Kelly Green Project

Live near the John B Kelly school? Interested in gardening and growing your own? We’re gearing up for another season. Join the fun! Get in touch here or email [email protected].

We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon on Saturday at a dedication of three serviceberry trees to long time friend and neighbor John Trudeau at the Kelly School Garden. Many thanks to Ed and Carol Petersen who initiated the fund appeal in his name. Thanks to all who came, enjoying snacks from Das Good cafe, shared in the last-of-the-year harvest and great conversation.

New serviceberry trees put in today at the Kelly School garden! In honor of neighbor and friend John Trudeau. Dedication of trees and plaque Nov 29th. Many thanks to our garden family and partners from Friends of Fernhill Park!

The Kelly school garden just keeps on giving! Plenty to share for participants and free fridge program. A lotta love in them there plants!

Another remarkable harvest from the Kelly School Garden! And a fresh tomato sandwich with our friends from Friends of Fernhill Park food forest. A share of each harvest continues to go to local free fridges and food distributions courtesy of Harris and his Growing Great Tomatoes Together project. Great FUN Sunday mornings 9-11 for interested neighbors

A new sign installed, completed by Kelly 5th graders and Art teacher Kate Shindle, so much cabbage, multitudes of cucumbers, first tomatoes , celery, and much more! Join us if you live near JB Kelly school, 9-11 Sunday mornings!

Cotton going in next to our flax as part of the PA Flax Project. Looking forward to learning how they can be used! And everyone walking away with beets, lettuce, kale, peas, parsley and more!

A great day with the help of our friends from Philly City Repair Project at KB Kelly School Garden! Fence painted, beds weeded and planted and lettuce, greens, sage and parsley to share with all. Thanks for the help!

Today’s Kelly garden crew adding to the kids’ Earth Day planting with more lettuce, kale, kohlrabi, celery and homemade squirrel proof tomato cages (!)…while having a fun time! Sunday mornings 10:30, for anyone living near Kelly School!

We had a great time at Kelly schools Earth Day celebration. Kids helped us get plants and seeds in as well as begin composting with school lunch leftovers! Others were off cleaning up the newly renovated schoolyard. Thx to Weavers Way for the plant donations.

We started with 3 cubic yards of soil in a pile and ended with beds filled and ready to plant! Kelly School Family Garden crew did it again. Along with kale, cilantro and beets in the ground while the peach tree shows off!