the Home-grown institute
evolving skills for a sustainable future
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Community Partners
 
Weavers Way Food Co-op
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Mt Airy Learning Tree
Whole Foods Plymouth Meeting
Energy Coordinating Agency
Philadelphia Water Department
The Stock Group
Philadelphia Salvage
Grid Magazine
Teens 4 Good
Green Woods Charter School
Wissahickon Charter School
Mayor's Office of Sustainability
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy School
PASA’s Good Food Neighborhood Sustainability School
Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative
Farm to City
Philly Compost
Philadelphia Orchard Project
Friends of Wissahickon
Pennypack Farm and Education Center
Eastern PA Permaculture Guild
Twisters Wellness Center
NIM (Neighborhood Interfaith Movement)
La Salle University
Wild Foodies Meetup
Philadelphia Seed Exchange
Audubon Pennsylvania
COOP (Chickens Owners Outside of Philadelphia)
Philadelphia Beekeepers Guild
Creekside Co-op
Hazon
Kol Ami Hazon CSA
Chestnut Hill Business Association
The Night Kitchen
The Little Bakery
 
Institute Board of Advisors
Dottie Baumgarten, , Sustainable Choices
Glenn Bergman, Weavers Way Food Coop
Paul Glover, Greenplanners
Anna Herman, The Backyard Farm School, Foodwork Resources
David Kinsey, Recyclebank
Melissa Miles, Permanent Future Institute
Jonna Naylor, Mt. Airy Learning Tree
Mindy Shapiro, Hazon
Joseph Slapinsky, Sustainable Springfield
Betsy Teutsch, NWPhillyFreeCycle
John Unger, OARC, Community Development Corporation
Karen Young, Fairmount Water Works
 
 
The Home Grown Institute invites all members of the community to participate. Contact us to find out where you belong. Pictured clockwise from the top left: Weavers Way Food Co-op, Transition Cheltenham Food Action Group Permablitz, PHS Green City Teachers, PHS photos courtesy of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society/www.phsonlione.orgmailto:sarah@thehomegrowninstitute.org?subject=email%20subjecthttp://www.weaversway.coop/http://www.pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.org/phlgreen/green-teacher.htmlhttp://www.phsonlione.org/shapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2shapeimage_2_link_3
Spring Conference
2012 Planning Committee
 
Sarah Gabriel, Managing Director
Haley Socha, Communications and Planning Assistant
Lindsay Stolkey, Youth Program Director
Ilana Grubin, Assistant Youth Director
Amy Steffen, Presenter Liaison
Jessica Justh, Food Planning
Par Fiorella, Saturday Evening Coordiantor
Amy Saxton, Social Media
Joy Cannon, Work-Study Coordinator
Amy Hsu, Resource Center
Nancy Dearden, Silent Auction
Noelle Dames, Silent Auction
Ilene Cohen, Silent Auction
Diane Diffenderfer, TLB Coordinator
Mindy Lemoine, TLB Coordinator
Dottie Baumgarten, Editor/Advisor
Betsy Teutsch, Advisor
Anna Herman, Advisor
 
 
 
 
 
Year-Round Instructors
(this program is in development)
 
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Want to get involved?
Contact Sarah Gabriel to find out how!