Neighborhood Foods Farm

Urban Tree Connectionis now the Neighborhood Land Power Project Neighborhood Land Power Project (NLPP) is a 501(c)(3) community-based organization, and our mission is to build aneighborhood-rooted food and land system through community leadership development and land-based strategies in West Philadelphia. Over the last two decades, we have partnered with residents of West Philadelphia's Haddington neighborhood to develop and sustain community-driven greening and gardening projects. Our network of garden and farm sites are spaces forcommunal growing, gathering, and educationthat foster deep community engagement and leadership development of residents of all ages, to builda healthy sustainable community. Neighborhood Land Power Project is a grassroots organization, andwe rely on the partnership of community volunteers to make our work possible. In 2019, we hostedover 300 volunteerswho contributedmore than 2,500 hoursof their time at our farms and garden sites. We appreciate our volunteers from Haddington and across the city and region and their significant contributions over the growing seasons. Neighborhood Land Power Project is powered by people: our Staff, leadership, Community leaders and young people areshaping and carrying outour organizational goals, priorities and strategies to achieve our mission. It is also powered by individuals like you, our community of supporters that invest in our mission and our community. Your support enables us tosustain and growour programming and be good stewards of our community-based gardening, farming and green space sites even in the most challenging times. Together, we are building acommunity-rooted food systemin West Philly. Explore the evolution of Neighborhood Land Power Project in Many Hands, Light Work, a detailed, firsthand account of our triumphs and challenges as told by current and former members of our organization.