Active Communty Gardens in Pittsburgh, PA

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This map was last updated February 21, 2012. If you have corrections or new information, please contact Grow Pittsburgh: 412-362-476 or mmanheim@growpittsburgh.org.
Meyers Ridge Community Garden901 Gray St, McKees Rocks, PA 15136-33
Neighborhood: McKees Rocks Terrace
Est.: 2010
Community/Individual growing: Community Plots
Beds: In-ground Beds
Fee: No fee
Space Available?: Yes
Contact Person: Marisa Manheim
Contact Details: mmanheim@growpittsburgh.org
Lawrenceville Organic Garden in Allegheny Cemetery5090 Butler St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Neighborhood: Upper Lawrenceville
Est.: 2008
Community/Individual growing: Community Plots
Beds: In-ground Beds
Fee: No fee
Space Available?: n/a
Contact Person: Deirdre Kane
Contact Details: lvgarden@yahoo.com
Homewood Community Garden7141 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA, 15221
Neighborhood: Homewood Cemetery
Est.: 1978
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: 20"x20" In-ground Beds
Fee: $36 fee
Space Available?: No
Contact Person: Evan Schmidt
Contact Details: homewoodgarden@yahoo.com
Dwayne Cooper Garden of HopeFrancis St. and Bedford Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
Neighborhood: Hill District
Est.: 2010
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: 20 beds
Fee: No Fee
Space Available?: Yes
Contact Person: Julie Butcher-Pezzino
Contact Details: jpezzino@growpittsburgh.org
Frazier FarmsFrazier St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15213
Neighborhood: South Oakland
Est.: 2010
Community/Individual growing: Community Plots
Beds: 6 Beds, Pumpkin patch and Herb garden
Fee: No fee
Space Available?: No
Contact Person: Tara Sherry-Torres
Contact Details: tarat@opdc.org
Bellevue Community Friendship Garden629 Lincoln Avenue, Bellevue, PA, 15202
Neighborhood: Bellevue (behind YMCA)
Est.: 2005
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: 20 Raised beds
Fee: $25 annual fee/bed
Space Available?: Yes
Contact Person: Laurie DiBatista
Contact Details: debo46@verizon.net
Wiggins Garden3000 Wiggins St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
Neighborhood: Polish Hill
Est.: 1979
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: In-ground Beds
Fee: $10 fee
Space Available?: No
Contact Person: Terry Doloughty or Leslie Clague
Contact Details: phcapgh@gmail.com
Harmar GardenHarmar St. and Wiggins St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
Neighborhood: Polish Hill
Est.: 2009
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: In-ground Beds
Fee: $10 fee
Space Available?: No
Contact Person: Terry Doloughty or Leslie Clague
Contact Details: phcapgh@gmail.com
New Pennley Place/Garland Park5653 Broad Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206
Neighborhood: East Liberty
Est.: 2009
Community/Individual growing: Individual plots and community plots
Beds: In-ground Beds
Fee: No fee
Space Available?: Waiting list
Contact Details: PennleyPlaceGarden@gmail.com
5543 Black St. Community Garden5543 Black St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206
Neighborhood: East Liberty
Est.: 2009
Community/Individual growing: Community plots, includes Sojourner House MOMS residents
Beds: Raised beds
Fee: No fee if volunteer, contributions welcome
Space Available?: Waiting List
Contact Person: Gary Cirrincione
Contact Details: cirrinc@verizon.net
Highland Park Community Garden6326 Stanton Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206
Neighborhood: Highland Park
Est.: 1970s
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: In-ground Beds
Fee: No fee, but members enter into agreement with the City to maintain site
Space Available?: Yes, but there is a waiting list
Contact Person: Mike Gable
Contact Details:  Mike.Gable@city.pittsburgh.pa.us
Heth's Playground1118 Chislett Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206
Neighborhood: Morningside
Est.: Late 1980s
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: In-ground Beds
Fee: No fee, but members enter into agreement with the City to maintain site
