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• Nicholson Church Lane Community Garden Blossoms Again 
  Neighbors, gardeners, and community leaders gathered in East Germantown on May 14 to celebrate the grand reopening of the Nicholson Church Lane Community Garden (NCLCG), a cherished neighborhood green space that has connected residents through food, friendship, and stewardship for nearly 50 years. The ribbon-cutting ceremony marked a new chapter for the historic .32-acre garden at ...
• The “Miracle on Oakford Street” is Preserved 
  For decades, the Oakford Street garden has quietly stood as a testament to persistence, care, and community spirit. At the heart of it all is its longtime coordinator and manager Ms. Lydia Wilkins, who has dedicated years to ensuring the space remained a garden, even as the neighborhood around it changed. For Ms. Lydia, garden preservation ...
• Aspen Farms Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
  Aspen Farms is a testament to the dedication, knowledge, and passion that exists within the Mill Creek community of West Philadelphia. In 1975, Esther Williams gathered neighbors to clean up a vacant lot across the street from her front door. That was the beginning, as community members started to transform a place of neglect into a community gem, the ...
• Double Your Impact to Support the Nicholson Church Lane Community Garden this GivingTuesday
  The Nicholson Church Lane Community Garden was founded in 1978 under the leadership of Chris and Helen Nicholson. They had a vision for 234-48 East Church Lane, where rowhomes had been demolished to make space for a highway that was never built, which displaced families and left an overgrown abandoned lot. Chris and Helen joined with ...
• A Vision for Beauty and Community at Farm on Florence
  This summer, the Neighborhood Gardens Trust was thrilled to acquire and preserve a key property at the Farm on Florence, a community garden located in the Kingsessing neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia, making it NGT’s 54th protected garden. A vision for the Farm on Florence began to take root eight years ago. Sandra Dandridge, (pictured ...