El Jarocho located @ 13th and Ellsworth St in the Passyunk Square neighborhood is a great spot for lunch. Make sure you go on off hours as the seating is limited. Try the tacos de lengua con quesco fresco and wash them down with a glass of refreshing horchata – a drink made of rice, almonds, cinnamon, lime zest and sugar.

Open daily 9am to 11pm.

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Take a break at the local tagueria: Taco Riendo 1301 N 5th St (@Thompson St)

One more reason that Philadelphia is a great place to live…

REAL FARMERS, REAL FOOD!

Courtesy of Farm to City

This season Farm to City operates 18 farmers’ markets including 15 established markets and three new markets – at the Reading Terminal Market, in Mt. Airy, and in Bala Cynwyd. In addition to a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, many of the markets feature meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products from pastured animals. The following list also includes an affiliate farm stand operated by the West Girard Community Council and a former affiliate market in Havertown.

Some of our markets are now open, known opening dates for other markets are listed.

Sundays

• Farmers’ Market at Reading Terminal now open!
  Hours: 9 am to 1 pm
  Location: On 12th Street (west sidewalk) across from the Reading Terminal Market.
  Products: organic vegetables, IPM tree fruit, berries, melons, herbs, cut flowers, seedlings, plants for roof gardens; meat, dairy, poultry, and eggs from pastured, certified organic farms; honey, wines, baked goods, and artisan chocolate.
  Local partner: Reading Terminal Market Corporation.
   

Tuesdays

• Rittenhouse Farmers’ Market now open!
  Hours: 10 am to 1 pm
  Location: Walnut Street (south sidewalk), west of 18th Street
  Products: IPM fruits and vegetables - beef and eggs from pastured animals
   
• South & Passyunk Farmers’ Market now open!
  Hours: 2:30 to 7 pm
  Location: On Passyunk Ave, off South Street just east of 5th Street
  Products: organically grown vegetables and berries – IPM fruits - beef, pork, poultry & eggs from pastured animals - artisan bread - John & Kira’s chocolate
   
• Mt Airy Farmers’ Market starting May 25th!
  Hours: 3 to 7 pm
  Location: The plaza of Lutheran Theological Seminary, on the 7200 block of Germantown Ave
  Products: organic and IPM fruits & vegetables – wide variety of meats from pastured animals – cut flowers and herbal teas
  Local partners: Valley Green Bank, Lutheran Theological Seminary.
   

Wednesdays

• University Square Farmers’ Market now open!
  Hours: 10 am to 2 pm
  Location: 36th St at Walnut Street
  Products: Conventional vegetables – IPM fruit & berries – dairy products from pastured animals – Amish canned & baked goods – artisan baked goods
  Local partner: University of Pennsylvania
   
• City Hall Farmers’ Market at Love Park starting June 2nd!
  Hours: 11 am to 3 pm
  New Location: In Love Park, 15th JFK.
  Products: IPM fruits & vegetables – vegetables from the urban farms of Teens4Good – baked goods
  Local partners: City of Philadelphia and Penn State Extension
   
• Fountain Farmers’ Market now open!
  Hours: 3 to 7 pm
  Location: East Passyunk Ave, at 11th and Tasker Streets
  Products: IPM fruits & vegetables - Amish cheese and baked goods – cut flowers
  Local partner: East Passyunk Business Improvement District
   
• Girard & 27th Farm Stand
  Hours: 10 am to 1 pm
  A Farm to City Affiliate Market; the West Girard Community Council is the local sponsor and market operator.
   
• Oakmont Farmers’ Market (Havertown) now open!
  Hours: 3 to 7 pm
  Location: Oakmont Municipal Parking Lot, Darby Road just west of Eagle Road
  A former Farm to City Affiliate Market; please visit their website for more information. 

Thursdays

• Suburban Station Farmers’ Market
  Year-round market!
  Hours: 2:30 to 6:30 pm
  Location: 16th Street Concourse between Market and JFK near the 16th Street elevator
  Products: IPM fruits & vegetables – beef & eggs from pastured animals
   
• Jefferson Farmers’ Market starting May 27th!
  Hours: 11 am to 3:30 pm
  Location: Chestnut Street east of 10th Street
  Products: IPM fruits & greens – beef & eggs from pastured animals – jams & baked goods from seasonal fruit – bread
  Local partner: Jefferson Hospital
   
• Bala Cynwyd Farmers’ Market
  Hours: 3 to 7 pm
  Location: GSB Lot, on Belmont Ave. near St. Asaph’s Rd
   

Fridays

• Roxborough Farmers’ Market starting June 5th!
  Hours: 2 to 6 pm
  Location: Ridge Avenue at entrance to Leverington Avenue parking lot
  more information pending…
   
• East Falls Farmers’ Market starting May 21st!
  Hours: 3:30 to 7 pm
  Location: Midvale Avenue near Ridge Avenue
  more information pending…
  Local partner: East Falls CDC
   

Saturdays

• Rittenhouse Farmers’ Market
  Year-round market!
  Hours: 9:30 am to 3 pm.
  Location: Walnut Street (south sidewalk), west of 18th Street 
  Products: IPM fruits & vegetables – mushrooms – goat’s-milk cheeses – milk and yogurt from pastured cows – beef and eggs from pastured animals – regular and gluten-free bread - honey – artisan chocolate made in Philadelphia - cut flowers
   
• Chestnut Hill Growers’ Market now open!
  Hours: 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
  Location: Winston Road between Germantown Avenue and Mermaid Lane
  Products: organic & IPM vegetables and berries - IPM fruit - goat’s-milk cheeses and yogurt - eggs and meat from pastured animals – honey – artisan chocolate made in Philadelphia
   
• Manayunk Farmers’ Market starting May 22nd!
  Hours: 10 am to 2 pm
  Location: Canal View Park, on Main Street near Gay Street
  more information pending…
   
• Swarthmore Farmers’ Market starting May 22nd!
  Hours: 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
  Location: In municipal building parking lot, across from the Swarthmore Co-op
  Products: IPM vegetables & fruit - mushrooms - meat and eggs from grass-fed animals - artisan chocolate and soap
  Local partner: Swarthmore Town Center, Inc.
   
