Gardener John

“Everything you see in cans, in the supermarket, someone raised it.”     Name: John Young Born: Bethlehem, PA Years Gardening: 35 – 40 Years Gardening at Eastwick: 15 Produce Grown: Lima Beans, Corn, Tomato, String beans, Okra, Cabbage, & Cucumber   John Young is 86 years-old and he was born in Bethlehem , PA. […]

Read More » | July 11, 2012 | Category: Eastwick Community Garden, Garden

Gardener Don

“Gardening is not something you can walk away from; don’t give up.”   Name: Don Williams Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA Years gardening: 69 Produce Grown: Beets, lettuce, corn, chard, turnips, onion, okra, collard greens and cabbage. Mr. Don Williams has lived in Philadelphia his whole life. He has been living in Philadelphia since he was two […]


Rebel Mustard Greens

It’s early May and just about time to harvest the mustard greens we planted a few months ago. The insects and animals have been happily munching away on our cabbage and broccoli, but thankfully left our mustards alone. Although it sounds a bit goofy that we’re enjoying the food the deers left behind, there’s something […]

Read More » | May 13, 2012 | Category: Cooking, Garden, Recipes

Planting Chard

Our chard story began at the University City High School Greenhouse, where Penn student Rebel Gardeners Omar and Daniel planted chard seeds in flats filled with a 50/50 blend of promix and organic compost. Daniel and Omar are in the Penn ABCS class Biology of Food, and for their placement project volunteer with the Rebel […]

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Lentils and High Tunnels

The Friday before spring break was a busy one for the Rebel Gardeners and Chefs. We had 2 hours and 20 students to cook lentils and brown rice with ginger curry, cabbage apple slaw, and tropical smoothies while also weeding, turning, and seeding 5 raised beds and building two high-tunnels. With this ambitious and delicious […]


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Rebel Ganoush

Last Tuesday the SCRG visited the Eastwick Community Garden to see how things were going in the height of the season. But when we drove up to Pepper in the morning before going to Eastwick things didn’t look right. Our tomato cages had collapsed and lay flat, there stakes out of the ground along with […]


Read More » | August 4, 2011 | Category: Cooking, Garden, Videos



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