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Will city Land Bank save North Philly nuns' community garden?

When Sister McKenna first settled in North Philadelphia, she started gardening on vacant lots as a way to engage the neighborhood children. With gentrification quickly moving west of Temple University, New Jerusalem - only six blocks west of campus - could be at risk of losing its sprawling urban oasis.

Gary Robbins with Sister Sylvia Strahler, center and Sister Margaret McKenna pose in the New Jerusalem Laura recovery Center Garden on Norris Street in North Philadelphia. Tuesday, March 27, 2018.
Gary Robbins with Sister Sylvia Strahler, center and Sister Margaret McKenna pose in the New Jerusalem Laura recovery Center Garden on Norris Street in North Philadelphia. Tuesday, March 27, 2018.Read moreSTEVEN M. FALK / Staff Photographer