08/26/2026
We’re excited to announce the construction of our Agricultural Education Center! 🏗️
✔️ Located at 143 Armsdale Road, Kittanning
This Center will be a dedicated space designed to be a central place where agriculture, education, community services, and innovation come together under one roof.
Agriculture touches every part of our daily lives — from the food on our tables, to the clothes we wear, to the products we use every day. This Center will help us share that story with the public while providing hands on learning opportunities for our farmers, families, students, and community partners. 🌽🧑🌾🐷🐮
Key components of the Center:
🔑 Internet Café — Free public internet, laptop style tablets, digital literacy classes, continuing education classes, and farm to table products from local vendors.
🔑 Tele Health Suite — A private space for rural residents to attend virtual medical appointments.
🔑 Commercial Kitchen — PA Dept. of Agriculture licensed space for farmers, growers, and entrepreneurs to create value added products, test new business ideas, and extend the shelf life of perishable products through flash freezing.
🔑 Teaching Greenhouse — A year round learning space for growing native plants, vegetables, herbs, flower arranging, seasonal workshops, and community groups — all with broadband and streaming capabilities.
🔑 Teaching Kitchen — A residential style kitchen for in person classes, recorded cooking demonstrations, and live streamed interactive programs with area senior centers.
🔑 Outdoor Classroom — A 1,300 square foot learning area for youth camps, sportsmen’s programs, outdoor food preparation demonstrations, and seasonal markets.
🔑 Community Gardens — Raised beds and accessible gardening areas for hands on learning and fresh food production.
🔑 Incubator Office Space — A flexible workspace for start ups, entrepreneurs, and partner agencies.
Stay tuned for updates!
This project was financed in part by two grants: the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority, Capital Projects Fund and the USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Program. Thank you to our grant funders!
