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Revitalization

Creating beauty, increasing safety and inspiring pride in our neighborhoods

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Revitalization

Creating beauty, increasing safety and inspiring pride in our neighborhoods

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Revitalization

Creating beauty, increasing safety and inspiring pride in our neighborhoods

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Youth Programs

Innovative enrichment programs to address the needs of our neighbors

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Click on our website link in bio to be a vendor! This year's application and expectations under Resources there. We have some new farmers joining this season and can't wait to see everyone for fantastic, healthy, local food starting on June 26th!
#farmersmarket #healthyfood #erie

Thanks to nice neighbor @mytipsybean for the spent coffee grounds to add to our garden plots! 🌱❤️

Thanks to amazing volunteers Sam and Ed today, helping unload food for soup kitchen and more! ❤️

Watch this wisteria grow at Three Sisters Park 🌱 Great work day with the urban farm teens and volunteers! 🌞

Watch this wisteria grow at Three Sisters Park 🌱 Great work day with the urban farm teens and volunteers! 🌞

If you see our administrative assistant Joanne, wish her a very happy birthday! We honored her at today's staff meeting with the MANY unique hats she wears here, and lots of laughter and love! 🎂💓✨️

Gorgeous day in our neighborhood! ☀️ What are you #growing , #erie neighbors?!

Congratulations to Margarita Dangel on receiving recognition of her many years of service, dedicated to Erie residents. We are so happy for your retirement, and celebrate the lasting impact you made on the lives of so many.

Thank you to St. Patrick's for the wonderful donation of flowers for our gardens! ❤️ 🌸 We are happy to give them new homes after they adorned the altar at Easter! #grateful #gardening #erie #neighbortoneighbor

Perfect day ❄ to say who's counting down the days with us?! 🌱❤️🧄🥬First market will be June 26th! The applications are coming in, please reach out if you are a farmer interested in attending, and patrons, tell us what you look forward to seeing at the first market! #littleitalyfarmersmarket #knowyourfarmer #localfood #healthyfoodforall

Thank you to Sister Linda and students at @blessedsacramentschool.eriepa for the donations from your dress down day! ❤️ #neighbortoneighbor

Lots of things shaping up in the neighborhood today even amid the rain! 🌱❤️ #erie #garden #urbanag #teensrock #volunteersrock

Thanks to all who assisted with a fantastic field trip for high school seniors from State College who visited Erie as part of their American History Now Urban Connections class. So many topics covered, from food deserts and our urban farm project, to housing, redlining, building reuse, reinvestment and more! Thanks Tim of East Side Renaissance, Owen of Kraus Dept. Store, McCrearys and all shop owners of @theshopat19thandchestnut , and last stop speaking with Nicole of @erieddc and lunch at the @flagshipcity.foodhall ❤️#erie

Happy Admin Professionals Day to our fantastic Joanne!

Thanks @gannonu @serverie365 and all awesome garden and cleanup volunteers today! ❤️

Thinking spring through the snowflakes today - see you Saturday! Three locations! Please share with a neighbor!

Getting set for the Gala! 🎶 🌼 Bid on silent auction items at link in bio until 8 p.m.! #guessthattunegala #grateful #erie

We are full speed ahead for the #guessthattunegala Saturday! 🎶 🌼 Bid on our fantastic silent auction items at link in our bio or share with a friend! Check out the door prize coming together here, thanks to many donors and @j.j.wurst !

Last week we said farewell to a long time, valued staff member, Margarita, who retired. She received this "Key to the Eastside Neighborhoods" plaque at the east side neighborhood meeting to honor her and all of the work she did! Please join us in thanking her and wishing her the very best!

Meet this year's teen garden crew! 🌱☀️ Say hi as you see us working in the neighborhood and at the market this season!

Easter egg hunt today in our Three Sisters Park greenspace just before the rain! Happy Easter from all of us 🐣 #thanks @mpslakers Foodie Club and other donors for the many wonderful eggs and spring bulbs and to our garden teens for helping! 🪻🌷

Thank you, Salvias, for preparing an amazing Easter dinner! ❤️ 🐣 See you at 4:30, neighbors! 😋

See you Monday!! 🐣🌼 #thankyou to our volunteers, @lora.caldwell.9 neighbors, and partner St. Paul's!

Big shout out to @mpslakers Foodie Club for stuffing a fantastic 500 eggs for our upcoming garden Easter egg hunt in the neighborhood! #grateful #easter #volunteersrock

Big shout out to @mpslakers Foodie Club for stuffing a fantastic 500 eggs for our upcoming garden Easter egg hunt in the neighborhood! #grateful #easter #volunteersrock

Happening in the neighborhood on Saturday! Come check it out! @coppercarriage

Happy spring! Help us as we head into many lovely #spring things 🌱 Please share or reach out to us if you know of a farmer interested in being a part of the #littleitalyfarmersmarket ❤️ Sending out applications soon for what is sure to be an amazing 10th season of it! #farmersmarket #healthyfoodforall #erie #localfood

What an incredible morning, SSJNN staff learning paper making at @groundedprintshop. Thank you @ashypastore

Happy #firstdayofspring and a shout out to all of the great volunteers who helped with neighborhood cleanup on Saturday! Two dumpsters filled! #grateful #spring #cleanup

Sneak peek of a #gala silent auction item that just arrived! This beaute of a bike table was made by bicycle program volunteer @soerratic and will be available to bid on at the event and online! 🚲 #share #neighbortoneighbor #bikelove #silentauction #grateful

Sneak peek of a #gala silent auction item that just arrived! This beaute of a bike table was made by bicycle program volunteer @soerratic and will be available to bid on at the event and online! 🚲 #share #neighbortoneighbor #bikelove #silentauction #grateful

Some great gala baskets coming in from gracious donors like Rachel here! Interested in bidding or being part? Link in bio! #guessthattunegala 🎶 🌼 #grateful #erie

Huge #thanks to @cpramblers Campus Minister Ms. Grenci and students for the donation from their recent jeans day! #grateful #neighbortoneighbor

We're thinking spring today even amid the snow! Please join us next Friday-Saturday neighbors! #springcleanup #loveyourneighborhood #neighbortoneighbor

Big #thankyou to Kathy McClintock for making many fantastic, warm, soft scarves! Come stop by and see which color suits you for the recent snow ❄️ ❤️ #neighbortoneighbor #staywarm #february

3 AMAZING ladies are assembling the invitations for our 16th Annual Guess That Tune Gala on April 15. #volunteersrock

Thank you to our friends Jack and Nik, two chemistry majors from @gannonu, who led the slime-making STEM Group for our after-school kiddos! The group had fun learning about the chemical reaction that takes place in the making of slime and, of course, PLAYING with it!

At today's staff meeting we honored our coworker and newly sworn in City of Erie Councilwoman Susannah, albeit in a bit less formal fashion than last eve's swearing in 😉 Please join us in congratulating her! 🎊 ❤️

At today's staff meeting we honored our coworker and newly sworn in City of Erie Councilwoman Susannah, albeit in a bit less formal fashion than last eve's swearing in 😉 Please join us in congratulating her! 🎊 ❤️

One of our staff recently soaked up some great ag knowledge with other local farmers and growers at @pasafarming Looking forward to a great season with our gardens, #littleitalyfarmersmarket and urban farm teens! 🌱 What are you looking forward to this growing season? #eriepa @wildfieldfarm #urbanag @gardens_of_erie @eriefpac

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