Transition Town Greater Media

Community Resilience Group Meeting
2025-05-19 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-06-16 18:30 - 20:00, 2025-07-21 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Personal home
The Community Resilience Group focuses on learning about resilience issues in food systems, water systems, energy systems and more. We are reviewing ways in which we could survey our community and create a resilience baseline to gain some indication of where we can improve.
Our group initially focused our meetings on discussing the book The Community Resilience Reader (available for free at: resilience.org). We will be shifting to exploring The Community Resilience Toolkit in order to do a community resilience assessment of the Greater Media area. You can learn more about that here.
We’re also learning about the long term impact of climate change on different regions of the country. Using the American Resiliency channel on Youtube which gives forecasts and projected outlooks for every state in our country, we compared the PA and NJ assessments. The projections for NJ are much grimmer than for PA. Something our group recognized is that the videos focus narrowly on Climate, We’re committed to exploring what Community Resilience requires within the broader polycrisis and ecological predicament we face.
In the future, the Community Resilience group will also be organizing community documentary film nights around Greater Media – coming soon!
Our regular meeting date is the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30pm. We meet at a group member’s house and you can email Will Powers for the address if you’d like to attend.

Worm Composting Workshop
2025-05-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Campbell AME Church, 33 W 3rd St (3rd & Olive), Media, PA, 19063, United States
Learn how to compost your own food scraps even if you live in a small apartment or don’t have a yard where you can compost food waste. Let the worms do it for you!
Our Zero Waste Group is hosting a free worm composting workshop on Tuesday, May 20th, 7-8PM at the Campbell AME Church, 33 W Third St, Media 19063. The Church is at the corner of Third and Olive St.
Ira Josephs will lead this fun and easy workshop, demonstrating how to create a worm composting bin from start to finish. You’ll get a handout with all the information, including where to source the simple, inexpensive materials. You could be the winner of the finished compost bin that he puts together in the workshop!
Come join us and learn this useful skill. Your garden will love all the yummy compost your worms will create for you!
Please RSVP by emailing ZeroWaste@TTGMPA.org.

Media Garden Tour 2025
2025-06-14 10:00 - 14:00 | Media (see map), Media, PA, 19063, United States
The Media Recreation Board is sponsoring their 2nd Annual Media Garden Tour on Saturday, June 14th, 10AM–2PM. Everyone is invited to enjoy the local gardens listed on the Garden Tour Map. We look forward to sharing all the beauty, care, and creativity that will be showcased! (Rain Date is June 15). We encourage you to be sure to visit gardens marked as including native plants, and learn how important they are in supporting our birds and beneficial insects. Of particular note is the beautiful Water Management Native Plant Ecosystem at the Media-Upper Providence Library, 1 E Front St, Media, designed by Refugia Design, complete with informational markers.

Film Screening—Conscious Being: The Wisdom of Joanna Macy
2025-06-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Franciscan Spiritual Center, 609 S Convent Rd, Aston, PA, 19014, United States
“The most radical thing any of us can do at this time, is to be fully present to what is happening in the world.” —Joanna Macy
Join us for a short documentary about Joanna Macy, a renowned environmentalist, Buddhist scholar, and systems thinker who has inspired thousands through her Work That Reconnects framework.
Who is Joanna Macy?
At 96 years old, Macy is one of the most influential ecological thinkers of our time. Her work helps people respond effectively to climate change and social justice issues without burning out.
Why attend?

Learn practical tools for transforming despair about the social-ecological crises into responsible active hope
Discover the Work That Reconnects framework that has helped activists and community leaders worldwide
Experience how facing difficult emotions about our planet can actually lead to greater joy and purpose

Conscious Being: The Wisdom of Joanna Macy was produced and graciously shared by Naropa University to celebrate the launch of the Naropa Joanna Macy Center for Resilience and Regeneration. This 30-minute film offers an intimate look at the basic tenets of Macy’s internationally recognized legacy of The Work That Reconnects, including her efforts addressing nuclear crisis and the principals of “deep time”–connecting with past and future generations, and what Macy presents as liberation dharma or our individual place in society as we face the spiritual dilemmas of our time.
After the film, we’ll break into small groups to discuss what resonated with us, then come together to share insights as a community.
Free and open to the public; a donation of $5 at the door is appreciated. Free parking is across the street from the building.
Please RSVP here.

