South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association
"Neighbors working together to make the Slopes a more livable, beautiful, and safe community"
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey. As of 8/29/2012, the survey is now closed. We will be compiling the results and sharing them at meetings throughout the year. Hope to see you there!
This survey will help drive the future goals of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association to make the South Side Slopes the best neighborhood for all our residents!
See details: http://www.southsideslopes.org/?p=690
If you’re available this Saturday June 16, please join us at South Side Park at 10AM for a park cleanup. We will be doing general cleanup as well as some trail planning and investigation. We will have clippers, saws, trash bags, gloves, etc. Just bring yourself and meet us in the parking lot below Bandi Schaum Community Garden.
We will also be joined by some of the Pittsburgh Public Allies. For more information on the Public Allies program, check out their web page: http://www.publicallies.org/pittsburgh
Congratulations to all of the new South Side gardeners. Saturday June 2 was the official planting day at the Bandi Schaum Community Garden in South Side Park.
Here are the results of our community labor:
Now, we just have to wait for the harvest!
If you don’t have a plot at the garden, there is still at least 1 way to be involved. The Public Allies Pittsburgh group has partnered with Voices Against Violence (a high school youth group) to create “Veggies Against Violence.” This great group of kids is learning to grow vegetables at the community garden and could use all of our help. If you want to get involved, email Tom at tsamilson at gmail.com
Whether you want to stay inside or dig in the dirt, we have an upcoming Slopes volunteer activity for you:
This Saturday May 5, a lot of volunteers put in a lot of work to prepare the South Side Community Garden for planting. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped. Hope to see all of you and more back for our last garden work day on Saturday May 12 from 9am to 2pm.
Help convert an old baseball field into a productive community garden. We need lots of hands to move and spread mulch and to clean up the site. Sign up to volunteer; large groups are welcome! Contact: Jessica McNally jessica@growpittsburgh.org
Help convert an old baseball field into a productive community garden. We need lots of hands to move and spread mulch and to clean up the site. Sign up to volunteer; large groups are welcome! Contact: Jessica McNally jessica@growpittsburgh.org
There is a garden orientation with Grow Pittsburgh this Monday April 30th at 6pm at the Brashear Association (2005 Sarah Street, South Side). We will meet and go over some basic information on the garden for the 2012 planting season. After the presentation portion we invite folks to come visit the garden for a tour of the site. Please bring your community garden agreement with you if you have not completed it yet.
The South Side Community Garden at Bandi Schaum field is a project of the South Side Slopes Neighborhood Association, South Side Community Council, City of Pittsburgh, and Grow Pittsburgh. We saw the need for a collective space for folks in our community to come and garden together. Located on the site of the old baseball field at Bandi Schaum, Spring 2012 was the garden’s first season.
To keep up to date on the latest Community Garden news, visit the Official Garden website: http://www.bandischaum.org/
How to Register:
If you are interested in a plot, you need to register with the city. To register, click here.
Gardening Information: