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Strategic Plan 2024-2026

Dear Friends, In 2023, the Greener Partners Strategic Plan Working Group conducted extensive research and interviews to develop a three-year strategic plan that will guide us through to 2026. The process reaffirmed our belief that food education is at the heart of everything we do... [read more]

Einstein Family Medicine’s Rooftop Garden

Across the nation, healthcare providers are recognizing that food is medicine. Fresh food plays a direct role in our health, but many patients lack access to fruits and vegetables.  Since 2016, we have collaborated with Einstein Family Medicine in Norristown, to increase access to fresh... [read more]

2023 Gold Seal with Candid

We’ve just earned our 2023 Seal with Candid! Click the donate button at the top of our page to learn how you can support us and make a difference. [read more]

Feeding Patients Facing Food Insecurity

Greener Partners’ Farm Manager at Deaver Wellness Farm at Lankenau Medical Center, Breah Banks, was honored on 6ABC News as a Hometown Hero! Breah shared the important role the farm plays in connecting food and health for patients, students, and visitors. Since Greener Partners’ collaboration... [read more]

Greener Partners' Partnership with Wear for Good: doing good looks goo ...

Purchase the “Katie Nobody Knows Tee" or the "Katie Optimist Tee" from Corle + Hand’s Wear for Good line and 15% of your purchase will be donated to Greener Partners! Your support directly benefits Greener Partners' fresh food access, nutrition education, and urban gardening programs... [read more]

Greener Partners' Healthy Schools Project featured in the Delaware Cou ...

Thank you to the Delaware County Daily Times for covering our Healthy Schools Project, a transformational model combining fresh food distributions, food & nutrition education, and abundant school gardens. Read the full article to learn about our partnership with CCSA, made possible through generous funding... [read more]

GP Teen Interns are Making Changes… and so are we!

Greener Partners' Teen Leadership Program welcomed 4 teen interns this summer: Haron, Maya, Justin, and Heaven.  They are learning practical gardening and cooking skills, and exploring topics including nutrition, food cultures, and food justice. Our farmer-educators have worked to adapt this program to follow COVID-19 safety protocols in the Belmont neighborhood of West... [read more]

Food is Medicine at Deaver Wellness Farm

Doctors are increasingly acknowledging that the food we eat can play a role in keeping us healthy during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. But many patients don’t have access to healthy food.  Due to Covid-19, food insecurity is surging to record levels, with 1 in 5 Philadelphians lacking access... [read more]

BLM Statement

Dear friends and supporters, As recent events have unfolded, Greener Partners is once again reckoning with the impact of racism in our country.  We have found hope in the level of mobilization in our city, country, and around the world, from people protesting in the... [read more]