CHOICES’ Evening at Reentry Farm

On Friday, June 20th, 2025, CHOICES (CRCQL’s Environmental Youth Advocacy Group) joined other students and community members for a Fireside Stories session at Reentry Farm. Reentry Farm is a community farm in West Philadelphia “for formerly incarcerated people to build community and find freedom through agriculture” (Reentry Farm). They center reconnection with the land as a way to heal and connect with each other. The trip was facilitated by the Good Energy Collaborative, a collective of organizers including both CRCQL and the Reentry Farm, who are working to promote ‘good energy’ through solar energy and connection to the land.

The students from CHOICES got to meet other students from YEAHPhilly and enjoyed playing outside at the farm. The guest storyteller for this session was Ras Ben, a sacred timekeeper, educator, Kemetic healing artist, astrologer, and mediator, who shared a story of Philadelphia’s topology.

The students from CHOICES will continue to collaborate with other youth groups throughout the summer!