Building Community: Local 
Resilient Regenerative
Green Wagon Project
Our goal is to educate and to share resources with our neighbors in the Greater Media communities about the value of pesticide-free and herbicide-free native gardens and landscapes, and to inspire and facilitate pesticide-free/herbicide-free native gardening/landscaping in yards.
Local Food
We believe in the power of locally-grown and locally-produced food—not only as a means of nourishing and sustaining our bodies, but a process to sustain our community.
Media FreeStore
The mission of the FreeStore is to encourage the community to re-use, re-purpose, and recycle items no longer needed or wanted, by making those items available to others at no cost.
Protecting Biodiversity
We promote, encourage and support planting natives to increase biodiversity and restore habitat to protect our ecosystems.
Circle of Aunts & Uncles
The Media Circle of Aunts & Uncles is a Transition Town Media project, modeled on the Philadelphia version started by Judy Wicks, to offer low-interest loans and social capital to under-resourced new and existing entrepreneurs in order to co-create a more equitable, compassionate, sustainable, and vibrant local economy in the Greater Media area, including the city of Chester.
Tree Lovers Collective
The Tree Lovers Collective was started in 2023 by a group of tree enthusiasts in the Greater Media area. The group is examining data and laws surrounding our trees, to ensure that the trees are well-represented in human decisions.
Fire Circles
The demands of today’s world can seem overwhelming at times. We have found that a community fire circle can be the perfect place to relax, recharge and reconnect with friends, old and new.
Cool Blocks/Cool Cities
Create hyper-local study groups that help connect communities at the block level to learn about & practice disaster resiliency, lowering our carbon footprint, water stewardship, neighborhood livability & empowering others.
Current Initiatives
Protecting Biodiversity
We promote, encourage and support planting natives to increase biodiversity and restore habitat to protect our ecosystems. →
Cool Blocks/Cool Cities
Create hyper-local study groups that help connect communities at the block level to learn about & practice disaster resiliency, lowering →
Green Wagon Project
Our goal is to educate and to share resources with our neighbors in the Greater Media communities about the value →
Media FreeStore
The mission of the FreeStore is to encourage the community to re-use, re-purpose, and recycle items no longer needed or →
Tree Lovers Collective
The Tree Lovers Collective was started in 2023 by a group of tree enthusiasts in the Greater Media area. The →
Fire Circles
The demands of today’s world can seem overwhelming at times. We have found that a community fire circle can be →
Local Food
We believe in the power of locally-grown and locally-produced food—not only as a means of nourishing and sustaining our bodies, →
Circle of Aunts & Uncles
The Media Circle of Aunts & Uncles is a Transition Town Media project, modeled on the Philadelphia version started by →
Other Initiatives/Annual Events
Transition Town Greater Media has several other initiatives. Come see what we are doing and learn how you can help. →
Success Stories
Featured Posts
The Dark Side of AI
There is a dark side of AI. At a time when we are trying to mitigate climate crisis, a dramatic increase in AI and ChatGPT data centers are contributing heavily to climate crisis. That contribution will increase dramatically, because more and larger data centers are in construction.
AI and ChatGPT are the shiny new toys that are fascinating many people. Users say it makes their →
Community Resilience to Climate Change
—a guest post by Dana Marks, member of the Media Environmental Advisory Council At our last Media Borough Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) meeting, the main topic of discussion was the →
Biodiversity & Climate Crisis–Intricately Linked
Did you know that biodiversity and climate crisis are intricately connected? The UN calls biodiversity our strongest natural defense against climate crisis. →
Protect Yourself From Extreme Heat
Protect yourself from extreme heat and humidity. Heat related illnesses are a real concern, especially since the Northeast is on track to experience more excessive heat and humidity this summer. →
UPCOMING EVENTS