Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

PHILLY FARMS: GROWING HEALTHY MEALS FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES

COMMUNITY GROWERS ALLIANCE

PHILLY FARMS FOR ALL

2016 PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW

COPY OF REEVITALIZE MUNICIPALITIES: BEST PRACTICES FOR COUNTY AND LOCAL GOVERMENTS

THE GENIUS OF PLACE: IMAGES OF GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES FROM AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD 1920-1984 [THROUGH THIS ONE-YEAR PROJECT, WE WILL IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND PRESERVE THREE VALUABLE COLLECTIONS RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF GARDENING, LANDSCAPE DESIGN, AND HORTICULTURE BETWEEN 1920 TO 1984. AN ESTIMATED 2100 ITEMS WILL BE DIGITIZED, CATALOGUED, OR REHOUSED, OR A COMBINATION OF ALL THREE TASKS. PRESENTATIONS OF THE ITEMS TO A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES WILL TELL THE STORY OF THE EVOLUTION OF GARDENING AND URBAN GREENING EFFORTS. THESE THREE COLLECTIONS TOGETHER PROVIDE RARE AND INTRIGUING GLIMPSES INTO THE HISTORY OF GARDENING PRACTICES AND LANDSCAPES IN U.S AND AROUND THE WORLD. DUE TO THE EPHEMERAL NATURE OF GARDENS, THESE IMAGES DOCUMENT PLACES THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGED OR DISAPPEARED ENTIRELY, AND PROVIDE HISTORY AND CONTEXT THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT EXIST.] [PURPOSE:?THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PARTIALLY FUND THE SALARIES OF THREE STAFF POSITIONS INVOLVED IN A PROJECT TO?DIGITIZE,?DESCRIBE,?AND UPLOAD ITEMS THAT DOCUMENT THE HISTORY OF GARDENS IN PHILADELPHIA, THE UNITED STATES, AND ABROAD AND TO DEVELOP A WEBINAR PROGRAM FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES.  ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR?OF THE MCLEAN LIBRARY,?THE PROJECT ARCHIVIST,?AND THE PROJECT PROGRAMMING?DIRECTOR WILL BE INVOLVED IN DIGITIZING AND MAKING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE OVER?2,000?MATERIALS IN THREE COLLECTIONS RELATED?TO?THE?BROAD?HISTORY OF GARDENING?AND URBAN GREENING,?INCLUDING THE?JAY V. HARE LANTERN SLIDE COLLECTION?AS WELL AS?MATERIALS FROM THE?NEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS ASSOCIATION OF PHILADELPHIA?AND?THE PHILADELPHIA GREEN PROGRAM. WEBINAR PROGRAMS WILL ALSO BE DEVELOPED.  EXPECTED OUTCOMES:?THIS DIGITIZATION PROJECT SHOULD FULFILL THE ONGOING NEED TO SERVE RESEARCHERS AND LOCAL CONSTITUENTS THROUGH DIGITAL MEANS. THE WEBINAR PROGRAMS WILL EDUCATE AUDIENCES ABOUT THE HISTORY OF GARDENING.  INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE HISTORY OF PHILADELPHIA HORTICULTURE AND URBAN GARDENING. THE HARE COLLECTION IS OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO HISTORIANS AND GEOGRAPHERS. TARGETED AND GENERAL AUDIENCES WOULD BENEFIT FROM WEBINAR PROGRAMS.  SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:?THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS. ]

THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON TRAINING, PUBLIC EDUCATION, AND INVESTIGATIONS TO ENCOURAGE NEW STORMWATER EFFORTS IN THE URBAN WATER AREAS OF TOOKANY/TACONY

NUCFAC: UNIVERSITY GREEN: UNIVERSITY-COMMUNITY URBAN FORESTRY PARTNERSHIPS

THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURE SOCIETY MCLEAN LIBRARY WILL SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTATION, PRESERVATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF PHILADELPHIA?S COMMUNITY GARDENS HISTORIES TO CURTAIL THE LOSS OF AN IMPORTANT PART OF CITY HISTORY. AS NEIGHBORHOODS SHIFT AND STEWARDSHIP OF GARDENS CHANGE, HISTORIES AND STORIES THAT REFLECT THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE GARDENS ARE FADING. THE MCLEAN LIBRARY HAS BEEN ENGAGED WITH COMMUNITY GARDENERS FOR NEARLY FOUR DECADES. BUILDING ON THIS LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP, IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY GARDENERS, THE LIBRARY WILL DEVELOP A SERIES OF DIGITAL PRESERVATION AND ARCHIVING WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT LOCAL GARDENERS IN THE PRESERVATION OF GARDEN HISTORIES, ARTIFACTS, AND RELATED NARRATIVES. CONTENT CREATED BY LOCAL GARDENERS WILL BE SHARED VIA THE SMITHSONIAN GARDENS COMMUNITY OF GARDENS DIGITAL ARCHIVE.

PHILADELPHIA GARDENS AND THEIR CREATORS, 1900-2010

THE PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (PHS) PROPOSES TO CREATE TRAINING SESSIONS THAT ADDRESS THE CURRENT LACK OF SKILLS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN AND IMPR

PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (PHS) WITH PARTNERS, NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PILOT PROGRAM TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE TIOGA AND NICETOWN NEIGHBORHOODS OF PHILADELPHIA. THE PROGRAM WILL BUILD COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES RELATED TO CLEAR AIR AND WATER THROUGH GREENING, AND LAY GROUNDWORK FOR FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

PHILLY FARMS: GROWING HEALTHY MEALS FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES