Farm for the City: Community Conversations and Discussions

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s (PHS) Farm for the City transforms center city Philadelphia’s Thomas Paine Plaza into a temporary, 2,000-square-foot “farm-as-art installation” to encourage public conversations about the role of urban agriculture in strengthening communities. All summer long, PHS hosts a series of community discussions with local gardeners, community leaders, farmers, environmentalists, and activists on a range of food-related and environmental issues. See a list of discussions below.

• June 26: Zero Waste Philly and Litter Cabinet
• July 9: Water Ways Collaborative
• July 18: Agro and Afroecology as Methodologies for Growing Life
• August 2: Sanctuary Advocate Coalition with guest Sarah Thompson, Growing Safety
• August 11, September 8: Penn State Extension: Master Gardening!
• August 19: Mental Health in the Food Industry
• August 21: Touch Earth and You’re Home
• September 15: Growth Potential
• September 16: Food Trust: Listening Session on Food in Philadelphia
• September 18: Soil Generation: Urban Agriculture Roundtable