Environment
Environment: How One Local Organization Supports Community Gardens
How NGT is building a greener and stronger city. [continue reading…]
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Environment
East Mt. Airy: Neighbors Work Together to Get Community Garden Off the Ground
A proposed community garden for Pleasant Playground, located at 6757 Chew Ave., is closer to becoming a reality. Organizers have been working on creating drafts of the proposed garden and hosting meetings to handle the [continue reading…]
Fishtown
East Kensington: Green Spaces Foster Sense Of Community
Even in the increasingly solitary digital age, people still often feel the need for community in their lives. In Philadelphia and cities across the country, green spaces of all shapes and sizes can fulfill that [continue reading…]
Education
How To: Start A Community Garden
Finding a place to care for plants or harvest crops in an urban setting like Philadelphia may not be easy. However, throughout the city there are more than 60 community gardens at the public’s disposal. If [continue reading…]
Point Breeze
Point Breeze: The Greening of a Neighborhood
Point Breeze homes don’t typically come with yards. An unbroken line of rowhouse after rowhouse is the dominant motif for several blocks on end, going up and down the compact neighborhood wedged just south of [continue reading…]