Welcome to Bunny’s Garden
A Community-Grown Initiative for Food Sovereignty & Sustainability
Bunny’s Garden is more than just a garden—it’s a movement toward food justice, sustainability, and community empowerment in Southwest Philadelphia. As part of The Common Place, our gardens provide fresh, healthy produce to families, educate youth on nutrition and agriculture, and create economic opportunities through our upcoming Farmers’ Market.
🌱 What We Do:
- Operate a two raised-bed gardens in Southwest with a total of 15 beds
- Operate a hydroponics garden in partnership with Green Our Planet, allowing for year-round food production and sustainability education
- Grow fresh, local produce to support food access for our neighbors
- Engage youth in hands-on gardening and nutrition education
- Host community events, workshops, and seasonal planting days
🌿 Our Impact Since 2021 & Goals for 2025
Since 2021, Bunny’s Garden has:
- Grown and distributed over 1,300 pounds of fresh produce, helping to feed thousands of families
- Provided free produce or affordable options through our food distribution programs
- Engaged over 25 children annually in gardening education through our afterschool and summer programs
In 2024, we produced 550 pounds of food, impacting over 1,800 meals.
For the 2025 growing season, we aim to:
- Increase food production to 700 pounds, impacting 2,800 meals
- Expand access to fresh food through our Farmers’ Market
- Deepen education efforts by incorporating hydroponics into our youth programs
Our Locations:
Bunny’s Garden I @ TCP: Started in 2019 in partnership with Sankofa Farms @ Bartram’s Gardens and Trellis for Tomorrow, this six-raised-bed garden is located on-site at Chester Ave and Cecil Street. It serves as the main educational space for our after-school and summer camp programs. Since 2019, it has produced about 1,100 pounds of fresh produce.
Bunny’s Garden II @ SWPC: This garden, started in 2024 in partnership with The Presbytery of Philadelphia and Southwestern Presbyterian Church, features nine raised beds. It produced 200 lbs of fresh produce in 2024 and anticipates a yield of 450 lbs in 2025. Like Bunny’s Garden, it also features a drip irrigation system.
100% of the food produced from our gardens has been donated to our SW Philly neighborhood via our weekly food distribution, impacting over a hundred families and thousands of meals.
Pollinator Garden @ The Common Place: Located on-site at 58th Street, this garden is a partnership with the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum. It includes various pollinator plants that support biodiversity, benefit the other gardens, and beautify our neighborhood.
🌽 Upcoming Farmers’ Market:
We are launching a Farmers’ Market to provide affordable, fresh food options for our community. This market will serve as a bridge between local growers and families looking for healthy, accessible produce, strengthening our commitment to food sovereignty.
👩🌾 Help Us Grow: Support a Full-Time Garden Coordinator
To sustain and expand our impact, we need to hire a full-time Garden Coordinator who will oversee the gardens, lead education initiatives, and develop partnerships. Your support will help us continue providing fresh food and meaningful programs to our community.
🌿 How You Can Get Involved:
- Volunteer at our gardens and Farmers’ Market
- Stay Connected through our Bunny’s Garden Newsletter and Instagram
- Support Our Growth by donating to help fund a full-time Garden Coordinator
Staff:
- Cameron Cephas, Garden Coordinator
- Gene Burke, Operations Director and Garden Manager
For more information or to get involved, please contact Cameron Cephas, Garden Coordinator.
Garden Partnerships: Our garden efforts are supported by partners like Trellis For Tomorrow (Phoenixville, PA), Sankofa Farms at Bartram’s Garden (Southwest Philadelphia), The Black Church Food Security Network (BCFSN) (Baltimore, MD), The Presbytery of Philadelphia, Salt & Light Community Church, Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Zion Baptist Church Ambler, Wayne Presbyterian Church, The Philadelphia Food Trust, and the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum.
Together, we are working toward expanding our garden operations and making fresh, locally-grown food more accessible to our community.