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Sanctuary Farms is focused on Digging Deep to Harvest Healthy Lives. We are focused on teaching community members about gardening wellness, and nutrition.
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Sanctuary Farm seeks to address the health inequities resulting from systemic racial oppression and economic injustice by converting abandoned and neglected areas in our community into spaces that promote safety, hospitality, nutrition, and growth.

07/24/2024

AS YOU START the day, take a deep breath and reflect on these meditations created by our students.❤️ It’s all about Self-Care and Kindness. Have a great day! 🥰🤗

07/24/2024

✌🏾+ 🩷 + 💦 = A great day for volunteering! We’re so grateful to Makayla and all you wonderful folks who give us a few hours to help tend the garden. We can always use help with weeding, watering, harvesting, among other tasks. To sign up and for more info, go to: sanctuaryfarmphila.org.

07/23/2024

AT SANCTUARY FARM, we grow smiles… and so much more! 🌻☺️💚

07/23/2024

HOW DRY IS IT? It’s so dry it appears we now have a self-appointed water guard. 😾😺😼😹 Rain is in the forecast tomorrow and Thursday, but we’ll believe it when we see it. 🙏🏽🙏🏾☔️

07/23/2024

NATIVE SUNFLOWERS are a great pollinator plant for our native bees. The farm is full of them.💛🌻🐝🖤

07/23/2024

HOMEGROWN TOMATOES at the produce stand!😍🤤🍅 Come get your free produce today until noon at 22nd & Cecil B Moore Avenue. Tomato sandwiches, tomato salad, tomato sauce, marinara, pizza sauce, salsa, roasted, blistered or eaten straight up, they are delicious and nutritious! Tomatoes are the major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene, which has been linked to many health benefits, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer. Despite botanically being a fruit, it’s generally eaten and prepared like a vegetable. What’s your favorite way to eat tomatoes?

07/23/2024

FALL SEEDLINGS are coming on strong! Yummmm, cabbage and broccoli.🥦 🥬

07/22/2024

GOLDFINCHES!! They’re back!💛🖤 We’ve missed these colorful and playful birds so much. How many can you spot on the sunflowers?🌻

07/22/2024

IF YOU’VE TOURED Pennsylvania or visited historical sites in Philadelphia, you’ve likely seen those iconic blue roadside markers honoring people, places and events of local, regional or national historical significance. After studying the history of Sanctuary Farm’s neighborhood, our Community Scholars have identified four noteworthy Sharswood and Brewerytown persons and organizations who they (and we) believe are worthy of markers: Coach Dawn Staley, the late Hank Gathers, the late Cecil B Moore and Project HOME. Wouldn’t it be awesome if the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Historical & Museum Commission approved and created historical markers to honor these distinguished individuals and organization? PHMC plans to reopen the Historical Marker Program for new nominations in 2025. Let’s make them a reality!

07/22/2024

Healthy eating changes lives, so why not eat the rainbow? Fresh, beautiful and FREE produce will be waiting for our neighbors tomorrow (Tuesday) at our produce stand from 9 am to noonish. See you at 22nd & Cecil B Moore Avenue. We’ll be waiting for you.❤️🥒🍅🥬🌶️🫘💚

07/20/2024

WHAT AN AH-MAZING celebration as our first cohort of Teens Can Cook participants completed the two-week program. They celebrated by cooking a mouthwatering feast! We are so proud of them. Go forth and nourish others! Please stay in touch. 💚❤️💚

07/18/2024

Marie’s flowers. 💚 Inviting pollinators to our gardens and creating vibrant, welcoming spaces for our North Philadelphia neighbors, our volunteers and our farmers to gather, rest and just be. 🌺🐝🌻🐤🌸🦋

07/17/2024

Food inequity is not an easy fix. Your support for Sanctuary Farm is vital to providing free produce in North Philadelphia, offering therapeutic gardening and classes on gardening and nutrition, welcoming neighborhood children for educational programs, and more. We need your help to continue this work. The need for our produce and programs has never been greater. Your gift of any size will ensure that Sanctuary Farm has the resources and programs that empower everyone we serve to live healthier, brighter lives. To donate, go to: https://www.sanctuaryfarmphila.org Thanks for helping us build lives.💚

07/17/2024

This just in from Sheila Watko of NBC10 Philadelphia. Tune in at 11:45 am and 4:55 pm.

