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  • Mondays at Melton update, June 28, 2021

    The Green Team’s community gardening program is well underway. Local residents and families who want to garden but lack their own suitable space are hard at work at three different locations in West Chester Borough. An important part of it is the Mondays at Melton program for kids; see background here. Here is a summary of…

  • 2021 Green Man garden tour details

    Self-guided walking tour of West Chester Borough gardens visible from the sidewalk except as noted, June 25 – July 5 from 10 am to sunset daily. See overall info and flyer here. This free tour includes a scavenger hunt. At each location, a Green Man or Woman is hidden. The Green Man is a legendary…

  • Self-guided walking tour of ten West Chester Borough gardens

    Self-guided walking tour of ten West Chester Borough gardens visible from the sidewalk, June 25 – July 5 from 10 am to sunset daily. Click here for map and write-ups.

  • Transition Inspiration from Port Washington NY

    Transition Town Port Washington (on the northern shore of Long Island NY) is hard at work educating its community and collaborating with like-minded organizations to carry out so many things that we too believe in: climate action as a member of Communities United to Reduce Emissions 100% (CURE); plastics reduction (with a recent very informative…

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  • West Chester Area Transition: Roots and Branches

    West Chester Area Transition, the latest initiative of the WC Green Team, is now fully functional, with regular meetings, three programs underway, and two more in the planning. In January 2021, a group of Green Team leaders and friends engaged in a brainstorming activity following the guidelines of the international Transition movement, which asks:  “What does your…