The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) recently announced an expanded list of partners offering courses for consumers interested in living more sustainably. Through its Good Food Neighborhood program, PASA partners with organizations, groups and individuals to provide “Sustainability Schools” throughout the state.
Among the partners participating in the Good Food Neighborhood program is Collegeville-based Greener Partners. Greener Partners offers programs and projects aimed at increasing public access to local foods, training new farmers in resilient farming techniques and educating people about the origins of their foods and empowering them to create healthy communities. Upcoming workshops will be held at Greener Partners’ Longview Center for Agriculture, located at 3215 Stump Hall Road in Collegeville.
“Living more sustainably is something we can all do to contribute not only to the viability of our own families, but increasingly of our local communities,” says Hannah Smith, who heads up PASA’s community outreach efforts. Smith designed the program, which parallels PASA’s very popular peer-to-peer farmer education program. “PASA is well-known for its farm-based education programs, which highlight the skills and experience of our farmers to farm sustainably. Likewise, our local communities are gaining strength by the networking of folks who have much to offer in the way of living sustainably. Our Sustainability Schools draw on these community resources.” Smith points to the wide range of courses available, from composting, backyard poultry and beekeeping to home energy efficiency, food preservation and even home brewing and fermentation.
Find a complete list of the courses being offered here! For more information, call the Longview Center for Agriculture at (610) 584-8202.
