Project Location
Ambridge
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Transit-Accessible · 1.5mi from Town Center
A transformative Food & Energy Hub that will redefine equitable access to food, workforce training, and economic opportunity for generations to come.
Beaver County has all the raw ingredients for a thriving regional food economy — over 100 farms, a workforce hungry for opportunity, and a community that has waited long enough for investment. The Hub is the catalyst.
“No public issue is as accessible to people in their daily lives as food justice. Everybody eats. We are all involved and we are all implicated.”— Dr. Clare Hinrichs, Penn State
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Transit-Accessible · 1.5mi from Town Center
The Hub is a fully integrated facility — not a collection of unrelated programs. Each element was designed to address a specific, documented gap in Beaver County's food system, and each one strengthens the others.
State-of-the-art culinary workforce training. Hands-on farm-to-fork education with placement pipelines into the food industry.
Modular kitchen incubation space for food entrepreneurs launching and scaling local food businesses.
On-site retail space for emerging food enterprises to test concepts, build a customer base, and grow sustainably.
Permanent, year-round SNAP-accessible indoor market — redirecting $43M+ in annual food spending to local producers.
Four-season growing, agricultural education, and community cultivation connecting the region to the land year-round.
Built-in clean energy and efficiency infrastructure — positioning Beaver County as a national model for sustainable community infrastructure.
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A phased approach ensures training and food access are operational immediately — with the full public market realized as funding and partnerships develop. Mission-critical from day one.
“This project is bridging communications and creating opportunities for community collaboration — leading to expanded access for SNAP / EBT, promoting food systems, and providing a model for greater food equity across the entire region.”
Jack Manning · Commissioner, Beaver County, PAWith $500K+ already secured in planning funds and a $3M RACP allocation from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the project is proven and shovel-ready.
Federal partnership completes the picture.
People across the state are standing behind this initiative. Join the growing movement demanding investment in Beaver County.
A permanent indoor farmers market with SNAP/EBT accessibility permanently redirects tens of millions in annual regional food spending to Beaver County farms.
State-of-the-art training kitchens creating a skilled, employed food workforce — from entry-level culinary skills to advanced food business management.
Permanent employment across culinary operations, market management, education, and community programming.
Direct and indirect economic contribution to Beaver County through wages, local sourcing, and increased foot traffic.
Founded in 2010, Crop & Kettle has spent fifteen years combating community food deterioration through workforce training, economic development, and agricultural education. Timothy’s farm-to-fork program combines rigorous technical culinary training with life skills, moving individuals from poverty toward self-sufficiency. The Hub is the organization’s most ambitious vision yet — and its most necessary.
RiverWise exists to organize community voice and power so residents can shape the trajectories of Ambridge and surrounding communities. Daniel serves on the boards of over thirty nonprofit and civic organizations, writes a regular column on community integration, and brings the network and strategic experience to make this project a landmark for the region — and a replicable model for the nation.