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Updating recent WC Green Team activities: Earth Day, Plastics
Earth Day Earth Day in West Chester Borough was a resounding success for the Green Team. This year the WCGT partnered with West Chester University Assistant Professor of Communication Megan Schraedley and her class of organizational communication students. This partnership resulted in a dynamic Art Festival and Stroll event, spreading the word about Earth Day…
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Mondays at Melton program for kids
This is our joint summer program with the Melton Center for children age 5-10 affiliated with our community gardening program or the Melton Center or just interested in exciting and educational Monday evening activities. 7pm, Mondays, June 21 – August 9. More info: mhudgings@gmail.com. Here’s what our June 21 activity with Elizabeth Schultz will look…
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Notes against spraying Bifenthrin
by Alexa Manning at West Chester Green Team rally, June 12, 2021 (for prospective spray locations, see here) Recently, it has come to our attention that the PA Dept of Agriculture plans to spray the active ingredient Bifenthrin (product name Talstar Professional Insecticide) for the spotted lantern fly (SLF) on thirteen locations in Chester County.…
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Summer 2021 community gardening program
Our vision of making garden beds available to people who need them has become a reality! The Melton Center’s community garden includes five households with individual plots and five plots dedicated for youth programming. The garden has been under construction since April, and planting began on Saturday, May 22nd. We are excited to see the…
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