Did you know that green experiences encourage our resiliency? Resilience is our ability to withstand and recover from difficult conditions. Throughout our lives we will encounter situations that test our resilience—in fact, we have all just been through a year that...
Tremendous Tomato Types
Tremendous Tomato Types There are two main types of tomato plants: determinate and indeterminate. Depending on your garden you may have one, the other, or both. It’s quite important to know what type of tomato you’re planting so that you know how to manage them...
Juneteenth – Food as Celebration and Memory
Juneteenth is an annual holiday celebrated on the 19th of June to honor the day that the last Black enslaved people in Texas found out that they were free. It is important to note that this day was first recognized on June 19th, 1865 which is two years after the...
A Measured Response to Hunger
A Measured Response to Hunger This year, in the midst of a pandemic, Trellis for Tomorrow’s highly impactful Food for All (FFA) program will surpass the 200,000 pounds harvested from our organic gardens throughout the region. This translates to more than 800,000...
Eating Seasonally
Do you know when the growing season is for your favorite fruits and vegetables? Have you ever wondered why strawberries seem to taste so much better at a certain time of year? During months when a fruit or vegetable is not in season, it has to be shipped from across...
May: The Most Exciting Month for Many Gardeners
May is one of the most thrilling times for gardeners. After a long winter and unpredictable spring, temperatures are fair and the planting free-for-all can begin. When soil temperatures reach 50 degrees on average (meaning your night time temperatures average in the...
Growing Rockin’ Roma Tomatoes
Roma tomatoes are a classic variety of tomatoes. These fruits are egg-shaped, bright red, and delicious. They are favored for sauce-making and home canning, as they have abundant flesh with few seeds and liquid. Roma tomatoes are available in both bush-type...
Space Invaders!
PHOTO CREDIT: Lois Elling/Flick If you spend any significant amount of time working on cultivating a garden, you are bound to encounter a host of garden companions: beneficial collaborators as well as unwanted guests. Doing your best to understand these neighbors will...
Feeding Your Gut: How What We Eat Can Affect Our Mood
Trellis for Tomorrow is busy planting seedlings in the ground, looking forward to the days when we can pluck a bright red radish from the ground or harvest tomatoes and cucumbers to take home for a summer salad. We know that eating these fresh vegetables will not only...
Garden Tips: April
Over the last few weeks, we have gotten many questions about when to plant our gardens. People have been surprised to see Trellis staff in gardens throughout our area, planting thousands of plants this early in the year. Trellis for Tomorrow times plantings to...
Vanguard: Investing in Community
We’d like to take a moment to celebrate Vanguard, a national leader in investment management and Food for All partner since 2012. For seven years running, Trellis has worked together with Vanguard to establish a vibrant garden in the center of the campus, a spot often...
Summer Internship with Food for All
Trellis is offering a unique summer internship opportunity for college-aged students. Space is limited.
Hark, the Harlequins are Closing In!
Mid-August is about the time of year when we really begin to see the Harlequin bug show up in our gardens. Widespread in Southern regions, Philadelphia and Chester County are about as far North as this pernicious pest has managed to establish itself. The Harlequin bug...
SAP America Hosts Garden Olympics
Weeds shriveled! Bugs scurried! The compost pile flipped its lid! Triskeles was thrilled to help organize the first ever Garden Olympics at SAP America on August 16th. SAP America held its largest Take Your Child To Work Day, with nearly 300 young people in...
When the Saints Come Mulching In
Saint-Gobain is putting down new roots and reaching new heights at its North American headquarters in Malvern. In the spring of 2017, the company partnered with Triskeles in an effort to address food insecurity in our region. As the newest member of the Food For All...