Many thanks to the following friends and partners for the support and expertise they provided: Drexel's Urban Growers at the Dornsife Center for Community Partnerships, Trellis for Tomorrow, UPenn's Perelman School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Physicians for Social Responsibility, The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, Please Touch Museum, James Wright Recreation Center, Grace Wicks of Graceful Gardens, University Square Apartments, McMichael Elementary School, and The Boys & Girls Club of Chester along with Dr. Bill King who first introduced us to the world of gardening; Farmer Karl Ebeling; and two of Drexel University's former medical students -- Mr. Quincy Akaba and Mr. Stephen Acheampong.
Our Garden Adventures Club
Our Garden Adventures Club
"Together, our community can be Safe, Clean & Green"!
Mantua Worldwide Community, Inc. is committed to partnering with various stakeholders to inspire generations of future leaders who would be equipped to utilize gardens as means to finding solutions to various public health disparities. As young people learn how to cultivate their environment, through food access, chronic disease prevention, and nutrition education, these social change agents would be equipped to inspire a just and sustainable world beyond what their imaginations can fathom.
