Weavers Way Co-op

Join us for a deep dive into how our bodies interact with food, exploring the concept of Koshas through yoga and nutrition.Yoga of Nutrition and Food - in a welcoming, supportive group webinar, learn how Yoga movement, breathing, and mental patterns intersect with nutrition and health. With Yoga philosophy lessons, practice exercises, and option at home self study assessments, there's something for everyone here.In the introductory session to this series Dan will offer a Yoga philosophy concept as a new way to look at the human body. Dan will lead the group in discussion around diets vs whole nutrition and

Join Seema to learn how to cook vibrant fall produce in a unique way at our in-person event!Join Seema Vaidyanathan, a co-op member and a local food blogger in the wonderful cooking demo where she will share tasty recipes to celebrate the glorious fall produce with a twist of new spices and flavors. These can be a new side dish to add to your holiday feasts.The dishes will have vegan, gluten free and vegetarian options. Vegetables we will play with include, Acorn squash, tricolor cauliflower, farm fresh corn and fresh cranberries. Tasty samples will be shared during the demo. This

Join us for a transformative workshop on how nutrition and food can help balance your nervous system!Yoga of Nutrition and Food - in a welcoming, supportive group webinar, learn how Yoga movement, breathing, and mental patterns intersect with nutrition and health. With Yoga philosophy lessons, practice exercises, and option at home self study assessments, there's something for everyone here. In his third session, "Balancing The Nervous System", Dan will share how when our mind nervous system is balanced, we make better choices. Learn to cultivate a balanced nervous system with a guided exercise and discussion around lifestyle habits.This virtual offering

Calling All Animal-Loving Kids! Make dog chew toys by repurposing donated stuffed animals.Get CRAFTY and join us on Saturday, January 18, 2025 from 2-3:30pm for an in person stitching event at Weavers Way Outreach Office in Germantown located at 326B W Chelten Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19144 to support the non-profit Glad Dogs Nation. Have fun with a simple sewing project to add squeakers to donated & repurposed stuffed toys lovingly donated by kids like you! Dogs living in shelters and rescues across the country will THANK YOU as they enjoy snuggling and playing with their "new" toys!Recommended for Ages 4

Learn new ways to boost your immune system with Kara Jo - join us for a fun and informative event to kickstart your health!Learn practical, at-home herbalism from our favorite clinical herbalist, Kara Jo in this 4 part series this winter. We will discuss herbal remedies for: immunity, sleep, digestion, and joy. In this first session she will focus on Immunity. Learn how to notice when the body is starting to come down with illness and herbs to take to support you at the first signs. We will also discuss long-term immunity support. This virtual session will be hosted on

Join us for Kara Jo's fun and practical tips to brighten your day and lift your spirits during the grey winter months!Would you like to learn practical, at-home herbal tips from our favorite clinical herbalist, Kara Jo in this 4 part series this winter. We will discuss herbal remedies for: immunity, sleep, digestion, and joy. In this second session she will focus on Joy. Learn how to support your body and mind with mood lifting herbs to help you in the darkness of the winter. Kara Jo will share how to brew herbal preparations like tea and ticntures that she

Join us for an informative session with Kara Jo to learn all about gut health. She will share practical ways to boost gut health.Would you like to know how to help balance your gut biome using natural herbal remedies? Join Kara Jo in her four part herbalism series where she shares pratical ways to use herbs at home . In her third workshop she will focus on digestion and gentle ways to mend your gut issues. This virtual session will be hosted on Zoom on 2/17 at 6:30pm. You will receive a Zoom link after you register to attend the

Join us for a informative session with Kara Jo to learn practical and easy tips and tricks to get better sleep!Join our favorite clinical herbalist, Kara Jo in her 4 part series this winter to discuss everyday yet important topics that affect our heath. In her last last session she will focus on herbal remedies for sleep. She will share which herbs can help with sleep health and how to prepare easy herbal concoctions in your kitchen to aid your sleep troubles. This virtual session will be hosted on Zoom on 2/24 at 6:30pm. You will receive a Zoom link

Let's get our hands dirty and learn how to create beautiful gardens that are both healthy and native to our area!Get detailed assistance, see and learn from native garden experts, swap seeds and more through this workshop series! Paige Menton, founder of Journeywork, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people create healthy habitats, will share her experience on how to get a native garden started. She will share her expert tips in a three workshop series. $15 per workshop or $40 for all three. Payment at the door. Monies collected will be used by Weavers Way Environment Committee for future grants to community

