An all-ages, multi-week wellness challenge to get Philly residents outside - gardening, walking, and moving!

Learn to garden, by tending the West Oak Lane Library Garden

Visit green and open spaces in your community

Train with family, friends, and neighbors for a neighborhood 5k - Grow & Walk-A-Thon

On Saturdays meet at the West Oak Lane Library for garden workshops & fun wellness experiences. Warm up with a personal trainer to walk around the neighborhood and connect with your neighbors, near and far.

Earn badges each week to reward yourself for satisfying health goals! 

2026 Program Dates & Themes*

• 5/23: Planting Day + Spring Into Wellness

• 6/6: Eating what we grow

• 6/7: grounding

• 6/20: garden healing scents

• 7/25: garden connections

• 8/9 - Grow & Walk-A-Thon (5K)

*subject to change

While the each program date is not mandatory, consistency begets maximum benefit…joy!