Join Phipps for Biophilia Pittsburgh: My Plate, My Power

 

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Biophilia: My Plate, My Power IMPORTANT NOTE: This week's biophilia meeting will be in the Center for Sustainable Landscapes classroom. You can access this location by turning into the Phipps employee parking lot by the Christopher Columbus statue on Schenley Drive Extension. Join us Thurs., Aug. 7 at 6 p.m., for our in-person and virtual Biophilia meeting to discuss the ways purposeful utilization of land can help grow food, assist farmers and the community. Hilltop Urban Farm (HUF) is a 23-acre farm located in the former St. Clair Village. Throughout the evening, we will discuss the three programs that are central to the HUF mission: the community farm, the youth farm and the farmer incubator program. Many of the neighborhoods that make up the Hilltop are deemed a High Food Priority Access Area (HFPAA) by the city of Pittsburgh, which makes the farm’s work incredibly impactful. Meetings are free to attend; however, advance registration is required via email Meet the Speaker(s):  Liz Metzler Liz Metzler is the director of farm programs at Hilltop Urban Farm and a lover of the natural world. She has worked throughout the last decade connecting people to their food system. Whether it’s working in public gardens, educating youth and adults or farming the land, food has always been the epicenter of her work. When Liz isn’t working she’s teaching yoga, tending to her flower garden and spending quality time with her growing family.