UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh will celebrate the opening of the new Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, thanks to a $78,375 donation by Green Mountain Energy Sun Club. The garden and path are located on the hospital’s third-floor terrace, which is the largest outdoor pedestrian space at the hospital.
The newly revamped outdoor area features a painted “Mindfulness Path,” thoughtfully designed as an enclosed walking route. The path features kid-friendly designs and games such as hop-scotch. Along the path are metal planters and a living wall of house plants, herbs, berries, grasses, and other living materials. These will be harvested and used in dishes served in the UPMC Children’s cafeteria, a Sustainable Pittsburgh Restaurant (Silver) designated facility.
President of UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation, Rachel Petrucelli, speaks to guests during the opening ceremony on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, P.A. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Diane Hupp, president of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, speaks to guests during the ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Lucie Paolucci, 9, plays hopscotch with her sister Violet Paolucci, 5, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. Lucie has unilateral hearing loss in her left ear and was invited by the Ear and Hearing Center to enjoy the opening day. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Bok choy grows in the community garden, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Hospital staff take scissors from the table to cut the ribbon, officially opening the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Chelsea Kennedy, speaks with her son’s ENT, Dr. David Chi, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Flowers to be planted on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, P.A. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)UPMC Children’s Hospital staff and sponsors cut the official ribbon on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, unveiling the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)President of UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation, Rachel Petrucelli, speaks to guests during the opening ceremony on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, P.A. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Da’Vid Bey, 12, center, plants a flower in the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. Da’Vid assisted staff in designing questions and signage for the garden. He was invited by the UPMC Voice and Speech Center, where he has been coming for treatment once a week since 2012. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Patients and guests listen to speakers on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Elena Kessler, a genetic counselor at UPMC Children’s Hospital, helps Lucie Paolucci, 9, plant an impatiens flower during the opening of the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Lucie was invited because she is being treated for unilateral hearing loss. Lucie chose this flower because her favorite color is pink. After a years-long effort, the hospital will open the largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. The event was held on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.Jessica Lampert, Educational Liaison at UPMC Hearing Center, helps Colton Kennedy, 5, a patient at UPMC Children’s Hearing Center, and his sister Addison, 7, plant flowers in the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Elena Kessler, back, helped design and open the hospital’s now largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Addison Kennedy, 7, plants a flower on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Her brother is a patient at UPMC’s Hearing Center. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)President of UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation, Rachel Petrucelli, speaks with guests after the ribbon cutting on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, P.A. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Colton Kennedy, 5, a patient at UPMC Children’s Hearing Center, speaks to Jessica Lampert, the Educational Liaison, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)
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