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Environment

Environment: How One Local Organization Supports Community Gardens

May 26, 2021Abigail Margaret Newham

How NGT is building a greener and stronger city.

Environment

East Mt. Airy: Neighbors Work Together to Get Community Garden Off the Ground

June 3, 2019Jason Fedok

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

Fishtown

East Kensington: Green Spaces Foster Sense Of Community

December 18, 2017Austin Albright and

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

Education

How To: Start A Community Garden

August 28, 2017Jonathan Ginsburg

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

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Point Breeze

Point Breeze: The Greening of a Neighborhood

May 16, 2014

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

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