TRISKELES FOUNDATION (donor advised funds)Some of our Green Interns were ‘hired’ by Kimberton Whole Foods and Organic Mechanics soil to man the displays at the Entrepreneurs Expo in Phoenixville on October 8th and get some experience marketing products to the public.
Held for the first time, the expo at Franklin Commons featured many different businesses, speakers, and products. Senator Andy [...]
Triskeles Youth at Entrepreneurs Expo
October 11th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
VANGUARD GROUP VOLUNTEERS JOIN TRISKELES YOUTH
October 3rd 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
Last Saturday, Oct 1, a very caring and hard-working group of Vanguard volunteers joined the Triskeles Side by Side and Next Steps programs youth in their activities. Helping ‘younger’ (our Green Interns and Side by Side teens) and ‘youngest’ (the Side by Side and Next Steps students) this group of committed volunteers baked, made cider, [...]
North Coventry School Gardens–Helping Feed in Time of Need
September 14th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
The parent gardening group at North Coventry elementary school has done a superb job of managing and maintaining the gardens there this summer. Despite very hot–and then very wet–weather, the gardens look great, are weed-free, and still producing a variety of great organic foods.
Many school families suffered during the recent flooding, and the local food [...]
Late Summer in the Eagleview Garden
September 1st 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
It’s September, and the garden at the Eagleview Potter Building site is reflecting the change of seasons. Cucumbers were fantastic this year, but now they’re yellowing and small and soon will be gone. Tomatoes are still found, but ripen slowly. Green beans–also a bumper year–are getting scarcer. Yellow squash, peppers, eggplant–fewer each week. Parsley: we [...]
Triskeles Youth Join UPenn Health Focus Group
August 25th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
Five young Spring City & Pottstown area youth traveled to Coatesville’s Brandywine Center on August 24th to take part in a University of Pennsylvania study on food and physical activity options in their communities. This study is looking at options available to African-American youth in Chester County; and is done under the supervision of Shiriki [...]
Green Interns ‘HOPP’ To It at Rolling Hills
May 26th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
A collaboration between Triskeles and Fellowship Farm brought out 34 people of all ages from infants to seniors to cook healthy food together, eat it, and learn about the Triskeles’ Food for Thought summer program.
The Healthy Options for the People of Pottstown (HOPP) and Triskeles’ Food for Thought/Green Internship programs are both funded by the [...]
Side by Side and Next Steps – A Busy Day
May 16th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
Our Side by Side and Next Steps programs shared the garden building on Saturday, and filled the space inside and out with a hum of activity. Side by Side youth had their usual range of activities from baking to drama to farm visits; while the older Next Steps youth learned about worms, worm composting, and [...]
Vermiculture for Earth Day
May 5th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
Triskeles brought our favorite ‘worm guy’ to W. Vincent Elementary School on May 3rd to show the students at their Earth Day activities how to raise worms–red wigglers to be specific–and gather the worm compost for plant fertilizer. Sunny, 80 degrees, interested students–a great day all around.
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From Earth Day [...]
Eagleview Gets Going with help from Coatesville youth
May 2nd 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
The garden at the Potter Building senior center is on its way again, thanks to a collaboration between seniors from Eagleview and some strong, hard-working youth from Coatesville, Triskeles, and a couple of great volunteers: Pandu Rao, Louise Smith, and Master Gardener Peg Huebner.
We worked on April 29th to add mushroom compost to many beds, [...]
Triskeles and North Coventry Elementary School Present to Council on Foundations
April 13th 2011
By User Triskeles Staff
School gardens are a great idea. They teach sustainability and many other things. Triskeles helped launch this one.
