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From April - November

London Legacy Garden

London Legacy Garden is a living memorial to Welfare Reform activist, Pauline London. We honor her legacy by growing organic produce and providing a safer space for children. London Legacy Garden provides seed-starting, growing, and harvesting to intersted neighbors on Upland street.

In The beginning

Saving the Land

In the summer of 2018, I was able to save the land the day before a Sheriff Sale. 

Partnerships

I collaborated with the Philadelphia Goat Project and leased four goats to assist with “goat-scapping.” Over four days, the goats ate poison ivy, morning glory vines, and other weeds to prepare the land. 

Hardscaping

LLG, partnered with a women-owned construction contractor to have front steps and a retaining wall built for easy access

Building Community

The folks from Philly City Repair project works with LLG each season to host volunteer work days and to host fundraisers for garden initiatives. 

Pollinator site

LLG was honored to receive over 250 pollinator plants to assist in becoming a pollinator garden

Growing

Several raised beds, fruit trees, perrinnials, and bushes have been planted over the years with more projects to come.

“In a context of limited resources and pervasive inequalities, priority attention must be given to the task of promoting a wider range of choices for those who have few, if any, choices.”
 -Norman Krumholz

Gardener sign ups coming soon!