Community Agriculture Network

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Program Overview

The Community Agriculture Network supports community gardens and other urban agriculture projects located on parkland within Philadelphia. There are over 800 residents at 23 garden sites, 4 urban farms, 3 school farms, 3 food forests, and 2 orchards that grow food, conduct community-led programming, and steward green spaces for neighborhoods across the City’s parkland. Over 25,000 pounds of food is grown each year at the gardens, of which more than 3,000 pounds of food were donated in 2024.

The produce supports families and neighbors through farm stands, farmers markets and food donations. Farm Philly provides the network with resources including land, compost, mulch, and technical assistance.

Farm Philly encourages autonomy at our community garden sites, therefore Farm Philly cannot make plot determinations or respond to inquiries about open plots at specific gardens.

History

In 2014 Farm Philly staff began to survey Parks and Rec staff to identify all food producing plots  on parkland. As gardens were located, Farm Philly staff went out to confirm a garden was tended there and began to build relationships with those stewarding the sites. The Community Gardens Network was created as a way to resource and support these gardens.  In 2018 the Community Gardens Network joined the Stewardship program as a part of the Parks Friends Network (PFN). By joining Stewardship, the gardens gained access to more resources and opportunities including event permitting support, participation in Love Your Park events, ability to attend PFN conferences & workshops, and eligibility to apply for small grants through the Fairmount Park Conservancy. In 2024, we changed the name to Community Agriculture Network to reflect the variety of projects taking place on parkland.

Find a Garden Near You

To find & contact a community garden on parkland near you, view the map below.  Email us at FarmPhilly@phila.gov with questions
*Shows gardens registered with Parks & Rec.

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Community Agriculture Projects on Park Land
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Community Agriculture Network: Community Gardens

Brewerytown Community Garden
Brewerytown Community Garden
Neighbors Garden
Neighbors Garden
Growing Home Community Garden
Growing Home Community Garden
Hunting Park
Hunting Park Community Garden
Roots Community Garden Fisher Park
Roots Garden Fisher Park
Capitolo CG
Capitolo Community Garden
Garden Court Community Garden
Garden Court Community Garden
Millbrook Community Garden
Millbrook Community Garden
Manton Street Community Garden
Manton Street Community Garden
Pleasant Playground Community Garden
Pleasant Playground Community Garden
Sartain Street Community Garden
Sartain Street Community Garden
South Street Community Garden
South Street Community Garden
The Spring Gardens
The Spring Gardens
Schuylkill River Park Community Garden
Schuylkill River Park Community Garden
Waverly Street Community Garden
Waverly Street Community Garden
Cobbs Creek Community Garden
Cobbs Creek Community Garden

Quotes from the Urban Agriculture Community

“The Community Gardens Network adds value to our gardens by protecting the land that they are on, and by supporting improvement projects in our gardens
“The Community Gardens Network allows our community members to grow their own culturally appropriate food from their own country in Philadelphia… The garden offers an affordable, convenient, and practical way for the growers in the community to make a space in the city for themselves.”
“The Community Gardens Network facilitates resource distribution (compost/wood chips) for us when the needs come up in the garden. We rarely have to wait.”