Dr. Carrie Rowe, Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Education | Pennsylvania Department Of Education
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Education Secretary Dr. Carrie Rowe, and Community and Economic Development Secretary Rick Siger launched the Shapiro Administration's 2025 Urban Agriculture Tour at Bidwell Training Center in Pittsburgh. The event highlighted a high-tech greenhouse expansion funded by an Agricultural Innovation Grant, where urban students are being trained for careers in culinary and horticulture fields.
"Feeding opportunities for growth and economic prosperity in urban neighborhoods feeds all of our futures," stated Secretary Redding. He emphasized the administration's commitment to strengthening local economies through investments that ensure families have access to fresh, healthy food while providing resources and knowledge to grow their own food.
Redding also noted the importance of partnerships with organizations like Bidwell Training Center, Grow Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council. "Supporting partnerships with innovative problem-solvers like the leadership at Bidwell Training Center, and others like Grow Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh Food Policy Council who joined us today multiplies our capacity to tackle major challenges like raising a skilled workforce and accessing land and capital."
Speakers at the event included Representative Emily Kinkead, Mayor Ed Gainey, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding, Ryan Gott from Bidwell Training Center, and Acting Education Secretary Dr. Carrie Rowe.
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