by Tito Caba, Green Space Director
Family Fun Days have become a beautiful rhythm in the life of our community — a time when children arrive full of energy and wonder, ready to play, ride their bikes down the carriageway, search for bugs, do crafts with Monique, and jump into whatever workshops we have going on. There’s often a chorus of voices asking, “Can we stay a little longer?” — a simple request that speaks volumes about how much this space means to them.
Over the past few months, we’ve been able to bring in a number of additional activities, allowing us to expose our kids to even more of the world around them. These have included partnerships with Rise & Ritual, The Village of Arts & Humanities, The Phoenix, Botanography, and the Philadelphia Orchard Project. We’ve been able to offer workshops in yoga, eco-printing, sound baths, community cooking, and poetry making.
One of the purest joys has been watching the kids harvest and enjoy fresh fruit — cherries, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and mulberries. Now, with bright eyes and stained fingers, they’re asking, “When will the peaches be ready?” “Are the grapes almost ripe?” Their connection to the land is growing naturally, season by season.
What we’ve created here isn’t just a program — it’s a safe, living space where children get to just be children. They explore, discover, and learn in a way that many don’t get to experience elsewhere. We’re nurturing not only joy, but also a deep relationship with nature, food, and community.
We continue to build on this vision with intention. Our pollinator garden — now complete with an educational deck — offers a peaceful zone where young minds can explore the “superpowers” of bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. It’s a space where ecology, history, and healing intersect.
As George Fox once imagined — a place where children can play, learn to make medicine, and connect with the natural world — we are now living that dream. With the launch of our medicine-making series, we’re teaching both children and adults how to craft simple herbal remedies, reclaiming old wisdom in ways that feel fresh and empowering.
This is more than programming. This is legacy. And it’s an honor to be part of it.
