Urban Farming: Mill Creek Farms

Mill Creek Farms: Farmer Levi & Farmer Tosheena

Here’s 5 food facts I am sure you didnt know

• Twenty-five million Americans live more than a mile or 15-minute drive from a grocery store
• The average item on grocery shelves travels an astounding 1,500 miles to get there
• People living in the poorest (social-economic status) have 2.5 times the exposure to fast-food restaurants as those living in the wealthiest areas. Thus Food insecurity has a high correlation with increased diabetes rates
• We throw away 60% of our lettuce and spinach
• We are already use half the worlds land and 30% of its water to grow food, but by 2050 we have to increase food production by 70%

Mill Creek Urban Farm is an educational farm and environmental education center located in West Philadelphia. They are dedicated to improving local access to fresh, chemical-free produce at low cost for the immediate Mill Creek community and surrounding neighborhoods.

Mill Creek is a people of color-led non-profit organization in service of communities of color in need of basic resources. They are dedicated to cultivating a healthy environment, growing strong communities and promoting a just and sustainable food system.