Bryn Mawr College

Urban Farm Manager/Educator, Center for Environmental Transformation Urban Farm Manager/Educator Job Description The Center for Environmental Transformation, a faith-based non-profit located in Camden, NJ seeks an Urban Farm Manager and Educator to further our mission. Qualifications include the following: 1. Broad farming and/or gardening experience 2. Knowledgeable in seed-to-table curriculum and sustainability issues 3. Effective [...]

Come see Author and Environmental Historian speak at Haverford College on 11/28. More details can be found here: https://zmailbox.brynmawr.edu/service/home/~/eco%20final%20copy.pdf?auth=co&loc=en_US&id=29646&part=2 Sponsored by the Tri-College Program on Environmental Studies and the Mellon Tri-College Creative Residencies Program.

Community Garden Grants and Makeovers Fiskars’ Project Orange Thumb Seeks Applications for Community Garden Grants and Makeovers Deadline: December 15, 2012 The Fiskars Corporation, a global supplier of consumer products for the home, garden, and outdoors, has announced the opening of the application process for 2013 Project Orange Thumb garden grants and makeovers in the [...]

Harvest Festival at Bartram’s Gardens Come celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Community Farm and Food Resource Center! Saturday, November 3rd, 1:00-4:00, at Bartram’s Historical Gardens- 54th and Lindbergh Blvd. Admission and food are free! Parents and kids welcome! Wear your favorite fruit or vegetable costume! Garlic planting Cider pressing Cooking demos Food preservation Face [...]

Membership Intern, Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia Job Title: Membership Intern Expected Commitment: 15-20 hours per week Description: The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia is looking for an intern to support our Membership Services. SBN is a membership organization of over 500 local businesses committed to a [...]

Fall Festival at Greensgrow Farms Save the Date: 5th Annual Subaru Fall Festival at Greensgrow Farms! Saturday, October 6, 2012, 11:00 – 4:00 PM Greensgrow Farm, 2501 E. Cumberland Ave, Philadelphia, PA Join Greensgrow and Subaru for all the farm favorites – DIY and gardening demos, delicious food, Milkshake’s birthday party, a chili cook-off, vendors [...]

PHS Tree Tenders and Garden Tenders Classes Begin Soon Help plant and care for trees in your community. The PHS Tree Tenders® program offers hands-on tree care training for residents of the five-county Philadelphia region. Click here for details. http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org/phlgreen/tree-training.html Also, learn what it takes to start a community garden. PHS Garden Tenders training is [...]

Volunteer Farm Educators needed, Henry Got Crops! CSA Are you interested in working with youth? And learning more about farming? Henry Got Crops! CSA (a partnership farm between Weavers Way, Weavers Way Community Programs, and Saul High School) is looking for volunteer farm educators to assist with running classes with students from Saul High School [...]

PHS Fall Garden Festival Save the Date: 2012 PHS Fall Garden Festival Saturday, September 22, 9 am–5 pm Start the fall season with a fantastic celebration! The PHS Fall Garden Festival will be held on the first day of autumn at the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia, an exciting location with a mix of historic [...]

Urban Sustainability Forum: Green Job Training Behind and Beyond the Walls September 20, 6 pm, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia Learn about the PHS Roots to Re-Entry job training program. Roots to Re-Entry maximizes the chances of employment for inmates involved in PHS’s award-winning City Harvest program, and [...]