07/17/2024

NEED HOPE for the future? Look no farther than our Community Scholars. They are bright, they are insightful, they are eager to learn, and they want to make a difference. Today, our scholars stepped up and served our community during produce stand hours by running our Tasting Station Cafe and helping with Pet Pantry distribution. We’re so glad to have you with us!

07/16/2024

DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS! At today’s produce stand, we served Veggie Stir Fry made with brown rice and farm grown vegetables. Created by our Teens Can Cook students!

07/16/2024

Watermelon and neighborhood children. Sweetness personified. 💗🍉

07/16/2024

WELCOME Community Scholars! This is the second year for the program, bringing together students from Malvern Prep with students from the community for two weeks to work and learn alongside one another about neighborhood history, food inequity, climate change in urban areas, and much more.

Today’s focus for the scholars was the history of the neighborhood around the farm. We started to explore the history of the area through historical markers, street names, and names on public buildings. We also began to ask how the history of the neighborhood around the farm fits into the larger story of under resourced areas in our society.

State Senator Sharif Street kicked off the Scholars program by talking to students about the importance of urban agricultural to address environmental, social, and health related concerns. He also saw urban agriculture as a profitable undertaking for young entrepreneurs. Thank you for joining us, Senator Street!

07/15/2024

YOU CAN CALL HIM most anything, just don’t call Jake late for dinner!😂 Not a minute after we put out the tablecloth for our lunch for therapeutic gardeners, Jake was front and center.

07/15/2024

TOMORROW is your last chance to wish Lynore all the best as she completes her year of service with us as a member of the Mercy Volunteer Corps. Lynore, we will miss you, your many contributions, your camaraderie and your heart, but we know you will soar in your social work graduate studies. You can wish her well at the farm stand from 9 am to noon at 22nd & Cecil B Moore Avenue. Lots of beautiful, free produce will be waiting for you, too! 🫶🏽🫑🍅🥬🥒

07/12/2024

Braving the heat, these student interns harvested 20 pounds of cucumbers 🥒. These and plenty more will be made available tomorrow at our produce stand at 24th and Berks from 12-2. Hope to see you. 🥒

07/10/2024

Everyone was flipping over these crepes our Teen Cooks were making. They made a savory one with mushrooms and chard and a sweet one with apples and strawberries. DElicious 😋

07/06/2024

NO NEED to worry about ghosts or evil spirits tonight.👻 Check out all of the garlic we harvested today!

07/06/2024

IF YOU’VE EVER tried to poach an egg, you know it’s no easy feat… unless you’re one of these talented cooks in our Teens Can Cook program. Today, in our second class, we learned to cook poached eggs and omelettes, and our young chefs did a masterful job. The photos speak for themselves!🤤🤤🤤 We are loving learning together!🧑🏽‍🍳🍳💚 .engage

07/04/2024

SESSION 1 of TEENS CAN COOK, our newest summer program, is in the books! In this program, students identified by ProjectHOME will meet with us multiple times a week in July and August, offering them the opportunity to build leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skills through gardening and cooking. 🧑🏽‍🍳 🥘🥬🌶️🫑

07/03/2024

IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE for our new intern Jared to keep Majesty’s elation in check after seeing our first ripe tomatoes.🍅🙌🏾💚 Look for a post introducing Jared soon! In the meantime, we’ll be eating tomatoes!🤤🤤🤤

07/03/2024

Last Saturday, Sanctuary Farm was proud to be represented at the Mass Poor People’s & Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly in Washington, DC. Under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. William Barber II and the sponsorship of the Poor People’s Campaign, our farmers Carolyn, Dan, David and Jan joined people from every corner of the country to demand that those in power hear the voices of poor and low-wage voters and other impacted people. Recognizing that poverty is the 4th leading cause of death in the US, resulting in more than 800 deaths daily, this movement seeks to mobilize 15 million poor and low-wage, infrequent voters ahead of this year’s pivotal elections. These voters and their allies could be the swing votes in key local, state and national elections. This movement is aligned with ours: to address inequities resulting from systemic racial oppression and economic injustice. Stay tuned as we develop voter education, registration and mobilization efforts in the coming months.

