Greener Partners

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

May 15, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$1,990,991

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

The organization operates farm-based education programs, as well as adult workshops and summer camp programs. The educators present seasonal, local foods to the children and plan lessons to teach the them where their food comes from. The adult workshops teach the "lost arts" such as canning, preserving, composting, home gardening and container gardening. As part of that experiential learning program, families are encouraged to pick their own vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers on the farm. In 2012, the organization held 74 on farm programming activities, engaging 1,539 children and adults. They also hosted 77 volunteer days, engaging 420 children and adults.

Activity 3

The organization operates farm-to-school education programs including seed to snack, a nutriton-focused youth education program that exposes youth to seasonal eating connecting them to food grown on our farms. In 2012, the organization provided seed to snack to over 5,000 student in 25 schools and 4 counties. The organization also provides the sol food program which is a teen leadership and peer mentoring program based at our community garden in north philadelphia. Through that program the organization engaged 60 middle school and high school youth using their garden based curriculum that teaches teens about gardening, cooking and food justice.

Filer

EIN

26-2212927