Come join us to learn more about "Welcoming Homes" a non profit in our neighborhood matching with immigrant youths with host families.Distraught, dismayed desperate to do something? Come to the Welcoming Homes Zoom workshop to learn how to house or assist single, young adult, asylum seekers. "Welcoming Homes" matches refugee and asylum-seeking young adults, living without family or a safety net, with safe homes and caring families. Our families have room in their homes and in their hearts to provide a residential environment with opportunities for basic human needs met in a restorative atmosphere.Could yours be one of the region’s

Join us for a fun night of games and socializing at Weavers Way Ambler - it's gonna be a blast!Join Us for Game Night at the Co-op!Looking for a fun and relaxed evening? Bring your friends or meet new ones while playing board games in the café! We’ll have a selection of snacks and a few games to get things started, but feel free to bring your favorites to share.Make a night of it—grab a delicious meal from our prepared foods section and settle in for some friendly competition. All ages are welcome, and it's BYOB for the grown-ups.Come for

Join us for a fun day of crafting and celebrating our trees with Mindy Flexer at our MAKE-IN event in her beautiful art studio!Join local artist Mindy Flexer to get ready for Earth Day with aCELEBRATING OUR TREES MAKE-IN! at Mindy's studio, 5225 Greene Street. You can see directions here: https://www.mindyflexerart.com/contact, and see more about Mindy at www.mindyflexerart.com. Let's treasure the beautiful trees in our precious local forest by recreating them! You and yours are invited to make leaves and flowers for the trees that will be in Walk in the Wissahickon, an immersive, floor-to-ceiling installation of Wissahickon Valley Park

Join us for a fun night of games and socializing at Weavers Way Ambler - it's gonna be a blast!Join Us for Game Night at the Co-op!Looking for a fun and relaxed evening? Bring your friends or meet new ones while playing board games in the café! We’ll have a selection of snacks and a few games to get things started, but feel free to bring your favorites to share.Make a night of it—grab a delicious meal from our prepared foods section and settle in for some friendly competition. All ages are welcome, and it's BYOB for the grown-ups.Come for

Come learn how to harness the power of herbs and spices for your health with Ursula Adams in your own kitchen!Explore the powerful medicinal properties of common herbs and spices found in the kitchen. From parsley, cilantro to turmeric and ginger, these kitchen staples have long been used for their healing qualities, offering benefits like reducing inflammation and boosting immunity. The workshop will provide an overview of the most popular herbs and spices, detailing their unique health benefits and practical ways to incorporate them into everyday cooking. We will prepare 2 separate recipes – a versatile Chimichurri as well as

Find out how to turn your corner of northwest Philly into a beautiful nature preserve from Steve Jones, a local ecological practitioner.Homeowners and apartment dwellers can use their outdoor space, no matter how small, to support wildlife and human health. Learn how you can successfully introduce more native plants to your planters, gardens, and lawns. Come home with a Pennsylvania native plant to get the ball rolling! Steve Jones is an environmental educator and ecological practitioner. He serves on the board of Wissahickon Restoration Volunteers, a community-based ecological restoration program. He also manages the native plant nursery for LandHealth Institute,

Get ready to catch up with all your fellow members at our Spring 2025 General Membership Meeting!Join your fellow members and show your Co-op love at our Spring 2025 General Membership Meeting! Enjoy live music, tasty eats, fun activities for kids and info tables for our various committees. General Manager Jon Roesser will update us on the state of the Co-op and share the results of this year's Board elections. This member event will be held in the Gym at the Ambler Borough building located at 131 Rosemary Ave, Ambler PA 19002

Join us for a fun night of games and socializing at Weavers Way Ambler - it's gonna be a blast!Join Us for Game Night at the Co-op!Looking for a fun and relaxed evening? Bring your friends or meet new ones while playing board games in the café! We will kick off this month's game night with a couple rounds of a Bingo game followed by board games. We’ll have a selection of snacks and a few games to get things started, but feel free to bring your favorites to share.Make a night of it—grab a delicious meal from our prepared

