Hey, Mary was on the radio not too long ago. (Not that she isn't good looking enough for TV.) WHYY 90.1FM All Things Considered and Weekend Edition broadcast her on "This I Believe" - and if you missed it, just click below and download the mp3...
Down on the (Urban) Farm (CBS News)
Inner City Agriculture Brings Produce Closer To Consumers, And Nourishes More Than Just Appetites
The search for delicious food can take you all over ... including places you might not expect. Rita Braver has been down on the urban farm: Click here to read the article. And click here to see the video segment.
Our Mission and History
We've Been Growing Philadelphia For Ten Years!
On a chilly cloudy day in March 1998, Mary Seton Corboy and Tom Sereduk pushed back the broken gates to an abandoned lot in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. Without knowing it, they were firing the opening salvo in the urban agriculture movement. Ten years later Greensgrow stands as a testament to hard work and harder heads. What was once a dilapidated industrial site is today an active vibrant Farm Stand and Nursery.
At Greensgrow we are dedicated to promoting social entrepreneurship through the reuse of land once deemed useless. In the process we are reconnecting city dwellers with rural food producers and promoting the greening of Philadelphia's homes and gardens. Greensgrow's non profit Philadelphia Project brings green ideas to life while Greensgrow Farm Inc brings food and flowers to our neighbors. Together we are building a better, more progressive and sustainable Philadelphia.
If you would like to become a Greensgrow CSA member, download, print out and complete the Agreement and Registration Form and then mail us a signed copy with your deposit or full payment.
Hydroponics, Honey From the Hood, vermi-composting, bio diesel, school tours, on farm lectures, organic gardening workshops, green roofs, The Neighborhood Urban Agriculture Coalition (NUAC) community gardens and senior markets. A laundry list of crazy ideas? Absolutely. Click here to learn more...
Greensgrow Farm Inc
For some people urban agriculture may seem like a new idea, but for Greensgrow it has been our life and work since 1998. And although a former galvanized steel plant may not seem a likely site for a farm, when Mary and Tom went searching for property on which to build, old industrial land was what was available. A conventional farm seemed highly unlikely to spring from an industrial brownfield, so it was back to the drawing board where they re-visioned their urban farm employing hydroponic growing of lettuce. Surprising even themselves, it was a success. Click here to learn more...
Greensgrow is a registered PA non-profit corporation and well as a Federal 501(c)(3) - AKA a non profit (Our official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free 800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.)
