The city of Philadelphia is home to 1.6 million people, and the metro area has a population of 6 million. There are plenty of mouths to feed, and many of those people live in low-income neighborhoods where grocery stores are few and far between.

Taking into account these numbers, it’s clear that work is required if we want everyone in our city to have access to food—and not just any kind of food, but nutritious meals that will keep them healthy. That’s why urban farms are so critical: They provide fresh produce right where it’s needed most, while also educating local residents about where their food comes from and how they can get involved with growing it themselves at home or their community garden plot (if they have one). https://aboutagric.com/philadelphia-urban-farm-network/