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Chester Housing Authority’s Bennett Community Farm Inspired by Cuba

Posted on June 28, 2019

by Admin

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This blog comes to us from Stefan Roots, blogger at Chester Matters blog, about the farming methods of Natania Schaumburg, farmer at the Ruth Bennett Farm in Chester, PA, inspired by her trip to Cuba. (Chester, PA–June 11, 2019)—In preparation for the Bennett Community Farm’s upcoming season, the Chester Housing Authority decided to look south for inspiration and found it…

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…

Chester Housing Authority’s Bennett Community Farm Inspired by Cuba

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

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