Space Available?: No
Contact Person: Mike Gable
Contact Details: Mike.Gable@city.pittsburgh.pa.us
Troy HillElbow Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
Neighborhood: Troy Hill / Northside
Community/Individual growing: Both individual and community plots
Beds: Raised beds
Fee: $20 annual fee
Space Available?: Currently Limited Space for 2012
Contact Person: Kelley Krapp
Contact Details: troyhillgarden@gmail.com or troyhillgarden.wordpress.com
Penn Hills Community Garden1165 Jefferson Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15235
Neighborhood: Penn Hills
Est.: 2010
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: Raised beds
Fee: $20 fee / plot
Space Available?: Yes
Contact Person: Shawn O'Mahony
Contact Details: info@pennhillscdc.org
RCDC (Rankin Community Development Corporation) Green Space ProjectCorner of Gas and Miller Avenue, Rankin, PA, 15104
Neighborhood: Rankin
Community/Individual growing: Community Plots
Beds: No beds; only flowers and trees are grown currently
Fee: No fee
Space Available?: N/A
Contact Person: Leanne Aurich; Gaye Velar; Barbara Edwards
Contact Details: laurich@monvalleyinitiative.com; velar33@verizon.net; bebebinky@comcast.net
Lawrenceville Community Garden42nd St. and Sherrod St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15201
Neighborhood: Lawrenceville
Est.: Approximately 1988
Community/Individual growing: Individual plots of varying sizes
Beds: In ground and raised beds
Fee: $10 Base Fee + $.05 per square foot
Space Available?: No, but names can be put on waiting list
Contact Person: Duncan MacDiarmid
Contact Details: macd@earthviewstudios.com
Tustin St. Community Garden2021-2023 Tustin St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15219
Neighborhood: Uptown
Est.: 2011
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: Raised beds
Fee: No fee
Space Available?: 2 spaces (3' x 12")
Contact Person: Katelyn Hamilton, Uptown Partners
Contact Details: khamilton@uptownpartners.org
South Aiken Community Garden135 South Aiken Ave. Pittsburgh, PA, 15206
Neighborhood: Friendship
Est.: 2009
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: Gardeners must build their own beds
Fee: $75
Space Available?: No
Contact Person: Kristin Hughes
Contact Details: kh@cmu.edu
Larimer Community GardenLarimer Ave and Mayflower St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Neighborhood: Larimer
Est.: 2009
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: 36 Raised beds
Fee: No fee
Space Available?: No
Garfield Community FarmWicklow St and Cornwall St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15224
Neighborhood: Garfield
Est.: 2008
Community/Individual growing: Community Plots
Beds: 30 Raised Beds
Fee: No fee
Space Available?: Yes
Contact Person: John Creasy
Contact Details: garfieldcommunityfarm@gmail.com
Enright GardenS. Clair St at Topaz St, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206
Neighborhood: East Liberty
Est.: 2007
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots/ Whole Foods plots/School plots
Beds: Raised beds
Fee: $20 fee / plot
Space Available?: No
Contact Person: Kim Wynnyckyj, Whole Foods; Sallyann Kluz
Contact Details: 412.441.7960 ext. 215; enright.park@yahoo.com
Higher Ground Community GardenLincoln Ave, Pittsburgh, PA,15206
Neighborhood: Lincoln-Lemington
RCDC (Rankin Community Development Corporation) Green Space ProjectCorner of Gas and Miller Avenue, Rankin, PA 15104
Neighborhood: Rankin
Est.: Unknown
Community/Individual growing: Community Plots
Beds: No beds; only flowers and trees are grown currently
Fee: No Fee
Space Available?: N/A
Hazelwood Urban GardensWest Elizabeth and Lytle, Hazelwood 15207
Neighborhood: Hazelwood
Est.: 2007
Community/Individual growing: Some of each.
Beds: Some raised beds
Fee: No Fee
Space Available?: Produce and growing space for Hazelwood residents. Volunteers welcome!
Contact Person: 5000 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15207
Contact Details: 412.965.7679 cchristen1@comcast.net
Addit Contact Person: http://hazelwoodurbangardens.blogspot.com.
