Plants, Food, & Medicine in Historic West Philadelphia (workshop)

5400 Lindbergh Boulevard,Philadelphia PA 19143

21 May, 2022

Description

Learn about historic gardens and how people used plants 200 years ago. Are you curious about what plants West Philadelphians grew, ate, and used 200+ years ago? Join Heritage West at Bartram's Garden to learn more about local historic gardens and agriculture, where these plants came from, and how people used them. Participants will also have a chance to create nature prints of plants grown in the area with Botanography. Open to all ages. Heritage West Heritage West: The West Philadelphia Community Archaeology Project, is a collaboration between community organizations the People’s Emergency Center CDC, Black Bottom Tribe Association, University City Arts League, Penn Museum, and Penn Anthropologists. Over the course of the next two years, we invite neighbors to engage with the concept of local heritage, develop a community archive, and embark on a local excavation at a location to be determined by the community.