Deaver Wellness Farm

Cultivating the relationship between food, health and environment

At Lankenau Medical Center, we recognize the connection between nutrition and wellness. In collaboration with Greener Partners, we are one of only a few hospitals nationwide to take the progressive step of planting and maintaining a year-round organic garden on-site that is integrated into how we deliver healthcare. Our goal is to harness the power of locally grown food to strengthen our community’s health.

We offer a variety of farm-based education programs geared to school-age children. Through these programs, kids learn to connect with the source of healthy food, gain understanding of the science behind agriculture and leave with an appreciation for the value of healthy eating.

The farm includes more than 40 raised bed gardens, a greenhouse, composting area and a variety of garden stations, including:

  • Herb station
  • Seeds station
  • Field tasting station
  • Roots and stems station
  • Flower and fruits station

Fresh produce from the farm makes its way to patients visiting our teaching practice and is directly delivered to the homes of patients in need. This bounty of nutritious food is also used to address the food insecurity and chronic disease management needs of our most vulnerable patients, as highlighted by the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Deaver Wellness Farm's mission has drawn national attention from the Rachael Ray Show as well as locally, including 6abc's Action News.

The Deaver Wellness Farm has produced more than 34,000 pounds of produce and educated over 1,500 schoolchildren since its opening on Earth Day, April 22, 2016.

The farm also offers a peaceful campus for patients, visitors, employees and community members to sit and enjoy a peaceful outdoor experience.

Learn more about our farm-based programs for young people or reserve today by calling 484.476.3434.

The Deaver Wellness Farm project is funded by a generous gift from the Delema G. Deaver Fund.

Farm education programs connect kids to healthy food sources

The Deaver Wellness Farm offers school-age children and adults a unique, hands-on, garden-to-table education. This living outdoor classroom connects learners to the source of healthy food, promotes healthy eating and investigates the science behind agriculture.

After digging, planting, pulling and harvesting, students are able to taste the produce they have worked with in delicious, nutritious snacks that are served at the completion of each class. Each lesson at the Deaver Wellness Farm includes the harvest and preparation of a salad or healthy snack. All recipes are tree-nut and peanut free.

Choose one of our programs from our brochure and reserve today by calling 484.476.3434. All programs are age-adjusted.