by the Friends of the Wissahickon Staff    In the heat of summer, Wissahickon Valley Park is a retreat from the baking sun, with the cover of a lush tree canopy and the park’s winding waterways. The park welcomes more than 2.6 million visitors each year, with visitation peaking in the summer.  This influx of nature seekers may disrupt your routine or make popular access points...

by Karen Melton, for the Shuttle  I recently sat down for an interview with Anh Vongbandith, the somewhat new (since March) manager of Weavers Way Mt. Airy. I’m a regular at Das Good Café, which Anh runs with her husband, Anou, and daughter Jade a few doors up from the Germantown store, so I already knew her enough to exchange...

by L. Gnadinger, Weavers Way Member and Sustainability Coordinator  On Jun. 12, the team at Henry Got Crops Farm planted a new section of beds dedicated to native perennials, totaling around 1,200 square feet. This is in addition to an existing 4,000 square feet of mixed species perennial beds that also includes large native plantings.   The newest bed was made possible...