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Co-op Earns Grant for Mobile Market
by Karen Plourde, Editor, Weavers Way Shuttle
June 12, 2025
A roundtable discussion on the local food system in Pennsylvania on May 15 at Weavers Way Germantown was capped by the announcement of a $452,000 grant from the state’s Department of Agriculture to the Co-op to expand cold storage in Chestnut Hill and launch a new mobile produce market. State Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding was present for the discussion and...

Landscapers Turned Layoffs into a Worker Co-op
by The Staff of Parula Gardens Cooperative
June 12, 2025
By the Staff of Parula Gardens Cooperative Last fall, we worker-owners at Parula Gardens Cooperative were independent contractors for a small landscaping company that was closing its doors. Instead of parting ways, our tight-knit crew rallied to keep doing the work we love — as owners! As we wrap up a few months of operations, we wanted to share some...

LGBTQIA+ Birding Groups Find Their Perch
by Sarah Marley, Friends of the Wissahickon Executive Director
June 12, 2025
by Sarah Marley, Friends of the Wissahickon Executive Director Happy Pride! To celebrate this special month, Friends of the Wissahickon is proud to partner with Philly Queer Birders for a birding hike on Jun. 29. Register at fow.org/events/. We’ll meander along Forbidden Drive and spot some of our year-round favorites: cardinals, blue jays, red-tailed hawks, tree swallows, great blue herons,...
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Weavers Way's newspaper, the Shuttle, is published 10 times a year and contains news about Weavers Way along with other stories of interest to Co-op members and the community at large.
Featured in the current issue: All about the grant for our mobile market, a local landscaper goes co-op and advice on your tomato crop
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