Backyard Biodigester Workshop at Edge Farms
2025-06-28 10:00 - 16:00 | The Edge Farms, 3410 Conestoga Rd, Glenmoore, PA, 19343, United States
Join us at The Edge Farms’ First Annual Hands-On Biogas Workshop and Backyard Biodigester “Make and Take”.
Sign up by May 31st for a $50 discount using the code “EARLYBIRDIES”!
Alexandra and Blake, owners of The Edge Farms, will be building their own biodigesters. Other participants get a chance to join a team and begin to build their own!
We will be following the book, How to Build a Solar CITIES IBC Tank Biodigester, with its author, world renowned Janice Kelsey, co-founder of Solar CITIES. Check out her TEDx talk on YouTube! Each person who signs up for the Make-and-Take Now ($400) or Practice & DIY Later ($350) ticket options will receive a copy of this hands-on manual at the event. Others who are practicing with a team of people, attending to Gain Experience ($75) or just thinking about building their own backyard biodigester (Free) can also purchase a copy to reference as a downloadable PDF.
We will prepare many materials for building them, as well as all of the tools and resources from the kit needed to build the main body of a biodigester. We will have a very informative display set up, complete with mobile classroom and kitchen so you can see biogas in action!
We are also offering a FREE same-day tour of one of the Solar CITIES biogas proving grounds right here in Chester County, just 1/4 mile away, where a local family has been cooking with biogas and gardening with the live fertilizer for over a decade.
Pot Luck Lunch. Please bring food to share in community, as we will be sitting down together for Q&A and idea sharing.
Proposed Agenda for the Day:
Arrive by: 9:30AM
Program begins: 10:00AM
Pot Luck lunch: 12:00 Noon
Hands-on Construction of a Biodigester: 12:30PM
Closing discussion & tour: 4:00PM

Community Building Picnic - Houtman Park
2025-08-17 17:00 - 20:00 | Houtman Park, 448 S Jackson St, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Join TTGM members for our next community picnic at Houtman Park in Media (448 S Jackson St, Media 19063)!

Let’s gather our community to connect, eat, and play! Bring your own everything* plus a dish and/or beverage to share. (Don’t forget your serving utensils!) TTGM will supply the tables. We’ll play some fun outside games (bring your favorite!) and just get to know our neighbors better. A “Free Table” of small giveaway items will also be hosted by Cindy. Unclaimed items will be donated to the Media FreeStore. We will also have a kid’s craft activity! Plentiful street parking! (Note: Houtman Park does not have restrooms.)
While we do have some activities planned, this is a “Be” not a “Do” kind of event — a chance to relax, connect, and enjoy time together. No pressure, just presence.
Check out our Facebook event page – invite your friends and neighbors! It’s all about community. See you there!
*BRING YOUR OWN EVERYTHING: For this event, that means:
– cups, dishes, and flatware
– water
– chairs – TTGM will supply the tables.

Inner Transformation Group Meeting
2025-09-18 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
The purpose of the Inner Transformation group is to provide us real-world benefits of becoming more emotionally resilient during tough times. This work also helps us to make decisions in the absence of substantial data or authority to guide us. We cannot expect the government, corporations, society, or religion to always be there when we need them. Aligning with Transition Town Greater Media’s practice and philosophy of self-sufficiency, we are learning to make the best decisions possible in crisis when too little or too much information is coming at us. To do so, we make use of many different paths, including communing with Nature, Shamanism, Quakerism, Buddhism, Native American wisdom, quantum physics, meditation, strengthening intuition, and receiving direct messages from the Spirit. All paths lead to the same place and all are valuable.
Please join us for lively discussions and information sessions on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Come when you can; no commitment is needed.
Email: LeeTTM606@gmail.com to be placed on the mailing list for announcements and reading material.

