basket! Located at 551 Perry Hwy. Note: please wash vegetables before cooking or eating. We do not wash them because it helps preserve them longer!

09/14/2025

Fall Evening Hours:
Sundays & Wednesdays
5:30-7:30 PM
(Until it starts getting dark at Noon 😭) Still working on a day for morning hours. 🌅

09/11/2025

Pitt’s Sustainability program is co-hosting a 2 day event October 15 and 16, and it includes tours of some of my favorite farms and an opportunity to learn about sustainability initiatives happening overseas. Registration is in the link!

Sustainable Cities & Communities: A Transatlantic Dialogue Small actions, Big Impact. A Sustainable Tomorrow! October 15–16, 2025 Urban Farm Tour Wednesday, October 15, 2025 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Shuttle Pick Up: TBD Arrive at shuttle pick up at 9:45 AM Max capacity: 25 Registration Link: HERE Regis...

09/11/2025

Devan, Livi, & Olivia have been updating the Urban Eggs Google Classroom everyday with an update about the eggs that are in their care. They uploaded the first candling video today. Candling is how you see how many of the eggs have chicks growing inside. (See one of the previous posts to get the GC code so you can access all of their updates.)

It’s time to see if we have any chicks growing in the eggs!!!

09/09/2025

Farm Friends! We are moving our Second Saturday monthly potluck to Saturday, September 20th, because there are so many amazing events happening this weekend, and we hope you attend at least one of them!

The Pittsburgh County Fair is happening on the North Side this Saturday, CRAFT at Chatham has its Share the Harvest event on Sunday, and the Pawpaw Festival is happening ALL WEEKEND in Albany, OH! It’s almost fall, and it’s showing up strong in our region!

Saturday September 13th

09/08/2025

We cannot wait to get Urban Eggs added to the farm’s website! Devan, Livi, and Olivia did a great job on the page and have set up a Google Classroom for everyone to follow their project (and the chickens!!!). Please join us as we prepare to add to the farm’s website thanks to these wonderful humans!