COVID-19
Environment: How One Organization is Working Toward Building a Greener City
The Philadelphia Orchard Project’s Co-Executive Director Kim Jordan discusses her personal journey and the daily operations of POP. [continue reading…]
Community Garden
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…]
Uncategorized
Food: Spring Gardens Volunteer Coordinator Reveals the Human Side of Nature
The Spring Gardens Community Garden is a hidden gem in an urban jungle. [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…]
Spruce Hill
Squirrel Hill: Paradise In Progress Contributes To The Urban Farming Movement
Peggy Nowak has a house in West Philadelphia that sits next to the lot her old home used to be situated on. Since being torn down, Nowak reclaimed that land to create her idea of a lavish [continue reading…]
Point Breeze
Point Breeze: Community Garden President Looks to Leave Lasting Impact
Ian Kiesel is just a few weeks into his term as president of the community garden at Ralph Brooks Park on 20th and Tasker streets, but he brings years of experience to the role. Kiesel [continue reading…]
North Philadelphia
Strawberry Mansion: Five Public Resources
Since the late 1880s, Strawberry Mansion has been a residential neighborhood. There are many row homes and people sitting and talking to one another on their front steps. In addition to residential spaces, Strawberry Mansion [continue reading…]
Education
Southwest Philadelphia: Urban Farms Work to Take Back the Land
https://vimeo.com/92712823] Urban farms all over Philadelphia indicate that many people in the city seek control over the produce and livestock they eat. The concept behind this control is food sovereignty, which asserts that local communities [continue reading…]
Featured Stories
Olney: United Methodist Plants Roots in Community
In line with its dedication to combat city hunger and promote nutrition, Solid Rock United Methodist Church will host its Harvest Festival on Oct. 25. The event, from 4:30 to 7 p.m., will feature free [continue reading…]
Nicetown
Nicetown: Community Center Working Towards a Better Neighborhood
Nicetown Community Development Center President Zakariyya Abdur-Rahman first saw a strong need for a center that would provide a variety of social services to the people of Nicetown in 1999. It was after owning a [continue reading…]