Thanks for stopping by the ferment pittsburgh website. This is the home base for the Pittsburgh County Fair, the (currently paused) Pittsburgh Fermentation Festival, events throughout the year, the farm stand on Friendship Ave, as well as bunches of resources for fermentation and homesteady-type things for people in the Pittsburgh region and beyond.

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Three Sisters Garden Planting
with Angela Ferguson of the Onondaga Nation Farm
Saturday June 6th
 from 11am-3pm
at the garden next to 5430 Penn Ave Pgh, Pa 15206

Join us for the annual planting of the Three Sisters Garden with help from the Onondaga Nation Farm in recognition of the originial tready between the Haudenosuanee Nation and Dutch settlers. We will plant Haudenosaunee seeds according to tradition, listen to stories about the seeds, seed rematriation efforts, and Native American histories of the Pittsburgh region. There will be potluck style foods (so feel free to bring something to share) and a (dried) corn processing demontration. FREE & All ages. Read more about the project here. Reach out with any questions to fermentpittsburgh@gmail.com

Upcoming Events for 2026:

  • Strawberry, Lavender & Firefly Festival: June
  • Indigo Harvest & Celebration: early August
  • Pittsburgh County Fair: September

Thank you for a great Fair!

Pittsburgh County Fair in the news: WESA, Post Gazette, Pittsburgh Magazine, Talk Pittsburgh, Pitt News, CBS, Pittsburgh City Paper

Farm Stand: Closed for the season

Ferment Pittsburgh’s urban road side Farm Stand is open Tuesdays, a little in from the corner of Friendship Ave & Gross St in Bloomfield (you’ll see the pop tent) from 3:30- 6:30ishpm. Sales from the farm stand support our free programming such as the County Fair.

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