New Orchards!

01/10/2011 - 12:34pm Ryan

We're excited to announce a few new partnership this spring, the first of which with ALAW, a local organization putting Philadelphians with autism in permanent supportive housing.  They're building a new facility for young adults in our neighborhood and have agreed to install a fruit orchard as part of the landscaping plan.  Our friends at the Philadelphia Orchard Project are going to help with installation, and then Preston's Paradise will be working with the residents to maintain and harvest the fruit.  A community vegetable garden is also in the works!

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2009 Workshop Schedule

05/14/2009 - 12:03am Ryan

Here is the most recent schedule of workshops for 2009. Most of our workshops will involve instructors from across the city using our facilities and materials to demonstrate an "approachable technology". We will also be working with Mill Creek Farm and other community organizations to create on-site installations. Check back often for an updated calendar. And if you want to facilitate a workshop or have an idea for one, please let us know! Location will be at the Preston's Paradise demonstration site (839 N. Preston St.) unless otherwise noted. Some workshops have a limited number of spaces available. If you would like to attend any of the offered classes, please email info@...
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464 IS the Magic Number: Summer 2009 Tire Round-up

06/04/2009 - 4:02pm Ryan

Abandoned Tires

In the span of just two hours, we collected 464 tires within a one-block radius of Preston's Paradise's main site and deposited them at the recycling site the city set up temporarily for the 2009 Philly Tire Roundup. Thanks to all who helped! Let this be the beginning of a beautiful summer tradition.

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Preston's Paradise on Youtube!

10/10/2009 - 10:26am Ryan

Check out this short piece that a couple of students from Temple made last week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL4E1NngyIc

 

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Preston's Paradise and City Harvest

12/04/2009 - 11:58pm Ryan

Preston's Paradise has been selected as one of the first members of the PHS Community Grower's Alliance (CGA). The Alliance is phase one of a three-year grant from the USDA to expand the efforts of entrepreneurial growers in Philadelphia and increase access to fresh and healthful food in all neighborhoods. As part of our partnership, Preston's Paradise will receives vegetable starts and supplies that we will use to grow food, and also to distribute to others to encourage them to grow as well. We're really excited about this program and hope it will lead to great things for Philly's urban farmers.  See the USDA grant description...
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Backyard Farming

03/24/2010 - 9:10pm Ryan

Starting this winter, Preston's Paradise is launching a new initiative to increase access to fresh produce in our neighborhood, and possibly other neighborhoods soon.  Tentatively named "OURfarms", the project will build backyard food plots in the front or back yards of participating households.  Each host family will receive 1/2 of the produce produced in their plot, and the other half will go to supply a community produce market for people without yards.  We're going to take care of all the actual farming, including building the beds, planting, weeding, and watering.  All the host has to do is provide the space.  Click here...
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Donating made easy!

04/20/2010 - 10:46pm Ryan

We finally figured out how to connect people to our Paypal account!  If you've been waiting to donate until it's so quick and easy, now's the time. Visit our ChipIn page here, and do your thing. Thanks!
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Join our events listserve!

04/21/2010 - 9:17pm Ryan

2010 workshops are now being listed.  Keep up to date on all the happenings by joining our events listserve. Just send a blank email to prestonsparadise+subscribe@googlegroups.com or go to our main googlegroups page here Check below for already posted events. See you soon!
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Welcome to Preston’s Paradise!

04/26/2010 - 10:43pm Ryan

We've gotten a lot of attention lately and want to welcome all the new folks to our online community.  Click the About page above to learn more about who we are and what we do.

The update: Spring garden builds are happening quickly!  We...

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More press!

05/11/2010 - 9:28pm Ryan

Check out this article about City Harvest and Preston's Paradise in the Philadelphia Social Innovations Journal.  Finally someone who actually quotes us responsibly. And a side note, the OURfarms backyard farming initiative welcomed its 6th and 7th members today with the building of two new gardens.  Ms. Darice and Ms. Cheryl are excited about joining our community of neighborhood partners.  And a special shout-out to Rachel, Cecily, Meg, Shinara, Suzanna, Joy, and...
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