Olde Allegheny Garden, Pittsburgh, PA
N 40° 27.398 W 080° 00.608
17T E 583929 N 4478911
In the nice section of the North Side, a community garden has thrived for nearly 25 years among the row houses.
Waymark Code: WMZ5X
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2006
Views: 97
The Olde Allegheny Garden is one of many sponsored by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, the area's largest private land trust. The WPC uses block grant money to help out projects from vegetable gardens to flowerbeds on traffic islands. The WPC supplies fencing, tools, watering cans, hoses, etc. Local residents supply the labor.
This particular garden first sprouted up in 1982. There are 30 to 50 plots in the garden (depending on whether folks sign up for half-plots or full-plots). The annual cost of a plot is $30.00, and the average plot size is 10 x 20 feet. Gardeners are free to plant whatever they wish.
A recent campaign for new gardeners produced a rather innovative advertising flyer. Taped up on power poles and street lamps around the area was the following broadside:
"WANTED: Seasonal relationship with someone who doesn't mind a history with a little dirt."
Sounds like a bunch of neighborhood folk having a lot of fun and spending time together in their garden. And that sort of thing is key to taking back a chunk of city and transforming it into an old-style neighborhood.
Address:
1300 block of Sherman Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA USA
15233
Location:
The garden fronts right on Sherman.
Hands-on or educational programs: Not listed
Community garden's website: Not listed
Parking: Not Listed
Telephone number: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
All logs must be the result of an actual visit to the community garden. Write a description about your visit to the garden. A photo of one of your favorite elements of the garden would also be a nice addition, but not mandatory.