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A future garden of earthy delights

A community kitchen for a time of pandemic need.

Cristina Martinez, of South Philly Barbacoa and El Compadre, clears an area on an urban farm on a lot at 26th and Dickinson Streets, owned by Church of the Redeemer Baptist, in Philadelphia, Pa. on July 14, 2020. El Compadre, a restaurant space owned by the South Philly Barbacoa people, is transforming their space into a community kitchen that will feed people in need during the pandemic and after.
Cristina Martinez, of South Philly Barbacoa and El Compadre, clears an area on an urban farm on a lot at 26th and Dickinson Streets, owned by Church of the Redeemer Baptist, in Philadelphia, Pa. on July 14, 2020. El Compadre, a restaurant space owned by the South Philly Barbacoa people, is transforming their space into a community kitchen that will feed people in need during the pandemic and after.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer

Cristina Martinez, of South Philly Barbacoa and El Compadre, clears an area on an urban farm on a lot at 26th and Dickinson Streets, owned by Church of the Redeemer Baptist, in Philadelphia. El Compadre, a restaurant space owned by the South Philly Barbacoa people, is transforming their space into a community kitchen that will feed people in need during the pandemic and after.