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All About the Brassica Family

Led by four of the teens from the 2020 youth crew, this video gives informative and practical advice about growing crops in the Brassica family. We talk about how we grow and care for these crops at Ruth Bennett Community Farm to ensure that we have a healthy full season harvest to supplement our bi-weekly free food distributions.

Processing Loofah’s with Malik

Our grounds manager, food security activist, and loofah enthusiast, Malik Savage teaches us about one of his favorite crops to grow and harvest: Loofah's! From, harvesting to processing to seed saving for the following season, Malik shows us what goes into preparing loofah's for their final form as the scrubby spongey cleaning tools we know and love.

Mixed Flower Bouquet Tutorial

2020 flower apprentice Bella walks us through creating a market quality mixed bouquet. She explains the different essential pieces of creating a bouquet, touching on basic design elements and tips for increasing market appeal. All the bouquets from Ruth Bennett Community Farm are crafted using our organic and seasonal flowers grown on at our farm in Chester! During the season you can buy our bouquets at https://phillyfoodworks.com/ .

Youth Led Farm Tour

Three teenagers from Chester who worked at the farm during the summer of 2020 explain some of the inner workings of the farm. Jasmine talks about our flower operation while Nilah and Ahmaj give us both sides of what goes into putting on our bi-weekly free food distributions.