Greensgrow Farms

Had an excellent time. Loved the pig. Quite kid friendly. -Grace & Evan & The Adventure Treks

A visit to Greengrows Farms makes me so incredibly happy!! Located in the middle of the thriving Kensington section of the city is this lovely hidden oasis filled with some of the freshest, most delicious, locally grown produce, locally made goods and plants you can imagine! Not only that, but everything is beautifully and so thoughtfully displayed!

This produce is locally grown which means not only are you 1. Helping out the environment 2. Helping out local farmers, but 3. Helping yourself because the shelf life is much longer. It's the kind of place you will leave feeling satisfied knowing you did just a little bit to make the world a better place.

I always find the most amazing plump produce here. Some of the biggest blackberries I have ever seen! If you don't see something, just ask the helpful staff. Shisito peppers and heirloom tomatoes are definitely things I wait to purchase here. Gorgeous bouquets of flowers are scattered around making it hard to resist buying a bunch. Don't miss a trip into the greenhouse and a peek into the freezer too!

Their CSA (Community Supported Agricultural) program is fantastic! You can choose a full or half share and it's available all year round which is something I haven't seen elsewhere. You will pick up your box of the freshest, in season veggies and fruits as well as a protein, be it animal or plant based such as tofu or seitan (your choice). You will also be treated to dairy or other fun prepared foods! You may choose to pick up at this location or the Greensgrows in West Philly, whichever is most convenient for you. It's so fun never knowing exactly what will be in your box! This isn't for everyone but I find the surprise to be exciting and it also pushes you to step out of your comfort zone and be introduced to items you may not have purchased otherwise! You can get more information and sign up on their website!

I bring the kiddos along who love playing with the house animals! So fun! Since we're schlepping a bit out of the way to get here, we usually then lunch at one of the fantastic nearby restaurants, making for a whole nice afternoon! You can easily park unmetered here and walk down to Memphis Taproom right down the way.

They have wonderful, informative workshops and amazing beautiful dinners in the garden in warmer weather hosted by their partners Birch Tree Catering. While the tickets to these dinners aren't inexpensive, they look exquisite and definitely something I would love to treat myself to one of these days! Follow Greensgrow on Instagram for the latest news, recipe ideas and pretty pics!

I couldn't recommend a visit here enough! It's such a feel good community! Check first, I believe they're closed on Mondays and hours change seasonally. We usually do an early weekday visit in the summer.

First time visiting. Great selection of healthy outdoor plants! Better variety than the big box garden centers and helpful, friendly staff. We will be back!

My husband and I had our wedding and reception here back in September and it couldn't have been a more perfect event. Lauren the coordinator patiently worked with us months prior to the date. Regardless of how silly the request, she answered every question promptly, scheduled multiple walk through with us, and gave us an incredibly fair price.

The venue again was perfect. The staff worked with us, using their own nursery inventory to decorate and turn our wedding into something so effortlessly beautiful. The workshop station was easily turned into a bar, they had a stage and PA system ready for our band, and our guests just loved vibrant setting.

Family loved the atmosphere and how easy it was to find from the highway. Friends loved how local and familiar they were with the location (50% of the guests were our friends who live in the area and frequent GreensGrow for their own gardening needs).

All in all it was the perfect day and we couldn't be any happier with our choice. Highly recommend using GreensGrow for any memorable event!

This place is great! We love it! It's a farm & nursery all in one place. Great atmosphere! Everyone here were friendly, polite, & knowledgeable. You can tell that they're very passionate at what they do. It's great to have a place like this in the city. The prices for the plants were also pretty good. You can find anything from flowers to vegetable plants & all other gardening stuff.

For all your gardening needs, stop by this place! It's definitely worth visiting.

Greensgrow is not what it used to be. Up until a couple of years ago I could rely on them for the staples of my diet: milk, eggs, yogurt, meat, and fruits and vegetables in season. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with Mary's death almost two years ago, or if it's because there's too much competition these days with other places to buy local, organic food, but Greensgrow no longer comes even close to meeting my needs.

I thought that by now, the middle of June, the place should be really hopping, and that there would be a nice, full farm stand. I went this past Thursday, and found only one very small counter of produce, literally only six different products, the only ones of interest to me being strawberries and some not very exciting tomatoes. There were no labels or prices on any of them, when everything used to always be well-labeled. And Thursdays were as busy as Saturdays; always lots of people working, lots of customers, lots of people picking up their CSA shares, and usually some extra stands with someone selling olive oil or some specialty foods or condiments.

