Sean and Stacey McNicholl broke new ground a couple years ago when they y grew organic vegetables and flowers for charity and profit out of an abandoned Arlington Cemetery greenhouse.

Now other vendors are hanging out as well, writes Kevin Riordan for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

GreenHorn Gardens grows cherry tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, herbs and flower varieties, continuing an on-site pre-cemetery tradition when Arlington Cemetery was known as Fernland Farm.

On pop-up market days, they’re visited by other Pennsylvania farmers, food vendors, musicians and artisans.  The final one is slated for Sunday. Oct. 25, at 4 p.m.

Upper Darby resident Maryanne Leagans loves the ambience.

“It’s peaceful, it’s calm, and it’s beautiful here,” she says.

Local photographer Karen Cooley chimed in, “It’s a great place to get your work seen, and to meet people.”

The cemetery setting also offers the advantage of never hearing neighbor complaints.

Residents see the cemetery’s unique and central location as a way to boost local businesses and send a positive message about Upper Darby.

The pandemic initially shut down the greenhouse to in-person visitors as GreenHorn Gardens pivoted to online sales.  They’ve since reopened to masked shoppers who socially distance.

Read more about this cemetery market in The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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