EcoFest 2025!
2025-09-27 10:00 - 14:00 | Heritage Park, 5th & Broomall St, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Join us for the 3rd Annual Media EcoFest!
Saturday, Sept 27th,10am–2pm
Heritage Park, 5th & Broomall St, Media PA 19063
Enjoy food, music, activities for kids & adults, and great resources from more than 30 local environmental and community groups.
Have lots of fun and even learn something cool! Go on a scavenger hunt, get a packet of native plant seeds to create your own pollinator garden, paint your own mosquito dunk bucket, try riding an e-bike! We’ll also have coffee & desserts from Cafe Isla and water ice from Sunset Slush available. Ride your bike to EcoFest—our famous bike valet will be there!
Rain location: Media Providence Friends School Gym, just one block south of Heritage Park, at 4th & Broomall St, Media, Stay tuned for details if the weather looks threatening.
Curious to know who will have a table at EcoFest? Here’s the list!
Transition Town Greater Media (of course!) + Green Wagons/Tree Tenders/Shade Tree Commission + Media EAC/Bee City + Xerces Society + Delaware County Natural Resources/Urban & Community Forestry + Media Fair Trade + Pennsylvania Resources Council + League of Women Voters + CRC Watersheds + Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research + PA State Rep O’Mara + PA State Senator Kearney + Rot Star Compost + Solarize Delco + Altair EcoVillage + RedBud Native Plant Nursery + The Edge Farms + Media-Upper Providence Free Library/Native Seed Library + Bird Town PA/Audubon Society + Tyler Arboretum + Sierra Club Delaware County Green Team + Media Farmers Market + PennEnvironment + Clean Energy Co-op + Solstice Home Performance + KlineRentNride (e-bikes) + Media Arts Council + TTGM Bike Valet!

Find the Clue to Saving Energy in Your Home
2025-11-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Media Borough Parlor Room, 301 N Jackson St, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Follow the clues in this interactive workshop, a practical guide to saving energy in your home—without spending money—and working as a community to cut down on our environmental footprint.
Sunday, November 2nd, 7–8:30PM
Media Borough Parlor Room, 301 N Jackson Street, Media 19063
Free parking in the Media Borough Parking Lot and on nearby streets
The airwaves are rife with claims about how to save gobs of energy in your home—usually employing purveyors’ products or services. While plenty of these pitches have merit (at least in part), they usually involve the outlay of thousands—sometimes tens of thousands—of dollars. But there are ample opportunities to achieve deep savings in most homes with little to no investment. The key is “energy behavior,” and it doesn’t have to mean shivering (or sweating) in the dark!
After the residential workshop, we’ll broaden the view and present a short clip from futurist Nate Hagens on the prospects for energy “transition” in the world, followed by group discussion. Come and learn about a few approaches that can help you save big on your bills while lowering your impact on the planet—and how that might fit into a different future.
Free event; donations appreciated
About the speaker: Phil Coleman is an energy savings specialist, with more than 30 years in the industry, including 27 at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory designing energy conservation programs and policy for the US government.

Green Sunday Holiday Craft Fair 2025
2025-11-09 13:00 - 17:00 | Media Providence Friends School Gym, 4th & Broomall St, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Transition Town Greater Media is hosting the 14th Annual Green Sunday Holiday Local, Small Business, Handmade Craft Fair on Sunday, Nov 9th, 1–5PM. It’s part of our vision of a community that celebrates local talent creating
handmade goods. It’s both a response and an alternative to the commercialism of Black Friday & Cyber Monday.
Green Sunday hosts 50 juried vendors, featuring unique handmade gifts, raffle baskets with handmade items from the vendors, and a fun, frenzy-free shopping experience! Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends and family—there’s plenty of fun for all!
You will find a selection of handmade and upcycled gifts including clothing, purses, jewelry, soaps, candles, woodworking, home accessories, and more—all wonderful gifts that anyone would love to receive! Kids can enjoy making their own holiday gifts or decorations while you shop as long as you like.
Admission is free, and so is parking. We have reserved the lot at 4th and Olive St, right next to the gym entrance, for your parking convenience.
Our thanks to Media Friends Meeting and Media Providence Friends School for generously donating the MPFS gym for our venue! Both the School and the Meeting are environmental champions who contribute enormously to our community.

