Category: beautification

Fall 2017 Street Clean-up!

FALL STREET CLEAN-UP! November 4th @ 10:00 a.m. Meet at the EPX Community Garden (entrance on Watkins St. between 10th and 11th) at 10:00 a.m. for coffee and a light breakfast then head out with your neighbors to help clean our streets!

Spring Street Tree Planting

Our fall 2017 street tree planting is coming up! Please mark your calendars for Saturday, November 18th at 9:30 AM. We’ll meet at our usual spot – the community garden on Neumann Goretti’s campus (entrance on Watkins between 10th & 11th St.).  We’ll get everyone acquainted with tree planting basics and then we’ll head out…
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Green City, Clean Waters Survey

You are invited to participate in our survey measuring public perception and understanding of Green City, Clean Waters. Green City, Clean Waters is Philadelphia’s 25-year plan to reduce stormwater pollution currently entering our creeks and rivers through the use of Green Infrastructure like rain gardens and stormwater tree trenches. In this survey, you will be…
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EPX Civic Community Garden Partners with SEAMAAC

Check out our first ever harvest donation day at East Passyunk Crossing Community Gardens. So thrilled to be working with our new partners at Southeastern Asian Mutual Assistance Associocations Coalition (SEAMAAC) and to be able to donate fresh produce to folks who can use it! Check out this great organization. Check out our first ever…
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East Passyunk Crossing Community Garden Day

EPX Community Garden Day! East Passyunk Crossing Community Garden‘s first ever community day. The garden was open for Community members to come share in the peace of the garden, socialize with other members of the neighborhood, enjoy free burgers and hot dogs and help plants seeds and starters in the community plots.  

Free Tree for Your Backyard!

East Passyunk Crossing, Newbold Neighbors and Passyunk Square Civic Association are working together to host a yard tree giveaway this spring. Pre-register now for up to TWO free trees to plant in a yard on private property in Philadelphia. Choose between a variety of species – including fruit trees. Walk-in participants will be accepted at…
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