Welcome to Friends of Fox Chase Farm!
About the Farm
Fox Chase Farm is a 112 acre working educational livestock farm located in Northeast Philadelphia at 8500 Pine Rd. and Pennypack Creek. It is open to the public on specific days for various public events.
Friends of the Farm
Friends of Fox Chase Farm (FFCF) is a 501(c)3 organization and all volunteer group of over 200 member families. It was formed in 1990 to assist the Fairmount Park Commission in maintaining and preserving this pastoral treasure.
What the Friends do
FFCF actively supports the farm by assisting at public events, engaging in fund-raising activities, community outreach and historic research.
Become a Friend of Fox Chase Farm with a $10 annual membership
Visit Fox Chase Farm!
The Farm is open to the public for special activities and programs throughout the year.
These include public festivals and events, volunteer gardening, a 4-H club, and school trips.
Upcoming Events
HAYRIDES AT THE FARM
Wednesday July 16, 2025 6PM
Wednesday July 23, 2025 6PM
Wednesday July 30, 2025 6PM
Hayride line closes at 7:30 p.m. No exceptions.
FREE. ALL ARE WELCOME.
Join us for a relaxing evening on the farm with a few games and crafts while you enjoy the summer evening outdoors with nature and farm animals.
These evenings you can discover the mysteries of farm wildlife, create art while enjoying a hayride (weather permitting), & visiting the cows and donkeys.
BYO snacks, but please help us to keep the farm clean.
*The only animals on the farm are the donkeys and cows.
**WEATHER DEPENDENT. Please check the discussion tab for day-of updates. We will have most activities, but cannot run the tractor in the rain or if fields are wet from prior rain.
Parking on Pine Road. NO Parking on Farm. It is a little over a half mile walk up the farm drive way to activities. No accessibility accommodations will be made.
Please keep pets at home.
Gardening
The School District has put this program on hold – if you want to join us, contact us to find out where we are gardening now.
Come garden with us Mondays from 5:30 PM til dusk from mid-April through October (weather permitting). All produce is donated to area food banks (Approximately 2,000 pounds each year). The garden is located near the front entrance on Pine Road.
4-H Club
August 2022 – 4H is effectively being forced off the farm. Details in the Philadelphia Inquirer article. Also, see the Letter to the Editor from Al Taubenburger published in the Northeast Times.
The Philadelphia School District rents the farm for one dollar per year yet is charging the children of the 4H club over $30,000 per year just to access the farm. Needless to say, this is prohibitive.
An active 4-H Club operates at the farm raising pigs, sheep, goats, and beef cattle. The members show these animals at a Mini-Farm Show at the farm in June and at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg in January. Children must be at least nine years of age to participate. A parent must be actively involved in this weekly commitment.
School Visits
To schedule a class trip, call Mandy Fellouzis, Philadelphia School District Site Administrator at 215-728-5008.