Annual Planning 2026
2026-01-10 08:00 - 14:30 | Media Community Center, 301 N Jackson St, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Our 2026 Annual Planning Gathering will be on Saturday, January 10, 8AM–2:30PM, at the Media Community Center, 301 N Jackson St, Media 19063. You can enter the Borough parking lot off 4th Street between Monroe and Jackson; the Community Center is on the left (Monroe St side). There is free parking in the streets around the Borough Building if the parking lot is full. If you haven’t already, please RSVP using this link as soon as possible so we can plan food and materials.
Together, we’ll explore initiatives that reimagine what’s possible for our local economy, our future, and the land itself – initiatives that ask bold questions such as: What if we built it ourselves? What if we claimed the power already in our hands?
We’ll begin the day with breakfast at 8:00am – come enjoy coffee, scones, and conversation, get settled in, and be ready to start at 9:00am. We’ll open with a grounding meditation, followed by a review of our current projects and the inspiring impacts they’ve already made.
Next, we’ll break into five theme groups (listed below). Each group will reflect on existing projects we want to strengthen or expand – and explore new projects with the potential to make a meaningful difference in our community. After these in‑depth conversations, we’ll come back together to share highlights from each group.
By then, it will be time for lunch – a chance to refresh, reconnect, and clarify where you feel called to participate in 2026.
In the afternoon, we’ll stay together as one group to explore several big‑vision ideas that we may pursue if there is sufficient interest and support. Finally, we’ll return to breakout groups – either deepening your original discussions or visiting a new theme area to learn more.
We expect to close formally around 2:30pm, though everyone is welcome to stay and continue conversations and next‑step planning. If you’d like a copy of the agenda, you can find it here.
These are the five theme groups we’ll be working with. Consider where you feel most drawn – and remember, you’ll have the chance to explore more than one area if you wish. If you have a project idea and are seeking support, please bring it to the group that best aligns with it.

Core Theme #1: Community & Local Economy
This breakout group will explore how we strengthen our local economy and deepen community connections. We’ll revisit the vision for the FreeStore, imagining how it could evolve into a vibrant hub for sharing, mutual aid, and economic justice. We’ll also focus on the Circle of Aunts and Uncles, our small business loan fund currently supporting four Chester-based enterprises with low-interest loans and mentorship. Expanding both monetary and social support for this fund is a top priority. Other projects in this theme include a Third Space, the Green Sunday Craft Fair, Community Builders, and Fire Circles – all working to weave a resilient, caring local economy.
Core Theme #2: Arts & Communication
In this group, we’ll launch a new era of storytelling and public engagement for Transition Town Greater Media. We’ll clarify the difference between plan (what and why), strategy (how we build trust and visibility), and tactics (the creative tools we use – media, performances, campaigns, design). We aim to co-create a Strategic Communication Campaign that boldly amplifies our shared vision and invites broad participation. The arts will be central – from visual storytelling to public installations. We’ll also explore a new partnership with Gallery Green, a space dedicated to highlighting local green groups and creative projects.
Core Theme #3: Health, Well-Being & Spirit
Amid rising climate stress, chemical exposure, and an overstretched healthcare system, this group explores how we reclaim our health – individually and collectively. Instead of reacting to illness, how can we enable proactive, holistic well-being? We’ll explore creating community health education circles, modalities training, and peer-based support networks. Anchored in practices of self-awareness and collective healing, this theme also holds space for Inner Transformation, the Radical Regeneration Book Group, and Beloved Community Circles – cultivating spiritual and emotional resilience for the long journey ahead.
Core Theme #4: Resilience & Repair
This group focuses on building practical resilience at the household and neighborhood levels. We’ll discuss launching a Civil Response Communication Group to explore how we stay connected and coordinated if power or digital infrastructure goes down. We’ll support the work of the Community Resilience Group in areas like re-skilling, local food systems, and community-based preparedness. Other groups represented here include Foraging, Cool Blocks, and Local Food – all essential to adapting to resource depletion and climate impacts with creativity and cooperation.
Core Theme #5: Climate & Ecology
In this group, we’ll strengthen our ecological stewardship and climate action efforts. We’ll support projects like Green Wagon, Tree Tenders, the Tree Lovers Collective, and EcoFest. Our focus will be on Zero Waste solutions, such as expanding food rescue and composting programs for households, businesses, and institutions. We’ll work with local Environmental Advisory Councils (EACs) and the Delaware County Sustainability Office to identify bold, collaborative pathways to reduce plastic use, improve recycling, and protect living systems. This is where we align love for the Earth with collective action.

