This is to let folks in the greater Philadelphia area know that a new non-profit, the Home Grown Institute, is organizing a 2-day "Springing Good Intentions Into Action" conference to be held at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (500 W Willow Grove Ave, Phila 19118) on March 24-25.
The Saturday evening dinner program will feature information about the Mid-Atlantic Food Co-op Alliance and all the start-up efforts in the area followed by a presentation by Creekside Co-op in Elkins Park, which had its ground breaking on February 2.
Below is a description of the conference.
50+ Hands-on Home-Scaled Sustainable Skills Workshops including:
- edible gardens,
- community and school gardens
- seed-saving, soil enrichment, 4-season harvest
- bees, chickens, worms (oh my!) and aquaponics
- food preservation, fermentation, mycology
- repurposing, upcycling, natural building