The Penn Garden

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Through the efforts of U Penn undergrads, spearheaded by Sandra Zhao, there is now a community garden on campus.  The mission of The Penn Garden is ” to educate the Penn community about urban agriculture and to advocate for environmentally friendly, fair food systems.”  There will be an Urban Studies course on urban ag developed around the garden, and lots of work days for the greater West Philly community to help plant and harvest.  The food will be sold to the dining hall, sold to the community at the on-campus farmer’s market, and donated to local food banks.  Here’s the garden’s blog.