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Three events one community!
Sunday, October 15th was an action-packed day at the garden, Sankofa Farm, 56th Street Plaza, and the Schuylkill River. We were honored to host three events on that day to celebrate…
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BARETEETH bare love in the garden
In 2017 Bartram’s Garden was honored to welcome the artists collective BARETEETH on our grounds and in our community for an eight-month Southwest Roots Residency. On September 29th, they will…
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Like seeds, our Farm graduates spread the love!
August 10th marked a magnificent occasion for the youth-powered Farm – the graduation of 26 amazing summer interns. During their six-week experience, 9th and 10th graders from local Southwest Philadelphia…
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BARTRAM’S MILE: Ribbon-Cutting & Grand Opening with Mayor Jim Kenney
Bartram’s Garden hosts the ribbon-cutting of the new 1.1 mile Bartram’s Mile Trail, a new segment of the Circuit Trails that expands the Schuylkill River Trail to connect Southwest Philadelphia…
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FUN! Bartram’s Garden FREE events during Philadelphia Science Week
The Philadelphia Science Festival is a nine-day, community-wide celebration of science that takes place annually in April. Featuring lectures, debates, hands-on activities, special exhibitions and a variety of other informal…
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UPDATE: Where’s the Picnic Pavilion?
Latest plans about our Wedding Pavilion & Picnic Area from Executive Director, Maitreyi Roy: Hello All, Over the winter, we’ve broken ground on some new and exciting projects. There’s a “bandstand” at 56th…
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Meet BARETEETH — our Artists-in-Residence for 2017
Bartram’s Garden is pleased to welcome BARETEETH as its Artists-in-Residence this year. Bareteeth is a multi-disciplinary and experimental dance theater collective that pushes on pre-prescribed boundaries concerning identity, survival, and…
Read MorePHOTO GALLERY: The Farm at Bartram’s Garden gets ready for Spring
The Farm at Bartram’s Garden is already a beehive of activity, as our farmers Chris Bolden-Newsom and Ty Holmberg lead their teams in preparation for the growing season. The greenhouses are…
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HISTORIC FIND IN FLORIDA: 200 YEARS BEFORE THE BARTRAMS
You already know that John and William Bartram traveled to the South in their lifetimes, collecting plants such as the Franklinia tree. Among their stops was present-day St. Augustine, Florida,…
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