Learn to how to find awe and joy in our everyday life with Claudia Apfelbaum.Experiencing awe takes us out of our hum drum existence and brings us to a stateof inner excitement and reverence. It is something most humans experience onoccasion, often when we are in nature and when we see something unexpected,mind-blowing and uplifting. Two rainbows arching one above the other can bringa feeling of awe to the beholder. Scientists are studying the effect of this universal experience and have identifiedthat many good social and personal-life improving “properties” follow theexperience of awe. They have found that experiencing awe increases

Join us as the gardeners at Historic Hope Lodge show us how to bring our habitat gardens to life by touring the grounds of the property.Join Paige Menton at Historice Hope Lodge in Fort Washington PA to see Habitat Gardens in action. Hear from Weavers Way Environment Committee grant recipients about successes and struggles as they created their gardens and see one garden in its full glory. The gardeners at Hope Lodge will share their experiences with their gardens and answer questions and offer tips and advice on how to replicate this in your garden. This workshop is being offered

Learn how to make fun, natural frozen treats this summer with seasonal beautiful fruits and produce.We will be making yummy dairy & gluten free, low glycemic index, remarkably quick and easy frozen treats. There will be many flavoring options including fruits of the season. Popsicles, parfaits and mini ice cream sandwiches will be on the menu to quench the warm weather heat. Bring an appetite for sampling. This will be a free workshop and all ages are welcome.The demo starts at 1pm. Please arrive a few mins before 1pm. The demo will be setup right outside of the market building

Get ready to mix, mingle, and make connections at the Profit and Prosper Networking Mixer - Part 2!Are you working a 9-5 but looking for ways to make some extra money on the side? Do you want to learn about investing in stocks and earning passive income? Want to start a small business? Or maybe you just want to fix your credit and learn financial literacy so that you can buy the house or car you've been saving up for. Then come learn from our knowledgeable panelists. They are ready to help you on your journey to prosperity. Attendees of

Join us for a day of networking, learning, and conversations at the Mid Atlantic Food Cooperative Alliance Conference in PhiladelphiaPlease join the Mid Atlantic Food Cooperative Alliance (MAFCA!) for a day-long conference being held on Saturday, October 11th, at the Waldorf School of Philadelphia, easily accessible by car and public transit, and just a few blocks from Weavers Way Co-op's Germantown store.Whether you're part of a long-established Co-op or one that's just getting started, this conference will have something for you. There will be breakout sessions just for folks working in co-op management, or for those working on co-op boards,

Save date for this annual member event!Join your fellow members and show your Co-op love at Weavers Way Fall 2025 General Membership Meeting on October 11th at Waldorf School.! Enjoy live music and tasty eats before General Manager Jon Roesser updates us on the state of the co-op, and hear mural artist Eurhi Jones give an update on the Germantown store mural!

Let's come together to celebrate our achievements, get ready for winter, and share seeds for future growth with Paige MentonAt this third and final workshop Paige Menton will share how to prepare for winter while maintaining a habitat for wildlife. Attendees will share their success stories and exchange seeds. Get detailed assistance, tips and learn from native garden experts, swap seeds and more through this workshop series! $15 payable at the door or $40 if you register and attend all there of Paige Menton's offerings. Funds collectetd at these workshops will be used by Weavers Way Environment Committee for their community

Join Mindy Flexer at THANKS GIVE-IN for a creative session that will leave you feeling inspired and ready to unleash your artistic side!Drop in to Mindy's studio any time to make cards for all the special people in your life! You’ll have lots of choices, including printmaking, collaging, and drawing. You are welcome to come as a family, or to leave your 7+ year-old child(ren) unaccompanied for up to an hour. Enjoy some relaxing creative time with us! Please dress for mess and bring a mask so we can be safe in the studio. Mindy flexer is a long time

Get ready to cozy up by the campfire, roast some marshmallows, and enjoy a night of fun at Weavers Way Farm - it's gonna be lit!Join the Weavers Way Farm Team at our Mort Brooks Memorial Farm site for some fire-side sharing about how we are using our new “caterpillar tunnel” hoop houses to extend our growing season and grow food through the winter. Camp fire, smores and hot-chocolate will be provided. This event is FREE. Please consider bringing your own chair and plenty of warm layers. ALL ARE WELCOME!WHERE? Mort Brooks Memorial Farm at The Farm At Awbury, 6336