• Bryn Mawr Farmers’ Market now open!
  Hours: 10 am to 2 pm
  Location: Municipal Lot 7 on Lancaster Avenue, in front of the Bryn Mawr train station, across from Ludington Library
  Products: Organic & IPM vegetables - IPM fruit – cows’ and goats’ milk, yogurt, and artisan cheeses – meats and eggs from pastured animals - European-style and gluten-free bread and baked goods - honey – artisan chocolate – plants and cut flowers

*Note the term IPM used to describe the fruits and vegetables available at some of the markets. IPM stands for Integrated Pest Management. The National IPM Network defines IPM practice as “a sustainable approach to managing pests by combining biological, cultural, physical and chemical tools in a way that minimizes economic, health, and environmental risks.”

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QUICK FACTS:

Philadelphia’s only true waterfront park
In  1683  the land that is now the park was part of the Lenape village of Shackamaxon
This was the year that William Penn famously entered into a treaty of peace with a chief of the Lenape
This peace between the Lenape and Penn’s successors would endure almost a century, until 1782
Penn Treaty Park was officially established in 1893
Significantly enlarged during the 1980s by annexing a neighboring former industrial site, the park is now several acres

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Listings and write ups courtesy of Ryan Briggs from New Kensington CDC and Frankford Ave Arts

Bambi Gallery: 1817 Frankford

A diverse sampling of five new artists in Salon des Filles. Most interestingly, Marie Ulmer, a lifelong art student with 75 years of education and practice in painting behind her, will be presenting her artwork for the first time ever. Maria is an East Kensington native who attended the University of the Arts, resides in the same house she grew up in, and is still producing creative works at age 91.
Reception: 6-9pm

Rocket Cat: 2001 Frankford

Will be featuring the  work of Josh Smith, aka LeJosh an artist known for printmaking and possibly most widely know for his SEPTA “Go Green” art installations and his work with Mural Arts around the city. He will be presenting some of his smaller prints, featuring brightly colored patterns and shapes.
Reception: begins @ 6pm

Germ Books and Gallery: 2005 Frankford

Is featuring the visual artwork of three creative musicians. From the gothic revival illustrations of Justin Duerr, to the twisted cartoon figure collages of Ed Wilcox, and the brooding black-and-white photography of Lisa Spera.
Reception: 5-9pm

High Wire: 2040 Frankford

Will feature Nature Works III, a collection of prints and an installation featuring stylized leaves and other organic materials, created by Joe Plageman. Also at the Highwire will be a performance by Toshi Makihara, a local percussionist.
Reception: 5-9pm

Liberty Cycle Garage: Susquehanna & Frankford

One of two new entrees to First Friday, Adam Cramer has opened the Frankford Avenue side of his Liberty Cycle Garage as a gallery space. Adam’s garage is at the rear of the greened and fenced lot directly across from Michael’s Decorators. He will be featuring the paintings of Bill Westervelt, which are, appropriately enough, inspired by motorcycles and their riders.

Goldfish: 2214 Frankford Ave

Will be featuring two artists this month, Charles Keenan and Erik. Charles is a painter who exhibits sensuous displays of the female figure. Erik, whose true name is a mystery, renders paintings with intense personal images interpolated with alternate realities.
Reception: 6-9pm

Mendez Gallery: 2480 Frankford

The other newcomer to First Friday is located in the front offices of Mendez Home and Investments. Their opening show will be Jassyone aka Jasmine Ramos, whose brightly colored paintings merge natural and manmade environments into a surreal blend of imagery.
Reception: 5:30-9:30pm

Proximity Gallery: 2434 E Dauphin St

Presents the works of Anthony Ferrara, a South Philly native known for his cityscapes. Ferrara has been driven since the 1960s on presenting Philadelphia’s neighborhoods in brightly rendered almost pastoral, scenes on canvas. 
Reception: 6-9pm

Memphis Flats: 1714 Memphis Street

Marie DesMarais will grace the gallery space as she explores the use of cartography as a figurative medium for expressing organic figures.
Reception: 6-9pm

Here is a handy dandy, printable flier(pdf) and map of events to take with you.

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There is a style of house for everyone in Philly.

The log cabin sits at the corner of Lawrence and Popular Streets in the neighborhood of Northern Liberties. Built on four lots by artist Jeff Thomas in the 1980′s with a truckload of logs from West Virginia. Thomas’s inspiration for the home came from the “back to the land” movement of the 1970′s.

It is a two story cabin composed of one room on top of another with a steel chimney pipe rising up through the roof. The cabin is surrounded by a low stockade fence, stacks of firewood and a stand of walnut, locust and black cherry trees. Across Lawrence Street where once there was nothing but boarded-up buildings, expensive condos and rehabbed houses stand.

The cabin seems out of place until one remembers that in the 1980′s Northern Liberties was a remote section of the city, filled with abandoned row houses and factories. Most neighbors have come to accept the cabin and some love it. It stands today as a testimonial to the artists who first took over the buildings and established the area’s eclectic ambience.

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