In brief: News from North Park, McCandless Democrats and more

Making your garden grow

Join the Allegheny County Master Gardeners for a free celebration of all things gardens and gardening from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 29 at the North Park demonstration gardens at the corner of Babcock Boulevard and Ingomar Road.

The event will include kid’s activities, garlic tasting, speakers, an opportunity to get answers to all your gardening questions, garden tours and more. Gardening and community environmental groups will discuss what they do.

Check out the colorful and abundant annual beds. Get a whiff of the aromas of the herb garden. Explore containers in the sensory garden. Observe insect visitors in the pollinator gardens. Enjoy the creative whimsy of the flowerpot people in the “moon bed”. Check out the newly developed wet or “vernal pool” garden for that soggy area of your garden. There is something for gardeners of every stripe.

Penn State ice cream will be available.

McCandless Democrats

McCandless Democrats will host their Summer 2023 Meet & Greet Aug. 4, at Devlin Park, 9955 Grubbs Rd., behind Town Hall.

The event will take place from 5-8 p.m.

People can meet candidates, elected officials, local committee members and neighbors. Light refreshments will be served. There will be raffle baskets and donations of backpacks and school supplies accepted for Crisis Center North.

More information is available at mccandless dems.org and McCandless Democrats on Facebook.

Farmers Market Vouchers

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services Area Agency on Aging announced that it will again administer the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.

The program provides a set of four vouchers for a total of $50 to help eligible older adults supplement their diets with locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables.

Vouchers will begin to be distributed July 25 by the AAA senior center network on a first come, first served basis. Those who are eligible but can’t get to a senior center may designate a proxy to pick up and redeem the vouchers. There is a limit of four proxy forms per person.

The vouchers may be used through Nov. 30 to purchase Pennsylvania-grown produce from participating vendors at farmers markets throughout Allegheny County.

Those eligible are: Allegheny County residents who are age 60 or older before Dec. 31, 2023, not living in a residential facility that provides meals and have a maximum $26,973 annual gross income for a one-person household and $36,482 for a two-person household.

The SeniorLine can be contacted at 412-350-5460 for more information, including distribution sites, proxy forms and locations of farmers markets.