Community Farm
TEC-CDC and Walnut Hill residents are transforming an 11,580 square-foot plot of land at 4610 Market Street into the Walnut Hill Community Farm. This urban farm will connect residents to where their food comes from and create new local sources of fresh, healthy produce, while developing new community open space for all to enjoy! The Farm includes raised beds for individual community garden plots, as well as rows where local high school youth farm sell the produce to local markets.
The Walnut Hill Community Farm has been developed in cooperation with local residents, the Walnut Hill Community Association, and an Advisory Committee including a diverse set of stakeholders. The Farm is supported by the US Department of Agriculture’s Farmers’ Market Promotion Program, Farm to City, UC Green, and the City Harvest Growers Alliance program of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The land is leased to TEC-CDC on a long-term basis by SEPTA, which is also allowing TEC-CDC to capture rainwater off the roof of the 46th Street El station to water the plants. The Walnut Hill Community Farm received the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s 2011 Community Greening Award. TEC-CDC is grateful to all of the organizations and individuals who made this possible!
Sales Venues
You can currently find produce from the Walnut Hill Community Farm at the following locations:
- Right at the farm, on-site at the Walnut Hill Community Farm Stand (open Fridays, 3:30 PM to 6 PM starting in June)
- At 1234 Market Street, lobby level, in the SEPTA Farmers’ Market (open every other Wednesday, 11 AM to 1:30 PM starting in June)
- You can receive fresh produce from the Walnut Hill Community Farm every week by joining our CSA. The Neighborhood Foods CSA Program is a dynamic partnership between two west Philadelphia urban farms: the Posselli Farm (Urban Tree Connection) and the Walnut Hill Community Farm. Neighborhood Foods leverages the expertise and experience of two organizations at the forefront of youth and food economy development. Sign up at www.westphillyfood.com or http://www.farmtocity.org
If you are a community resident interested in having a garden plot at the Farm, are interested in joining the Neighborhood Foods CSA, or would like more information about the project, please contact Allison Blansfield at ablansfield@theenterprisecentercdc.org or 215-895-4010.