07/03/2024

WHAT’S GROWING AT SANCTUARY FARM? Radishes, carrots, beets, collard greens, onions, various fresh herbs, onions, scallions, lettuce, edible flowers, mustard greens, okra, kale, green beans, celery, eggplant, spinach, potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, summer squash, garlic, sweet potatoes, swiss chard, cucumbers, sweet peppers, hot peppers, winter squash, cantaloupe, black eyed peas, watermelon, leeks, and figs! We grow and share all of our produce for free to ensure our neighbors have healthy food. Eating a wide variety of healthy foods promotes good health and protects against chronic disease.💚 Our next farm stand day is Tuesday, July 9.

07/02/2024

WE GROW ‘EM BIG at Sanctuary Farm. Look at our beautiful tomato plants!🍅😍🍅 Our veggies are coming in strong.

07/02/2024

KEEP THOSE BAGS COMING! When you donate clean reusable bags for us to give away FREE produce, we’re able to save and use that money to grow delicious, organic produce for neighbors who lack access to healthy food. Thanks for these bags, ! If you’d like to donate bags, please bring them to our site at 24th and Berks on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 am to noon OR our farm stand at 22nd and Cecil B Moore Avenue from 9 am to noon. Thanks for your help!!🫶🏽🫶🏾🫶🏿 us

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2337 W Berks Street
Philadelphia, PA
19121

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http://sanctuaryfarmphila.org/

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WE ARE SO VERY GRATEFUL to students in the University of Pennsylvania’s Nonprofit Leadership Program for naming Sanctuary Farm Phila as a 2024 @thephilanthropylab grantee. Students in the Philanthropy and the City class formed pop-up foundations to award local grassroots organizations that are creating social change in Greater Philadelphia. Every day and in every way, that is what we strive to do for our North Philadelphia neighbors. Thank you for supporting our mission. @upenn_npl #bethechange #bettertogether #northphilly #philly #socialchange #forourneighbors

Everyone was flipping over these crepes our Teen Cooks were making. They made a savory one with mushrooms and chard and a sweet one with apples and strawberries. DElicious 😋 #teenscancook #kitchencred #farmtotable

WHEN IT’S BEASTLY HOT, it’s Friday, you’ve worked hard and lots of good things are coming your way... why not live in the moment. Have a great weekend, everyone! 🌞💦😎😊#haveagreatweekend #summerfun #summervibes #stayhydrated #toasty #hotandhumid #staysafe #urbanfarming #northphilly #philly

BEE-UTIFUL NEWS for pollinators, beekeepers and our honey lovers! 💚🐝💚 We harvested 200 more pounds of honey this weekend bringing the grand total for 2024 to 535 pounds!!! 🍯 And we salute the Commonwealth of Virginia for naming the European honey bee its official state pollinator! Check out the NPR story at: https://www.npr.org/2024/07/01/nx-s1-5022552/the-european-honey-bee-is-now-virginias-official-state-pollinator #pollinators #honey #beekeepers #urbanbeekeeping #urbanfarming #northphilly #philly

SANCTUARY FARM THERAPEUTIC GARDENERS at their best! Digging deep to harvest healthy lives. That’s who we are and what we do.💚 #therapeuticgardening #urbanfarming #northphilly @veteranshealth #healthylifestyle #philadelphia #forgood

THIS FARM CAT has it made. 😹 We love you, Rafiki. On the sweetness scale, you’re a 10. 😻 #catsofinstagram #meow #farmcat

HELP!! We’re out of reusable bags and paper grocery bags at the farm stand. If you have extras that you’ve been saving, we’d be so very grateful for your donations. Every donated bag saves us money that is better used for growing vegetables for our neighbors. Thank you!😘 #prettyplease #northphilly #sharswood #bags #philly

