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.
The best way to stay in the loop is through our email list (see sign up at the bottom of this page). The Facebook page gets updated for the big events, and Instagram will have a mix of major, minor, somewhat related, and unrelated this-and-thats during the warmer months.
Events for 2026:
- Seedling Sale: Saturday & Sunday May 2,3
- Planting of Three Sisters Garden: Saturday June 6th
- Strawberry, Lavender & Firefly Festival: June
- Indigo Harvest & Celebration: early August
- Pittsburgh County Fair: September
Seedling Sale
Saturday & Sunday May 2 &3
10am- 1pm
in front of 5002 Friendship Ave Pgh, Pa 15224
Featuring vegtables and plants (largely) from seeds saved on our farm from the plants we grow every year.
All heirloom, open pollinated, with a selection of the expected and unexpected & many dye and craft plants too.
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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contact, for questions/ inquiries/ help/ whatever:
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