This week there was no Metropolitan bread, no Philly Muffins, no lettuce or radishes or green beans, not a single carton of eggs or bottle of milk or package of butter or cheese or yogurt in the cooler, nothing in the meat freezer except a few packages of ground turkey and one package of chicken sausages, and the reason was obvious: no customers to buy any of it. I suppose there were no customers because they have already learned what I just did, namely, that there's nothing there to buy.

I asked the girl at the cash register where they were keeping the milk and eggs now, assuming that there must be another cooler somewhere else, but she said, "If we had any, they'd be there." When I asked her why they didn't, because it used to be that they would make sure they were well-stocked for Thursday farm stands, she shrugged and airily said she had no idea. And I'm afraid I mean that in the sense of airhead -- I used to know all the people who worked there, but now I only see new ones who never know anything when you ask them. I only saw two other people there: one buying some plants, and one who appeared to be working, though I couldn't tell what it was she was doing.

Apparently the place is not much more now than a nursery, and much as I have loved their farm stands and milk, meat, and eggs, I have never been impressed by the quality of their plants. Practically everything I've ever bought there has died, while the same varieties of things (annuals and herbs, mostly) that I bought other places have thrived in my planters and garden.

I'm afraid I will not be shopping at Greensgrow anymore. It makes me sad, both because it was so convenient for me living in Port Richmond, and because I was very happy to support such a hyper-local enterprise. There were people working there whom I really liked, who acted happy to see me every week, who knew a lot about the food they were selling, who made the experience of going to Greensgrow fun and fulfilling. Alas, no more.

I love Greensgrow! their plants are super healthy and their staff is very helpful.

My friend first took me to Greensgrow 2 years ago, and we found all sorts of beautiful plants for her garden. She also showed me how they have a deal where you can get a box of produce, and if you are low income or on SNAP, you qualify for a special produce program that they do. It's pretty neat, especially for the Northeast Philadelphia Region.

Greensgrow also has animals, and if you are really nice to the staff, they might let your children pet them! Its this cool and lively urban garden meets farm in Kensington that is very much its own unique entity.

I have continued to go to Greensgrow ever since, and I have never had a negative experience there. I look forward to going in a couple weeks to get some nice things for my backyard. I definitely recommend this place- especially if you are new and just getting into gardening! Their staff will talk to you about the plants and let you know what may be best for your gardening situation.

I fully understand the non-profit/community aspect, but selling a bag of potting soil for $19.99 when the same bag costs $9.99 at Whole Foods goes beyond common sense.

To celebrate the start of the summer CSA season (our 4th year here), I thought now would be a good time to review our Greensgrow experience. We have done both full & half shares for summer and 2 winter shares. I love this CSA more than the others we have joined for multiple reasons:

1. It's in the city, as opposed to a long-ass hike out in the country.
2. It supports multiple local farms instead of just one farm
3. Due to reason #2, there is a greater variety of produce/fruit in the share
4. You get a meatless protein every week & a "fun" item like beer or honey on occasion
5. WInter shares also include a meat or extra veggie option
6. You can take advantage of farmstand at the same time, if you pick up at Greensgrow
7. They have a huge nursery on site also, as well as animals (Hi Milkshake!!)

We have recently opted for the half-share during the summer, which is actually a full share size that you pick up every other week (instead of every week). It's a lot of food & our little family can't quite get through the whole thing in a week. So the half-share is a good option. Plus, the season is so long (26 weeks?), that a full share can tie you down too much for vacations etc. The best thing is that you can pick a payment plan option to reduce the burden on your wallet. I think we pay about $145 in just 3 easy installments (cue TV announcer voice-over here).

If you don't like too much commitment, just skip the CSA route altogether though. Stop by on a Thursday evening or Saturday morning/afternoon when they have the farmstand going instead. Cruise around the farm and buy some plants. They sell baskets and gift-y stuff too. They also have fun craft fairs & block parties sometimes.

We love and support Greensgrow. My 5 year old's class took a wonderful field trip here - and kids need to know about farming and Urban farming.

It is very important that we support locavore ventures and sustainable agriculture.

Go, Grennsgrow!