TIME IS WINDING DOWN for our days with Mercy Volunteer Lynore and AmeriCorps volunteer Megan, as they complete their year of service with us. 💚 To say they made a difference would be an understatement. They were hard workers, good friends to staff and neighbors, and wonderful ambassadors for Sanctuary Farm. We wish you all good things as you pursue your dreams. You give us so much hope for the future. @megan.elyssa @lynoreshaffer @americorps @mercyvolunteers @elonuniversity @saintjosephs #bethechange #goforit #volunteers #philly #urbanfarming #northphilly

Make the most of your garden bed by planting crops together. Andrea shows you how to plant spinach and carrot at the same time. 🥕 Happy planting! 👩‍🌾 #diygardening #plantingseason #gardeninghack #carrots #spinach #bettertogether #whynot #philagardens #northphilly #sharswood

THANKS, @hpcphilly, for including us in your “Try It Tuesdays” series.☺️ We’re so glad you liked our turnips. Come visit us again! We have our own spin on “Try It Tuesdays” at our farm stand, with the Tasting Station Cafe. During the summer months, join us and sample a plant-based dish prepared a new or healthier way. See you from 10 am to noon at 22nd & Cecil B Moore Avenue. See you next Tuesday!💚 #veggies #veggiesarelife #healthyfood #foodismedicine #tryityoulllikeit #urbanfarming #northphilly #sharswood #brewerytown

HEY, PHANATICS! Check out Jake fielding fly balls for the “farm club” today.😉 Let’s get a win tonight. Beat the Mets!🙌🏾⚾️🙌🏼 #urbanfarming #northphilly #Phillies #MLBB #nbcsportsphiladelphia #phillyphanatic

CARPENTER in training.💚 One of our sweet young neighbors is learning to build bee boxes!🐝🐝 #bee #beeboxes #drivethatnail #goodjob #sharswood #northphilly #urbanfarming

IT’S FUN watching our bees coming and going, bringing in nectar and pollen. 🐝 #bees #beesofinstagram #pollinators #honey #hivetalking #beekeeping #northphilly #urbanfarming #philadelphia

HERE’S THE BUZZ! Andrea and Majesty extracted honey from a couple of boxes today! 🐝💚🐝 The bees are going strong, so we’ll have some for sale soon. 🍯🤤 Honey is the only food that is sold at Sanctuary Farm. All proceeds benefit our work. #honeybee #ExtractingHoney #bees #yummyfood #northphilly #Sharswood

HAPPY EARTH DAY! 💚🌎💚 Beautiful days like these fill our hearts. We were blessed with great volunteers and therapeutic gardeners who helped us add beautiful perennials to our meditation garden, treat and build garden bed frames, harvest lettuce, water beds of beautiful young plants, and do some much needed weeding. The spirit of friendship was palpable throughout, starting with our morning reflection and ending with our community lunch. Special thanks to Jerome for sharing his many musical talents. At the end of the day, some of us donned protective gear to watch Andrea place a new queen bee in the hives and leave sugar water for them. 🐝 It was magical hearing the song of the bees. Ahhh.🌞We hope you had beautiful Earth Day, too! #happyearthday #bekindtonature #thereisnoplanetb #gardening #urbanfarming #northphilly #sharswood

Pumba must’ve paid close attenation to @ladydanni1 during our urban foraging tour last week. Look at him enjoy our catmint!😻😻#catmint #catsofphiladelphia #catsofinstagram #lookathim #yummy

Spring has sprung, with so much more to come!🌿🙌🏾 #farmers #urbanfarmers #urbanfarming #forourneighbors #heartandspirit #northphilly #sharswood

Here’s to a sunny and warmer week of planting See you Monday, therapeutic gardeners! 📸: @nialifeink and Andrea 🌞🫛🥬👨🏽‍🌾 #gardeningtime #therapeuticgardening #freeproduce #forourneighbors #sharswood #northphilly #urbanfarming

Mother Nature performs a beautiful rain song, while our seedlings and plantings are snug in their beds. #listentomothernature #rainydayvibes #Sharswood #northphilly #urbanfarming #philagardens

A highlight of our therapeutic gardening is sharing lunch at the end of our time together, and *everyone* loves it when Claudia brings the eats. Especially Rafiki. Good thing he was late to the party.😹 #hellokitty #rafiki #tenacious #goodtaste