Agriculture
We are Soil; Soil is us
Activate-to-Relate II 2022: Community Volunteers work together to plant garlic and establish permanent garden beds..
Philadelphia Community Farm has historically been just that; a Community Farm. By utilizing a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, PCF previously served anywhere from 60 to 125 garden member households annually. One of the first CSA farms in the Midwest, the vegetable gardens offered shares for over thirty years without the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides.
Despite these practices agricultural degradation resulted from aggressive cultivation, and left the arable land on our acreage in severe need of regeneration.
With a change in farming leadership in late 2020, the CSA program was reconfigured. Our current farmers hold the ideals of a broader understanding of farming; one that seeks to heal the harms of colonialism by including the usage of historically diverse spiritual and cultural agricultural practices on the land.
These types of practices are traditionally rooted in indigenous land stewardship ideals from across the globe; they bring with them the opportunity for access through education and relevant historical contextual connection for BIPOC & QT peoples - thus marrying conservation with cultivation by way of liberation and activism on the land. In this way we not only foster places for Humans to heal from generational trauma, we offer healing to the land from which our produce is grown, passing the life-giving properties of healthy soil into our bodies.
By using small-scale intensive farming practices on conservation easement land, PCF has positioned itself to be a leader in redefining conservation to include agriculture. We see it as imperative to view conservation holistically; including soil restoration as a part of protecting nature spaces is non-negotiable for human liberation.
Annually we donate over 1500 lbs of farm fresh produce and farm raised meats to local food shelves and metro area food banks.
Historically we have opened opportunities for low-income families to participate in our CSA membership through a shared cost mutual aid program.
In 2026 we have reinvigorated our CSA Produce program. In order to provide the widest access possible PCF is offering Bi-Weekly (twice monthly) shares of produce! Shares are available at market rate, on a sliding scale, monthly installment payments, as well a combination of these. Get your shares here. This program is made possible in part through our partnership with Indigenous Roots in St. Paul MN. With pick-up locations in Osceola WI and the Metro area.
We use Regenerative Practices and focuses on culturally relevant varieties and historically ADOS and Euro-Indigenous technologies including and not limited to: permanent bed systems, Hügelkultur, companion planting, cover-cropping, biochar application, Jadam and Biodynamics.
As a farm, we offer wholesale* & retail:
fresh berries
culinary & medicinal herbs
soap
Current Animal proteins include:
Our Meat Products can be purchased as Pre-Order whole and half hanging weights direct from our butcher, and retail (farmer’s markets & on-farm) when available.
Our Local Flowers are available through our Bouquet subscription program and appt order floral bunches for events.
Our products are available for purchase online and farm direct. Check out our Farm Store for availability. To set-up a time for on-farm pick-up, send an email inquiry our way!
Click the link below of your area of interest.
*A wholesale price list will be available on our website soon.