Four years ago, when we realized our garden was at risk because of U.S. Bank liens, we knew we couldn’t win security for our land on our own. We began organizing ourselves, our neighbors, and residents across Philly who love and care for U.S. Bank lien lots. Through our campaign, we canvassed more than 1000 lots and met 200+ lot stewards in Kensington, Fairhill, Nicetown, Germantown, Cobbs Creek, Kingsessing, and other neighborhoods with the most U.S. Bank liens. We used our collective people-power to stop hundreds of in-use lots from being sold at Sheriff Sale over the past two years.

Today, while we are relieved that the two U.S. Bank lien parcels at our garden will be saved, there are still hundreds of Philly lot stewards who have been directly involved in our campaign that are not included in the current deal, and they remain at imminent risk of losing their land at Sheriff Sale. We will continue our fight for community control of land, and we will continue to advocate against gentrification and displacement in every Philadelphia neighborhood.

Read more here: https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-community-gardens-vacant-lots-lien-buyback/

Join us this Saturday, June 10th as we inaugurate our accessibility plaza and raise funds to meet our $35,000 goal during our campaign: Growing In Resilience! The Iglesias Garden accessibility plaza is a fully accessible brick patio created to support greater garden accessibility for those in our community with different access and mobility needs.

With the hard work of masons in our community and dedicated volunteers, this project came together over the last couple of years and was funded by our last fundraiser in 2021. This space serves as a great example of our core values to make a garden for all people.

Join us for drinks, food, and live music 3-7 pm at the northwest corner of Lawrence and Norris Street.

Stay tuned for our upcoming events for the week of summer solstice starting June 17th! and please continue to donate generously and share our fundraiser Growing In Resilience!

help us reach our goal of $35,000!

On May 6th, we launched our annual fundraiser: Growing in Resilience during our Workers Day celebration and have raised close to $10,000 in our first couple of weeks! Big thanks to everyone who has come to our recent events and supported the campaign so far.

If you haven’t done so already please check out and donate to our campaign on chuffed:

As an organization, we only accept funding from places that align with our values, uplift our neighborhood, and do not require us to jump through hoops. We are looking for additional support to sustain the collective care of our garden and community. Funds from this campaign will be allocated to the following budget priorities:

If you are not able to donate please share our campaign widely!

We want to take this moment to also invite artists, makers, and crafters interested in supporting our work to consider donating a service, product, or craft you provide. Please fill out this form by June 1st if you’re interested in raffling an item and sending the donations to us.

Thanks so much for your continued support!

Garden crew