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