Learn how to fight off colds and flu naturally with Kara Jo's garden remedies - no more sniffles or sneezes!Learn how to take plants growing in your garden and available in the stores to build an herbal immunity medicine cabinet to support you during the cold and flu season. Kara Jo will discuss how to tap into natural healing powers of herbs and flowers that we can grow in our gardens.Kara Jo is a long time co-op member shares her love and knowledge about holistic remedies with Weavers Way community. She also has a range of natural products for sale

Brighten Up Pup’s Dog Savvy Kids Club is hosting our 3rd Annual Stitching & Stuffies Project to support a local non-profit Glad Dogs NationCalling All Animal-Loving Kids! Brighten Up Pup’s Dog Savvy Kids Club is hosting our 3rd Annual Stitching & Stuffies Project to support the non-profit Glad Dogs Nation and enrich the lives of shelter animals.Get CRAFTY and join us on Saturday, January 17, 2026 from 2-3:30pm for a Stitching Event at Weavers Way Outreach Office in Germantown at 326 W Chelten Ave # B, Philadelphia, PA 19144.Children will have fun with a simple sewing project to add squeakers

Learn to create unique Valentine's Day cards with Mindy Flexer at this hands-on event - get ready to make memories and crafts!Let's enjoy each other's company while we create all kinds of valentines for the special people in our lives, using printmaking, collaging, drawing and painting. Mindy can show you techniques for making cards and envelopes that are as simple or elaborate as you would like. Materials will be provided, or you can bring your paper leftovers, like old gift wrap and last year's calendar. It will be fun to make things together! All ages are welcome. Younger children should

Join Kara Jo for a informative session focused on boosting your wellness and feeling great inside and out.Join Kara Jo to discuss women's health. We will focus on gut health, digestion, blood sugar regulation, inflammation modulation, and stress support . Kara will show us how all these important factors affect hormone regulation and how we can manage it. This is an inperson workshop that will be hosted in the cafe of Weavers Way Ambler. Attendees will receive free samples of products and coupons.Kara Jo is a long time co-op member shares her love and knowledge about holistic remedies with Weavers

Brighten Up Pup’s Dog Savvy Kids Club is hosting our 3rd Annual Stitching & Stuffies Project to support a local non-profit Glad Dogs NationCalling All Animal-Loving Kids! Get CRAFTY and join us on Saturday, March 28th, 2026 from 1-2:30pm for a Stitching Event at Weavers Way Outreach Office in Germantown at 326 W Chelten Ave # B, Philadelphia, PA 19144.Children will have fun with a simple sewing project to add squeakers to donated & repurposed stuffed toys. Dogs living in shelters and rescues across the country will THANK YOU as they enjoy snuggling and playing with their new toys! Recommended

Get crafty with nature and learn about how cool caterpillar tunnels are and how they help farmers to celebrate Earth Day together!Join the Weavers Way Farm Team at our Mort Brooks Memorial Farm site for a chat with our farmers about how we are using our new “caterpillar tunnel” hoop houses to extend our growing season and grow food through the winter. Enjoy a hands on seed planting activity. This event is FREE. ALL ARE WELCOME!WHERE? Mort Brooks Memorial Farm at The Farm At Awbury, 6336 Ardleigh st. 19138If driving, please park on Ardleigh st. and walk past the main

Get the buzz on why bees swarm and what that crazy cloud really means for your backyard hive!Follow the Buzz - Where Honeybees Go and Why It Matters? Join Sarah Humes, owner of a local bee keeping company, to learn more about honey bees and their colonies. Swarms are colonies of bees looking for a new home. Without a beekeeper, fewer than 1 in 4 bee colonies survive. She will talk about honeybee swarming and what does that mean? What if honeybees get into your home? What you can do for the bees in your yard? She will also have

Come hang out with fellow co-op members to learn about the upgrades and changes coming to the Chestnut Hill Weavers Way store!We have a major renovation to do at our Chestnut Hill store! The current plan is for the major store renovation, which will require a temporary closure of the store, to take place in Summer 2027. Less disruptive preparatory work on the backyard and on the store’s exterior will begin this summer. We want to be sure to do what we can through this renovation to address members’ needs, in addition to updating equipment, front end queueing, and a few