We are Kamila Florczak, Gianna Makler, Brett Riley and Maryam Al Mesfer, four senior Temple Engineering students excited to complete our Senior Design project.

We’re currently working with the Federation of Neighborhood Centers (FNC) to restore a greenhouse on a plot of land at 8th and Poplar streets in Philadelphia. FNC has established a community garden, along with a greenhouse that grows fruits and vegetables in the summer. It sells the produce once a week for a fraction of the cost compared to inner-city supermarkets.

Unfortunately, the greenhouse was vandalized and is in need of restoration in order to operate outside of the summer months, providing community members with affordable organic food year-round.

Inner-city residents often face serious health issues related to access and affordability of healthy foods. Being able to complete this project will allow community members to purchase this discounted produce all year. Your gift of any amount will help us reach our goal of completing our Senior Design project, while also supporting the health of our Philadelphia neighbors.

We would like to install an irrigation and ventilation system powered by solar panels. We also need to replace the outer walls of the greenhouse with a new cover consisting of a polyethylene/polycarbonate material. Our goal of $5,400 will cover the costs of the materials needed to complete our project.

