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The future health of our community begins with our children. Kelly needs a playground! We all need a more vibrant community space! John B. But it’s an empty space.

Together, we want to create a space that nurtures care for the place we all live, enacts good greening practices and creates a healthy space for our kids and adults to play and interact. Kelly School sits near the center of our Germantown neighborhood. With nearly 500 students, most of our neighborhood’s children attend Kelly. Our kids deserve more. We all do. Hansberry Garden & Nature Center has

included this effort as part of its mission “to foster the values and attitudes among people that motivate active involvement in the stewardship of our urban environment.”

Greening efforts will require the assistance of volunteers in renovating raised bed gardens, developing a rain garden to capture storm water, planting a long steep slope with native plants. Grants and foundations are being solicited to assist in the “heavy lifting” projects: installing a “wellness path”, building a playground, creating a performance space and other renovations. Special events will engage the entire community in supporting Kelly and its large yard as our community’s resource.

05/06/2026

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].

12/03/2025

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.

11/10/2025

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!

08/31/2025

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

08/05/2025

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

07/06/2025

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!

06/08/2025

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!

05/18/2025

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!

04/27/2025

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!

04/26/2025

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.

04/13/2025

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!

Address

5116 Pulaski Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
19144

Telephone

+12156684938

Website

http://kellygreenproject.org/

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