GREENSGROW FARMS!
We're Going WHOLE HOG...
...For our 'hood. Please join us for our
2nd Annual Kensington Community Fundraiser.
Sat., Nov 21, 5-8PM at the
Phila. Brewing Company,
Amber St & Martha St., Kensington.
Philadelphia Project Launches New Site
Phase one of a two-phase operation has been completed. We are proud to welcome you to www.greensgrow.org/philly - the new home of the Philadelphia Project. "What's the Philly Project?" you say...well click the link and find out.
Bike Rack Contest
Greensgrow needs YOU to submit a design for an artistic bike rack, so all of our cyclists can park in style. Click here to download the guidelines. Bonus points awarded for low-impact design, the use of salvage materials and of course, practicality. Submissions due Nov 25 at High Noon. The WINNER recieves a brand new Gary Fisher Bike.
Fall Sustainability Series
All sessions start at 6:00 PM, and are free to the public. Reservations are recommended email erik at greensgrow dot org. And when you show up, come to the front gate.
Freelance photographer Dave Tavani hung around Greensgrow for awhile.
Click here to see a wonderful slide show with narration that gives a nice overview of the farm...
Hey, Mary was on the radio not too long ago. (Not that she isn't good looking enough for TV.) WHYY 90.1FM All Things Considered and Weekend Edition broadcast her on "This I Believe" - and if you missed it, just click below and download the mp3...
Down on the (Urban) Farm (CBS News)
Inner City Agriculture Brings Produce Closer To Consumers, And Nourishes More Than Just Appetites
The search for delicious food can take you all over ... including places you might not expect. Rita Braver has been down on the urban farm: Click here to read the article. And click here to see the video segment.
Our Mission and History
We've Been Growing Philadelphia For Ten Years!
On a chilly cloudy day in March 1998, Mary Seton Corboy and Tom Sereduk pushed back the broken gates to an abandoned lot in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. Without knowing it, they were firing the opening salvo in the urban agriculture movement. Ten years later Greensgrow stands as a testament to hard work and harder heads. What was once a dilapidated industrial site is today an active vibrant Farm Stand and Nursery.
At Greensgrow we are dedicated to promoting social entrepreneurship through the reuse of land once deemed useless. In the process we are reconnecting city dwellers with rural food producers and promoting the greening of Philadelphia's homes and gardens. Greensgrow's non profit Philadelphia Project brings green ideas to life while Greensgrow Farm Inc brings food and flowers to our neighbors. Together we are building a better, more progressive and sustainable Philadelphia.