The Olde Allegheny Community Gardens1311 Arch St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
Neighborhood: Mexican War Streets
Est.: 1982
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: 10'x20' in-ground
Fee: $30 Fee
Space Available?: No, but names can be put on waiting list
Contact Person: Jana Thompson
Contact Details: tailsonhigh@earthlink.net
Kilday Way Garden507 Lockhart, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Neighborhood: Deutschtown
Est.: 2011
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: 5'x8' Raised beds
Fee: No Fee
Space Available?: Yes
Contact Person: Jamie Shipley
Contact Details: 717-830-9141
Brighton Heights Community Garden1500 Letort St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
Neighborhood: Brighton Heights
Community/Individual growing: Community Plots
Space Available?: Residents only
Contact Person: Dave Carlton
Contact Details: 412-734-0741; 412-734-5104 (fax)
Sheptytsky Arms Community Garden3505 Mexico St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15214
Neighborhood: Brighton Heights
Community/Individual growing: Community Plots
Fee: n/a
Space Available?: Residents only
Contact Person: Char
Contact Details: 412-766-8802
Manchester Community Garden1321-1325 Page St (corner of Page and Manhattan), Pittsburgh, PA 15233
Neighborhood: Manchester
Beds: School and residents' vegetable garden
Contact Person: Michelle Jones or Barb Waskowiak
Contact Details: Michelle: 412-322-9398; Barb: 412-488-8313 or 412-323-3105
East Allegheny North Side Community Garden622 Thropp Way, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212
Neighborhood: East Allegheny North Side
Space Available?: No planting at site last year due to construction; unsure about 2011
Contact Person: Randy Strothman
Contact Details: 412-322-9720
Oakland/Oakcliffe Community Garden344-346 Lawn St., Pittsburgh, PA, 15213
Neighborhood: Oakcliffe/Oakland
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: In-ground
Fee: $10
Space Available?: Yes
Contact Person: Greg Fisher
Contact Details: 412-687-4319; 412-583-8705 (cell)
Addit Contact Person: Michelle Panasiuk
Contact Details: oakcliffehousingclub@gmail.com
Stanton Heights Community Garden4243 Stanton Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15212
Neighborhood: Stanton Heights
Community/Individual growing: individual
Beds: approx 40
Fee: tbd
Space Available?: yes
Contact Person: Mo Bajcz
Contact Details: mobajcz@gmail.com
Hamnett Place Community Garden502 Jeanette St, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
Neighborhood: Hamnett Place, Wilkinsburg
Est.: spring 2011
Community/Individual growing: individual
Beds: under construction
Space Available?: Yes, Wilkinsburg residents
Contact Person: Rachel Courtney
Contact Details: hamnettgarden@gmail.com
Rosalinda Sauro Sirianni Memorial Garden119 Davis Ave, Bellevue, Allegheny, Pennsylvania 15202
Neighborhood: Bellevue
Est.: spring 2011
Community/Individual growing: community
Beds: Both
Fee: n/a
Space Available?: volunteers welcome
Contact Person: Rosie
Contact Details: rmwise@nhco.org
Stone Soup1200 block of Franklin Ave, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221
Neighborhood: Wilkinsburg
Est.: 2003
Community/Individual growing: individual
Beds: at least 20
Fee: $35
Space Available?: yes
Contact Person: Jerome Garrett
Contact Details: 412-241-8593
Healcrest Urban FarmHillcrest St & N Pacific Ave, Pittsburgh 15224
Neighborhood: Garfield Heights
Est.: 2004
Community/Individual growing: Individual Plots
Beds: 10'x10'ft individual inground plots
Fee: $150
Space Available?: Yes.
Contact Person: Maria Graziani
Contact Details: http://www.healcrest.wordpress.com or healcresturbanfarm@gmail.com
Monessen Community Garden1614 Summit Ave., Monessen, PA 15062
Neighborhood: Monessen
Est.: 2011
Community/Individual growing: Community/Youth Program
Fee: n/a
Space Available?: n/a
Contact Person: Tami Ozegovich
Contact Details: tozegovich@privateindustrycouncil.com
Boyce Road Community Gardensacross from Boyce Middle School, Boyce Road, Upper St. Clair, PA 15241
Neighborhood: Upper St. Clair
Est.: 1975
Community/Individual growing: individual
Beds: 65 beds 40'x40 in ground
Fee: $5 membership + $15 per plot
Space Available?: Yes
Contact Person: Jerry Kinder
Contact Details: 412-221-3118
Shadeland Neighborhood Garden2904 Shadeland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Neighborhood: Shadeland
Est.: 2011
Community/Individual growing: individual
Beds: 7 raised beds
Fee: $25 base fee
Space Available?: Yes
Contact Person: Travis Schenk
Contact Details: (412) 766-2728 travis@newhopeneighbor.org
