Gardeners Without Borders is a youth-centered, 6 week summer initiative by Black Girls With Green Thumbs designed to cultivate leadership, sustainability, and entrepreneurship through the transformative power of gardening. Inspired by the idea that gardening knows no boundaries— social, economic, or geographic —this program positions gardening as a tool for self-reliance, healing, and community-building.

Wynnefield Library
5325 Overbrook Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19131

Program dates
5:30-7p

Teens (14-18) will receive a $25 giftcard for each week of the program that they attend.

Gardeners Without Borders will engage teens in hands-on learning around urban agriculture, food systems, and DIY home sustainability practices. Through trauma-informed instruction, youth will gain skills that empower them to feed themselves, support their families, and even launch green micro-businesses or side hustles.

more than a summer program. it is an investment in

• personal development

• economic opportunity

• social cohesion

  By fostering civic engagement and entrepreneurial thinking in communities most impacted by systemic inequities and violence, Gardeners Without Borders aims to grow safer, stronger, and more sustainable neighborhoods—one garden at a time.

Attendance to all program dates are not required, but encouraged.