Showing of “Fresh” by Swarthmore Food Coop

[ March 10, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Canceled tonight and postponed to March 10th.
The Swarthmore Food Co-op is sponsoring a showing of the documentary, “Fresh” which gives consumers a peek into the world of farming and production of the foods that they purchase each day. Click here for a synopsis of the film. We will be showing the film in [...]

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Green-Built Condo Community Coming To Delaware County

[ January 10, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Please note new date.

Planning to build a “green” one or two bedroom community for all ages near Swarthmore/Media where small households can enjoy socializing with others that want to be neighborly but not intrusive, while having total privacy in their separately owned fully equipped green-built townhouses or condo flats located on same grounds.

Based on a [...]

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Harmony Green Village, formerly Empty-Nest Cohousing

4 to 10 acres needed to construct small green-built & green-maintained community
We are calling for a change in construction and zoning practices to have a more positive impact on the environmental and social well-being of humanity. We want to offer a tangible alternative to decades of suburban sprawl with ever larger houses that has left [...]

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Food event at Swarthmore Food Co-op

[ October 24, 2009; 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] The co-op will be having a local foods event which will include the regulars from the Farmers’ Market as well as representatives of other local farmers and food providers. There will be music and a barbeque as well.

Location: Swarthmore Town Center
THANKSGIVING TURKEY RAFFLE!
Win a HERITAGE TURKEY for your Thanksgiving Dinner.
Tickets are $1 and benefit [...]

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Organic Gardening: Preserving the Harvest

[ September 26, 2009; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] You’re grown all your favorite vegetables: now what? How do you cure garlic, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and winter squash? What is the best way to store your favorite fruits? How do you dry peppers, tomatoes, and herbs? How can you preserve the great summer flavors for easy winter meals?

Learn answers [...]

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Swarthmore College Approves the Construction of a High Hoop House on Crum Creek Ridge. Tues, September 10th, 2019

After much “sturm und drang”, the Swarthmore College Sustainability Committee finally approved a proposal by Dharma Enterprises to allow construction of a high hoop house for off-season growing of medicinal herbs. Dharma Enterprises is an NGO that has been involved in the College’s sustainability initiative since 2010 when it was instrumental in pushing through [...]

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Swarthmore Farmers Market

[ May 16, 2009; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. May 23, 2009; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. May 30, 2009; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. June 6, 2009; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. June 13, 2009; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. June 20, 2009; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. ] 341 Dartmouth Ave.
Swarthmore, PA

Saturdays through November.

Located in front of the Swarthmore Co-op.
Additional Info: Web: http://swarthmore.coop

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CCSC moving to Transition Towns

Members of Crum Creek Sustainable Community,
On Friday, May 1, we held our monthly membership meeting in Swarthmore Borough Hall. Ten members attended.
I opened the meeting with a proposal to approve a merger between CCSC and the Transition Handbook Reading Group, pending similar approval by the reading group. The groups’ memberships overlap; both have [...]

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The End Is Near

There’s an outstanding article in the Sunday New York Times Magazine on Transition Towns. Titled “The End Is Near! (Yay!)“, by Jon Mooallem, the story profiles the town of Sand Point, Idaho, one of the first Transition Towns to be established in the U.S. It does a very good job of showing how [...]

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Italy’s University of Gastronomic Sciences

[ April 21, 2009; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The program is meant for prospective students of all ages interested in learning more about the school’s programs and application procedures but is also of great benefit to anyone interested in new and innovative ways to think about gastronomy.

David Szanto, a recent graduate, and a team of university staff and alumni will be on hand [...]

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