Sewickley Community Center GardenThe Sewickley Community Center, 15 Chadwick St Sewickley PA 15143
Neighborhood: Sewickley
Est.: 2008
Community/Individual growing: Community
Beds: in-ground
Fee: n/a
Space Available?: volunteers welcome
Contact Person: Christine Allen
Contact Details: SCCGarden@gmail.com
Fineview Community Garden15 Carrie Street
Neighborhood: Fineview
Est.: 2011
Community/Individual growing: Individual
Beds: raised beds
Fee: $5
Space Available?: yes
Contact Person: Diann Stell Malcolm
Contact Details: 412-323-8288
Monroeville Food GardenBehind the Monroeville Library: 4000 Gateway Campus Blvd Monroeville, PA 15146
Neighborhood: Monroeville, PA
Est.: 2011
Community/Individual growing: Community Farm
Beds: in-ground
Fee: None
Space Available?: garden shared by all
Contact Person: Pam Barroso
Contact Details: email sign up at monroevillefoodgarden.wordpress.com Facebook/Monroeville Food Garden
Clairton3rd St & St Clair Ave, Clairton, PA 15025
Neighborhood: Clairton, PA
NatronaHarrison Township, PA 15065
Neighborhood: Natrona, PA
Homewood Brushton YMCA7140 Bennett Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208-1477
Neighborhood: Homewood
Riverview Manor1500 Letort Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Neighborhood: Brighton Heights
Oakland Ave Farm315 Oakland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Neighborhood: Central Oakland
Est.: 2010
Community/Individual growing: Community Farm
Beds: both in ground and raised
Contact Person: Justin Seaman
Contact Details: 267-614-9821
Borland Green CooperativeBlack St. & Beatty St., Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Neighborhood: East Liberty
Est.: 2011
Community/Individual growing: Food Forest
Beds: n/a
Fee: n/a
Space Available?: n/a
Contact Person: Maria Piantanida
Contact Details: maria.piantanida@verizon.net
10th Ward Community GardenMcCandless Ave. & Natrona Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Neighborhood: Lawrenceville
Est.: 2012
Beds: Raised
Fee: tbd
Space Available?: tbd
Contact Person: Becky Thatcher/Lawrenceville United
Contact Details: Becky@lunited.org
Glen Hazel GardenJohnson Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15207
Neighborhood: Glen Hazel
Community/Individual growing: Community
Beds: In-ground
Fee: No
Contact Person: tbd
Hazelwood Food Forest4700 Irvine St., Pittsburgh, PA 15207
Neighborhood: Hazelwood
Community/Individual growing: Food Forest
Beds: n/a
Fee: n/a
Space Available?: n/a
Contact Details: juliette@pittsburghpermaculture.org; 412-780-5833
Flowers Avenue Garden340 Flowers Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15207
Neighborhood: Hazelwood
Est.: 2010
Beds: In-ground
Fee: No
Contact Person: Jim Richter/Hazelwood Initiative
Contact Details: 412-421-7234
Elizabeth Lytle GardenElizabeth & Lytle. St., Pittsburgh, PA 15207
Neighborhood: Hazelwood
Est.: 2009
Beds: both in ground and raised
Fee: No
Contact Person: Jim Richter/Hazelwood Initiative
Contact Details: 412-421-7234
Ladora WayLadora Way, Pittsburgh, PA 15207
Neighborhood: Hazelwood
Est.: 2008
Community/Individual growing: Community
Beds: Raised
Fee: n/a
Space Available?: n/a
Contact Person: Jim Richter/Hazelwood Initiative
Contact Details: 412-421-7234
Green Millennium Children's Garden1313 Sherman Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Neighborhood: North Side
Community/Individual growing: Community
Contact Person: Laura Winter
Contact Details: laurawinter@gmail.com
Beechview Community Garden811 Rockland Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15216
Neighborhood: Beechview
Est.: 2009
Community/Individual growing: Individual
Beds: Raised
Fee: $30
Space Available?: Yes
Contact Person: Rachel Romano
Contact Details: rachelvromano@verizon.net; 412-343-3743
The Gardens of EtnaElk Way & Locust St., Pittsburgh, PA 15223
Neighborhood: Etna, PA
Est.: 2010
Community/Individual growing: Individual & Community
Beds: Raised
Fee: No
Space Available?: Waiting List
Contact Person: Tom Quigley
Contact Details: tomquig@verizon.net
The Gardens of Millvale10,12-15,19,21 Butler St., Millvale, PA 15209
Neighborhood: Millvale, PA
Est.: 2010
Community/Individual growing: Individual
Beds: Raised
Fee: $5
Space Available?: Yes
Contact Person: Eddie Figas
Contact Details: efigas@millvaleboro.com
Addit Contact Person: Amy Rappa
Contact Details: amykrappa@gmail.com
Community Garden Plots at Bandi ShaumBandi Schaum Field off Mission Street near S. 18th Street
Neighborhood: South Side Slopes
Est.: 2011
Community/Individual growing: Individual
Beds: 10x10' and 10x20' in-ground
Fee: TBD
Space Available?: Yes
Contact Details: http://www.pittsburghpa.gov/publicworks/gardenplots/
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