Urban Arboreta
Urban Arboreta is an innovative and community-driven model for transforming vacant lots into hybrid spaces for nursery production, green entrepreneurship and neighborhood use, improving the ecological, social, and economic health of a neighborhood by serving as a platform for community-based job training, local economic development and neighborhood engagement. More about this project >
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Southside Blooms is a farm-to-vase florist on the Southside of Chicago, providing unique and fashion-forward arrangements, while maintaining an uncompromising dedication to both the environment and our surrounding communities. Flowers are grown in environments which actively work to sequester carbon, not just reduce emissions. Every flower purchased from Southside Blooms creates jobs for at-risk youth,…
Read MoreNative Plant Nursery
A native plant nursery sits on previously vacant land in the Parkside neighborhood in the heart of West Philadelphia. LandHealth cultivates species variations specific to the local ecosystem, to support land health across our neighborhoods and region. Native plants create functional and beautiful landscapes that require less maintenance than traditional gardens. More about this project >
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The urban textile landscape is a network of small-scale gardens that cultivate plant fibers, animal fibers and dye plants for the purpose of natural textile production. This site will demonstrate the potential of plants to provide natural color to materials, teach residents environmental sustainability and entrepreneurship and support local textile production. More about this project >
Read MoreCommunity Pumpkin Patch
Volunteers with their Regenerative Agriculture and Environment Justice Program reuse tires and cardboard, which would otherwise end up in a landfill, for a Sugar Pumpkin patch. They encourage organizations starting out to engage as many grassroots organizers as possible. More about this project >
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