{"id":2891,"date":"2026-07-21T13:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2891"},"modified":"2026-07-21T13:41:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:41:36","slug":"fox-chase-farm-volunteers-disband-after-more-than-30-years-following-conflict-with-philly-school-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2891","title":{"rendered":"Fox Chase Farm volunteers disband after more than 30 years following conflict with Philly school district"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><audio><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p>A volunteer group at Fox Chase Farm has dissolved after more than 30 years, members announced on social media this month. The group says dwindling volunteers plus new fees and restrictions from the Philadelphia School District made their work at the city-owned farm too difficult to continue.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2888\">Philadelphia offers forgivable $50,000 loans to help small businesses expand | Expert Opinion<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cWe finally folded,\u201d said Karen Eble, former president of the group, Friends of Fox Chase Farm. \u201cThe farm is administered by the Philadelphia School District and they were, I guess, not very open to us being there.\u201d<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>Friends of Fox Chase Farm formed in 1990 to support the 112-acre property that straddles Philadelphia and Abington Township and is owned by the city.<\/p><div><\/div><p>At its peak, the group drew over 400 local families, who grew thousands of pounds of produce for food banks annually and also functioned as a parent teacher association of sorts for a 4-H program, which some members\u2019 children participated in. The group bought equipment, loaned the program money, and attended farm shows with the kids.<\/p><div><\/div><p>The Fox Chase 4-H allowed more than a dozen youth, including many who live in Philly, to raise animals on the city farm \u2014 rare for a program that typically attracts kids whose families own agricultural land.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cWe\u2019d compete with the kids that grew up on farms,\u201d said Jim Kates, a longtime leader of Friends of Fox Chase Farm.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>The farm\u2019s 4-H was suspended in 2022 after the school district began charging fees for services it used to provide the program for free, such as housing the animals.<\/p><div><\/div><p>4-H had long covered food and veterinary care for the animals and split feeding duties with the resident farmer, members said, but the school district used to board the animals for free.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cIt would\u2019ve cost us $15,000 to have these kids keep their animals there,\u201d Kates said.<\/p><div><\/div><p>The district said at the time that the 4-H was not complying with new policies and procedures.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>\u201cFox Chase Farm is an educational facility operated by the School District of Philadelphia and is not in the business of boarding privately owned animals,\u201d a spokesperson said this week.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2886\">The Philadelphia Parallel Parking Association Championship already has 400+ applicants for 20 tight spots<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><p>Officials did not directly respond to the volunteers\u2019 assertion that they were made unwelcome by the school district, but a spokesperson said this week the farm saw 10,000 \u201ccommunity visitors\u201d in the past year.<\/p><div><\/div><p>There is an active 4-H program on the farm, a district spokesperson said, but did not immediately respond to questions about how much access the participants have to the livestock.<\/p><div><\/div><p>The volunteers also held two fundraisers per year that raised thousands of dollars for the farm, group members said.<\/p><div><\/div><div><\/div><p>The Philadelphia School District rents the farm for $1 from the city. The district is currently renegotiating that 30-year lease, said Mandy Fellouzis, who runs the district\u2019s programs there. <\/p><div><\/div><p>In recent years, the Friends group shrank as volunteers aged and the school district placed new restrictions on their activities, members said. By this past March, there were only a handful of active members, Kates said, and they decided to fold.<\/p><div><\/div><p>One of the issues the school district raised about the Friends\u2019 events, Kates said, was liability: A volunteer group at Pennypack Park disbanded in 2020 after being named in lawsuits that some considered frivolous.<\/p><div><\/div><p>\u201cWe still had an insurance policy,\u201d Kates said, but with the group dwindling anyway, \u201cwe decided it wasn\u2019t worth it.\u201d <\/p><div><\/div><div><div><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Inquirer logo\" class=\"wp-image-2890\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/37a46318e7ad6bf3efb500e58f0ecd04.png\" width=\"162\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Inquirer Greater Abington<\/p><\/div><div><p>A Weekly Newsletter<\/p><p>Want to get Inquirer Greater Abington straight to your inbox every week? Sign up here for our guide to the news, stories, and events shaping life in your community.<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><\/div><p><i>This suburban content is produced with support from the Leslie Miller and Richard Worley Foundation and The Lenfest Institute for Journalism. Editorial content is created independently of the project donors. Gifts to support The Inquirer\u2019s high-impact journalism can be made at <\/i><i>inquirer.com\/donate<\/i><i>. A list of Lenfest Institute donors can be found at <\/i><i>lenfestinstitute.org\/supporters<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2884\">\u26fd Prices rise at Trump-backed gas pumps | Morning Newsletter<\/a><\/p><div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Locals formed Friends of Fox Chase Farm in 1990 to support Philly&#8217;s largest farm. 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