To Connect You With Urban Gardens and Farms in Your Communities
Welcome to the Urbn Gardn Farm Directory
Designed to Bring Healthy Food to Your Life
About the Founder
My name is Geré Johnson and I'm the creator of this Urban Garden and Farm Directory. Born and raised in Philadelphia (originally Lenni Lenape land), family and food have always been of most importance to me. Like many other people of color, I was raised in a food desert so I wasn't able to eat as healthy as I should have but now I'm giving everyone the chance to be healthier while supporting local black and brown-owned businesses with this directory.
Continuously being updated.
Urban Gardens and Farms
All of these farms and gardens use one or more ecologically sustainable practices such as little to no tillage, no pesticides, companion planting, integrated pest management, etc.
If you know of a garden or farm that you would like for me to include, contact me at the email provided.
The Urban Creators is a North Philly based collaborative, that fuses food, art, and political education as tools to nurture self-determination and equity in their neighborhood. Life Do Grow is a 2-acre urban farm, neighborhood sanctuary, and public space for radical self-expression, exploration, and creation. They produce a wide range of organic produce and medicinal herbs on 1/2 an acre of growing space, and utilize the rest of the land for educational and artistic programming, as well as public community space. Life Do Grow is also an entirely off-grid space, where they collect all of our own rain water, and generate their energy from solar panels.
Their current open hours are Monday-Thursday, 8am-1pm
Location: 2315 N 11th St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19133
urbancreators.org
The Sankofa Community Farm located out of Bartram's Garden at 5400 Lindbergh Blvd in Southwest Philadelphia has an African focus due to the majority of African American as well as West African immigrant families that call Southwest home. Sankofa uses a greenhouse for many of its produce and herbs while also receiving many of its help from families and students in the neighborhood.
Farm Stand hours:
Thursdays, 3:30–5:30 pm: 5400 Lindbergh Boulevard
Saturdays, 10am–2 pm: Clark Park Farmers Market, 43rd and Chester
South Kensington Community Partners has a series of three gardens in the South Kensington neighborhood. Cohocksink Community Garden at 1445 N. 4th St. grows organic produce for residents of Kensington and Fishtown. Tillmon Community Garden at 438 W. Master St. has recently created an eco-friendly pallet wall. And La Finquita on 428 W. Master St. hosts a farm stand every Sunday from May to November.
Mill Creek Farm at 4901 Brown St. in West Philadelphia is dedicated to improving local access to fresh, chemical-free produce at low cost for the immediate Mill Creek community and surrounding neighborhoods. They are a people of color-led non-profit organization in service of communities of color in need of basic resources. Mill Creek Farm is also dedicated to cultivating a healthy environment, growing strong communities and promoting a just and sustainable food system.
Hours:
Tuesday 10am-12pm and Thursday 10am-12pm
Saturday 10am-2pm
Las Parcelas is a Norris Square Neighborhood Project. It houses over 30 plots for community members with a kitchen on site for cooking lessons. Las Parcelas also hosts different performances while connecting people to the earth.
Location: 2248 N. Palethorp St. Philadelphia, PA 19133
El Batey is another Norris Square Community Project located at 169 W. Susquehanna Ave. This garden is known for its Taino plaza and many people host ceremonial rituals there. El Batey is a great gathering spot while also promoting positive energy and togetherness.
Resilient Roots Farm at 29th and Cramer St. in East Camden, New Jersey is a Viet Lead farm. The goal of the farm is to build local knowledge and intercultural and intergenerational unity around urban agriculture, nutrition, and social justice while also empowering community members to increase their access to fresh, healthy, and culturally relevant food.