Again, please RSVP here. Breakfast and lunch are provided at no cost.

Steering Group Monthly Meeting
2026-01-12 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-02-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-03-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-04-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2026-05-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
The Steering Group is the governing body of Transition Town Greater Media (TTGM). Comprised of representatives of each of the current Working Groups, the officers of TTGM, and any other interested and committed members of TTGM, this body meets once a month to discuss current projects and initiatives and makes decisions regarding future activities.
Everyone is welcome to attend these meetings and contribute to the discussions. We value your ideas and input.

Community Resilience Group Meeting
2026-01-20 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-02-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-03-17 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-04-21 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-05-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Personal home
The Community Resilience Group focuses on learning about resilience issues in food systems, water systems, energy systems and more. We are reviewing ways in which we could survey our community and create a resilience baseline to gain some indication of where we can improve.
Our group initially focused our meetings on discussing the book The Community Resilience Reader (available for free at: resilience.org). We will be shifting to exploring The Community Resilience Toolkit in order to do a community resilience assessment of the Greater Media area. You can learn more about that here.
We’re also learning about the long term impact of climate change on different regions of the country. Using the American Resiliency channel on Youtube which gives forecasts and projected outlooks for every state in our country, we compared the PA and NJ assessments. The projections for NJ are much grimmer than for PA. Something our group recognized is that the videos focus narrowly on Climate, We’re committed to exploring what Community Resilience requires within the broader polycrisis and ecological predicament we face.
In the future, the Community Resilience group will also be organizing community documentary film nights around Greater Media – coming soon!
Our regular meeting date is the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm. We meet at a group member’s house and you can email Will Powers for the address if you’d like to attend.

Zero Waste Working Group Meeting
2026-01-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Online
We learn and promote ways to reduce our impact on the environment we inhabit by reducing the waste we generate. Some examples are increasing food and yard waste composting, improving recycling, and reducing the amount of plastic we produce and use. Visit our web page to learn more about our goals and activities.
Join us to make a significant impact on our waste generation. We are currently meeting via Zoom on the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7PM. Contact us at zerowaste@ttgmPA.org to request the Zoom link.

Tea & Cookies Community Get-Together
2026-02-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Media Borough Parlor Room, 301 N Jackson St, Media, PA, 19063, United States
The Community Builders Group is hosting this casual, drop-in, get-together. Come meet Transition Town Greater Media members, enjoy some refreshments, and get to know some of the work we’re doing.
The event is in the Media Parlor Room, 301 N Jackson St, Media 19063. Come in through the big porch on the 3rd & Jackson St corner of the Borough Building. The event runs from 2-4pm—come any time in that window and stay as long as you like. All are welcome, feel free to bring the whole family.
The event is free. Parking is available in the Borough Building parking lot and on the neighboring streets.

Dirt-y Dancing with TTGM!
2026-03-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Media Community Center, 301 N Jackson St, Media, PA, 19063, United States
The TTGM Green Wagon/ Media Tree Tenders Team invites you to a fun, community line-dancing night to support our local programs.
Register now; spaces are limited. The registration form has additional opportunities to donate to support our work—buy a tree, buy some native plants, or just donate what you can. If you can’t attend, we’d still appreciate your donation!
We’re keeping it simple–please bring your own beverages and snacks.
Wine and beer are ok, it’s an adults-only night.
Get a leg up by practicing your moves before you come. Here are two fun dances with clear instructions to try. Bring a hand fan for the Boots dance!
Boots on the Ground (This is what it looks like: Boots with fans.).
Fireball
