Sustainable Agriculture and Urban Farms

In Philadelphia, as in other postindustrial cities in the United States, the empty lots left by the reduction of population and industry provide an opportunity to build urban farms as part of co-operative development. This workshop will provide a look at how Weavers Way Co-op has worked in a collaborative with the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society (PHS) and their City Harvest program, Awbury Arboretum, the Saul School for Agriculture, and other non-profits. Today Weavers Way has just over five acres of farm land under production.