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2020 Mobile Market Recap Video

Take a virtual tour of our Mobile Market at historic North Philadelphia locations including the Church of the Advocate and the Uptown Theater, where we have been distributing fresh produce, hot meals, PPE, diapers, feminine hygiene products, books, voter registration support since June.

Urban Creators Mobile Market, Neighborhood Marketplace, and Free Breakfast Program

Newman’s Own Foundation – 2020

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May 2020 At Life Do Grow Farm

With COVID-19 changing the world as we know it, the Urban Creators are adapting to meet the rapidly changing needs of our community. Starting on May 1st, our team began its 10th consecutive growing season at Life Do Grow farm. This video captures the first few weeks of our 2020 season.

How An Urban Farm In Philadelphia Is Transforming Lives
Huffington Post – 2016

How These Urban Farmers Are Combating Food Insecurity In Philly
Buzzfeed & Hyundai – 2018

An Urban Farm In North Philadelphia Growing More Than Just Plants
CBS Philly – 2019

World’s Largest Lesson
United Nations Global Goals

Philly Urban Creators on the DNC
Philly CAM

Glbl Vllg Jam @ Life Do Grow
GLBL VLLG

Kalisa Marie Eats Philly: Life Do Grow Farm
Kalisa Marie Eats

Hoodstock Festival 2018
Noise Soul Cinema

JUICE: The HoodStock Recap

Articles

An urban farm fights to stay alive and growing

Philly Inquirer. Nov, 2020

Life Do Grow Farm: North Philly’s Ever- Evolving Ecosystem

Apiary Magazine. March, 2020

4 Black Environmental Organizations You Should Know

Blavity. Feb, 2019

Urban Creators’ HOODSTOCK is taking on ‘Land Sovereignty and Liberation’

Generosity.org. July, 2017

HOODSTOCK Festival Brings Together Art, Music, Food, and Freedom.

Philly Inquirer. July, 2017

From The Ground-Up: The Philly Urban Creators Enact Their Bold Plan To Educate, Energize, Empower, and Unite

Grid Magazine. July, 2014

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Youth Voices

“My first interaction with the farm was my first time performing at Hoodstock that summer. This was the moment that sparked up everything I’m doing now with my music career. The very next Summer I performed at Hoodstock again and went off to a music college for Recording Arts so I could learn how to engineer my own studio sessions. After I came home I worked at the farm for the Summer putting a game plan together and I was able to get a LLC for my company”

“Urban Creators taught me more about inequalities many people face. Whether it’s food injustice, income inequality, land ownership inequality, this opened my eyes to see the bigger picture of what plagues my neighborhood. Being exposed to these injustices made me get politically involved with the future of North Philadelphia” (2020)

“Justice means to me, like this environment right here (pointing to the Life Do Grow farm). We saw justice when we came here, put the murals up, grew the fruit, let any neighbors from around here eat as many fruits as they want. We see justice because this was a dump, and now look what it is.”

“I’m thankful for having the farm around because it has changed my life drastically and the vibes there are positive and safe. Folks at the farm continue to support my peers, and they have been showing us love since day one” (2018).

“It’s good to reach out to the people in the community because you can’t try to change the community if you don’t have relationships with the people there. I ain’t seen anything like that [here] in a long time.” (2015)

“It’s a relief, like a breath of fresh air….The colors and everything going on right now…..they do something, like they have an effect on a person. Stuff we don’t even know about.” (2015)

“You could come here and speak your mind, no question is dumb here. You can always ask questions, and no matter what your opinion always counts…..people will listen to it”. (2017)

“The Urban Creators have always served as a great stepping off point to give people the necessary resources they need to become successful.” (2020)

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