Documentary – “West Philly Grown”

Watch this new documentary named “West Philly Grown”. By Clay Hereth. 2011. 17 minutes. (Must See. Mike)

The little half-acre that could: Urban minifarms, like Mill Creek, are keeping many Philadelphians from going hungry

By Dan Geringer
phillynews.com
June 08, 2009

Excerpt:

“When you use solar panels,” Walker said, “you don’t pay an electric bill.”

In a shoestring operation like Mill Creek Farm’s, that is one of many huge savings that help keep prices low for the fixed-income-neighborhood seniors who make up more than half of the farm’s customers and the low-income families that use food stamps to buy vegetables from the little half-acre that could.

“I know we’re small, by farm standards,” Rosen said. “But for a city, we’re big in terms of growing space. In another part of Philadelphia, I know a half-acre vegetable garden that is grossing over $60,000. We’re not doing that because we keep our prices so low that you can buy a bag of most things we grow for a dollar.”

Complete article here.