Sandi "Sunny" Welch, Founder & Head Gardener
For my 72nd birthday this year, I gave myself a present – Sunny’s* Community Garden, a non-profit program that transforms unused urban lots into gathering places for gardeners of all ages to learn about and experience the benefits and rewards of growing healthy food. It was just an empty lot, but on April 22, 2021, volunteers transformed it into a vibrant, urban space with a Growing Area complete with raised beds and a Gathering Area of picnic tables.
First harvest will be this summer/fall!
* My grandchildren call me Sunny.
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CALENDAR of EVENTS
Krafts with Kids
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Get Your Salsa On
August 28, 2021
Love Binds Pittsburgh
August 28, 2021
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ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MISSION
Sunny’s Community Garden transforms unused urban lots into gathering places for gardeners of all ages to learn about and experience the rewards of growing and sharing healthy food.
VISION
Through hands-on growing experiences, neighbors celebrate the benefits and joys of a harvest.
VALUES
SCG embraces diversity, inclusivity, sustainability, fairness, and fun.
PROGRAMS
The Gardening Area comprises eight 4’ x 2’ x 8’ raised garden beds
The Gathering Area holds five teaching/lunch tables and promotes activities geared to the cultivating and caring of a garden.
See the “Events” page for a list of our programs.
THE BACK STORY
Sunny’s Commuinity Garden started with Sandi’s idea of using her many years’ experience as a Master Gardener to transform a vacant piece of land into a safe, accessible garden in the heart of Pittsburgh.
We thank the Rev. Glenn G. Grayson, CEO of The Center That CARES for the use of his land. Sunny’s will yield its first crops Summer/Fall of 2021.
Growing Area
8 3’ x’4’x 8’ Cedar Raised Garden Beds
Hand trowel $20
Garden tug $50
Compost Bin $150
Organic planting mix for raised bed $200
Seedlings for one raised bed $250
Aluzinc extra-tall modular raised bed kits (needed for 2022) $400
Gathering Area
5 stained and sealed 6’ picnic tables with attached benches
Bird Feeder $165
Bat House $75
Bird Bath $100
Picnic Table $125
Shade umbrella and base $150
Crafts supplies for Krafts with Kids $250
SUNNY’S COMMUNITY GARDEN
Garden Site: 613 Granville Street Pittsburgh PA 15219
Office: 5267 Holmes Street #305
Pittsburgh PA 15201
412-491-8151
Sunny’s Community Garden Fund is managed by the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies, a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
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