Benjamin Rush State Park - Cultivating community through gardening

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The definition of a garden is a small piece of ground used to grow vegetables, fruit, herbs or flowers. But it’s much more than that. It’s a community meeting place. It’s an outdoor classroom. It’s an organic food market. It’s a sustainable hobby. And it’s a place to make lifelong friendships.
Ask anyone whose spent time in a community garden and they will tell you how important they are. For themselves. Their families. Their neighbors. And their communities.
As the only state park inside the city limits of Philadelphia, the Benjamin Rush State Park and its celebrated community garden are institutions that are loved and appreciated.
Located in the northeast section of Philadelphia, the park offers much needed open space in this busy area.
We have two guests for this episode that we’re going to be speaking to separately. First is Kaitlyn Gundersen-Thorpe, park manager for Benjamin Rush State Park. Second is Ron Huber, president of the Benjamin Rush Garden Association.
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