We planted kale and Swiss chard in our compost! If you haven’t already noticed, our team geeks out over soil. You might even call us dirt nerds. From agricultural productivity to public health, the stuff under our feet is critical to our survival on Earth, even…
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The Lots of Pride garden in Beltzhoover serves as our research garden for urban ag and green technology. Operated by the South Hilltop Men’s Group, this garden has served as our testing and research site for soil remediation thanks, in part, to a grant from the…
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While many people were counting down to midnight on December 31st, many scientists were closely watching a different countdown: the year-to-date precipitation data for Pittsburgh. Finally, at 4:55 pm, 2018 officially became the wettest year on record for the City. You…
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Join us to celebrate five years in business on August 1st 2018 at 6pm at the Black Forge Coffee House (1206 Arlington Ave) for the opening of the Cool Green Art Show. This event features sustainable art, music, and the launch of the Hilltop Gardener’s Report. The…
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DECO Resources moved to Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood in early 2014 to join Work Hard Pittsburgh, a newly-opened business incubator. There, founder Anthony Stewart met, among other entrepreneurs, the team of Meta Mesh Wireless Communities. Meta Mesh was working…
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Through collaboration with the South Hilltop Men’s Group , the City of Pittsburgh, and the Allegheny County Conservation District, four vacant City-owned lots in Pittsburgh’s Beltzhoover neighborhood have been designated for the creation of the Lots of Pride Garden….
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