At different points it has claimed the title of manufacturing behemoth, technology leader, and education summit, but now it is turning it's focus on it's latest industry: agriculture. A city that has proven it's ability in economic growth will now ply its hand at local farming methods.
The Hilltop Urban Farm is an initiative focused on providing fresh, community grown produce to local residents in an effort to share healthy foods and connect different parts of the city.
The space will be the largest ever area designated for city farming in the country, and is expected to reach 23 acres of ripe farmland only two miles from city center!
The Hilltop Alliance is coordinating the project and says that the plan is focused on bridging together areas of the city that have chronic low-access to supermarkets. "It's those neighborhoods that are the focus of our work," says the spokesperson for the group.
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While most of the food that es through our grocery stores is imported from outside of the country, there has been a marked effort in Pittsburgh, PA to reclaim spaces for local farming practices and community gardens.
The goal of The Hilltop Urban Farm is to feed people with items grown and tended for by neighborhoods for neighborhoods.
On the menu for their first season are winter peas, corn, potatoes, cabbage and other food local to Pennsylvania. There are also plans to install a fruit orchard and eventually walking trails for people to ire the natural space.
Set to open in 2019, the city hopes this project inspires people to look local for their meals and give youth a skills-building program that reconnects them with their community.