Growing for Good 2025

We began our day with some delicious toast as we went over what we are going to do with the space behind the garden. Our plan is to plant wildflowers in the space to beautify it and attract pollinators. Previously, that space was covered with bramble and unwanted weeds. The maintenance crew helped us...

Today, Growing for Good visited Fernbrook Farms, which is a farm that has been in business for roughly 200 years, and has continued to grow and teach the community about food, agriculture, and the environment. The farm is used as an educational center for preschool-aged children, weddings, and CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Their entire...

Today, Growing for Good went to Novick Urban Farm, located at Fort Mifflin in Philadelphia. We worked on various tasks, such as wheeling soil to the garden beds, turning over soil, clearing sticks and logs, and planting spinach, cilantro, scallions, and parsley. After a brief donut breakfast, we boarded the bus and headed over...

We came away realizing that the choices we make when purchasing food are more complicated than we realized.  On Day Two, we had so much fun helping farmers by herding chickens, learning more about their farm layout, and the history of farming in the U.S. and in New Jersey! It was really cool to...

After meeting at school in the morning and going over the agenda for the day (and having delicious toasts!), we boarded the bus and headed to the New Jersey Nut Farm in Medford. We arrived around 10:00 a.m., met our hosts and heard about what they do on their farm and why it is...