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Blue Sky Gardens Novick Urban Farm (NUF) was founded in 2012 as a passion project of one of the Novick brothers on the property of the Novick Corporation.

Blue Sky Gardens (previously Novick Urban Farm) works to create a Philadelphia where all children have access to fresh, healthy produce and the knowledge and confidence to grow, prepare and enjoy it. Novick Urban Farm is an educational production farm located on 1.3 acres in South Philadelphia, with a dual mission of providing healthy food access and education. With a focus on community outreach through our low cost farm market, we are dedicated to supporting and preserving food traditions that reflect the multi-cultural landscape of our neighborhood. The farm’s educational programs provide both children’s groups and people of all ages with hands-on experiences focused on sustainability, biodiversity, and nutrition. Headquartered in Philadelphia’s historic food district with offices in Baltimore, Novick Corporation provides food, essentials, and support services for childcare, education, adult care, healthcare, treatment facilities, and hunger-relief organizations. What began as an outdoor space with six raised bed demonstration boxes for childcare centers to bring children to get hands-on learning about food production is now a full-scale urban farm on 1.5 acres committed to offering *educational programming* and *community-centered farming and accessible food distribution* in the heart of South Philadelphia.

09/19/2026

Things at our community garden party that ✨just make sense✨

Late summer garden abundance! 🌱🌱☀️We’ve had so much fun exploring the garden with over 300 students this summer! Veggies...
09/04/2026

Late summer garden abundance! 🌱🌱☀️

We’ve had so much fun exploring the garden with over 300 students this summer! Veggies are still going strong and we’ll be running garden visits into October.

So far we have donated over 500 lbs of fresh, local produce to Philadelphians. We’re hoping to add to that number this fall.

See you all at the garden party on October 1st! 🎃

It’s all about cucumbers this month at Blue Sky Gardens! Growing, picking, pickling, eating; you name it, we’re doing it...
08/06/2026

It’s all about cucumbers this month at Blue Sky Gardens! Growing, picking, pickling, eating; you name it, we’re doing it!

This is the first time many of our students are making the connection between a cucumber in the garden and a pickle in a jar. Students at our school gardens get to harvest their own cucumbers and turn them into their very own jar of quick pickles to take home!!

These kind of early, positive experiences with fresh produce can plant the seeds of a lifetime of healthy eating! 🥒🥒🥒

07/27/2026

We have some big news! Novick Urban Farm is now Blue Sky Gardens!

Last year, we went looking for a new name and logo that honored our history and created new opportunities, both for the gardens we grow and the children we work with. Inspired by the open, seemingly endless sky at Fort Mifflin, Blue Sky Gardens was born.

While our name has changed, our mission remains the same, we are more committed than ever to creating a Philadelphia where all children have access to fresh, healthy produce and the knowledge and confidence to grow it, prepare, and enjoy it.

Click the link in our bio to check out the new website, sign up for a visit or make a donation!

Have questions? Send us a DM or get in touch at [email protected]
Thank you all for being here with us!

Smelling lemon thyme, looking for bugs and planting seeds! We’re having a blast this spring!! ☀️🐞🐞🐞
06/05/2026

Smelling lemon thyme, looking for bugs and planting seeds! We’re having a blast this spring!! ☀️🐞🐞🐞

The little seedlings that could! These guys made it all the way from greenhouse, into my office to avoid a sudden freez...
04/02/2026

The little seedlings that could! These guys made it all the way from greenhouse, into my office to avoid a sudden freeze, and then out across Philadelphia! 🌱🌱🌱 Some stayed at our garden at others went into the garden at and the rest are for our school garden sites in South, West and North Philadelphia!

And yes, of course I forgot to take a single picture with people’s faces…. Let’s see if I can remember for our next round of seedlings at the end of the month

Fruit trees are in the ground!! 🍒🌸Thank you to the wonderful team of volunteers from for helping us dig these holes! We...
10/17/2025

Fruit trees are in the ground!! 🍒🌸

Thank you to the wonderful team of volunteers from for helping us dig these holes! We planted a cherry, plum and three paw paw trees. Fig coming soon!

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6400 Hog Island Road
Philadelphia, PA
19153

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+12154671012

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