Did You Know?   That GreenAllies and the Althouse Arboretum are helping lead a collaborative of nonprofits in the region to help improve the food system in the Pottstown region?  The Collaborative decided that the Food System must

• Be community centered (built by the community for the benefit of the community)
• Embrace diverse cultures and perspectives
• Foster a sense of belonging and celebration
• Provide sufficient food for all people while minimizing waste
• Create local job opportunities in cultivation, production, and distribution
• Be inclusive, dignified, and recognize food as a basic human right
• Value the people and places where food is grown and made
• Be sustainable in that it protects and advances of the health of the natural environment and area residents