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What’s in Store for TTM in 2017?

Posted on February 10, 2017

by Sari

Our Annual Planning session, held this year on Jan 14th, 2017, combines a look back at what we accomplished in the past year (see our 2016 Year in Review blog), a visioning exercise, and then a brainstorming session to elicit ideas for projects for the new year. Here is a taste of what we came up with this year. Of…

What The Weeds? – Installment 2 (Bishop’s Weed)

Posted on July 1, 2016

by Donna Cusano

Aegopodium (ee-guh-POH-dee-um) podagraria (pod-uh-GRAR-ee-uh), Bishop’s Weed, also called Goutweed, Goutwort, Ground Elder, Herb Gerard, English Masterwort, Wild Masterwort, Pigweed and Snow-in-the-Mountain, is an herbaceous perennial ground cover that grows 1 ½ to 2 feet in height and spreads through seed dispersion and rhizomes. It is part of the carrot family (Aplaceae) and grows in shady places. Native to Eurasia, it is…

Has Timebanking Changed My Life? A Blog Revisited

Posted on January 31, 2016

by Donna Cusano

Originally published in 2014 I live in Media, PA, a small borough just southwest of Philadelphia. The town was named Media since it is situated roughly halfway between Philadelphia and Wilmington, DE. I am originally from here and have seen this small town manage to survive through tough times. In the last few years, a time bank was formed, a…

Yardens Tips: How to Start and Maintain a Raspberry Patch

Posted on November 18, 2015

by Brandi Koehler

Many of you have expressed an interest on Facebook about learning how to start and maintain a raspberry patch so here I am with some information that’ll help you get started! Raspberries are considered easy and quick to grow as long as you provide them the proper care. Many people’s mistakes are limiting themselves to just red raspberries; it is…

End of Season Gardening

Posted on November 1, 2015

by Beth Iatesta

The weather is slowing transitioning into those crisp mornings where you can see the subtle puffs of your breath and when the delicate frost ever-so-slightly graces the tips of the grass in our yards. With the cold weather already starting, it will be winter before you know it! Now is the perfect time to discuss end-of-season gardening. Mentioned in other blog posts, winter composting…

What’s in Store for TTM in 2017?

What The Weeds? – Installment 2 (Bishop’s Weed)

Has Timebanking Changed My Life? A Blog Revisited

Yardens Tips: How to Start and Maintain a Raspberry Patch

End of Season Gardening

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