Events

3rd Annual Hoedown to Benefit Weavers Way Community Programs on June 25th!

Summer is officially here!

What better way to enjoy the bounty of our city’s farms than an evening spent outdoors, enjoying locally sourced, farm-fresh food, live music, and classic lawn games, all against the backdrop of the beautiful Weavers Way farm at Awbury Arboretum? Each year, the Hoedown to benefit Weavers Way Community Program (WWCP) is a great time for a good cause. This year’s event is extra special, though: WWCP will unveil their new name!

WWCP is the largest and most innovative organization in Northwest Philadelphia addressing the intersecting problems of poverty, nutrition, and food access, and is a key player in Philadelphia’s food justice movement. All proceeds from the Hoedown support WWCP’s farm, nutrition, and culinary education programs, which empower children, youth, and families from diverse backgrounds with the values and knowledge to be healthy, strong, and informed.

It’s fitting that WWCP, which works so closely with the local community, has so much community support for the Hoedown. Highlights this year include kombucha from Inspired Brews, beer generously donated by Earth Bread and Brewery, Bary Hygge, and Philly Homebrew, and a fresh local menu, courtesy of Weavers Way Co-op, that includes vegan-friendly and gluten-free options. Desserts will be provided by the Night Kitchen Bakery, Bredenbeck’s Bakery, High Point Café, and Mugshots Coffeehouse. Food and drink are included with every ticket. Rounding out the community support is a lovely array of raffle items donated by local Philadelphia businesses, so be sure to purchase tickets at the event and enter the drawings!

Hoedown tickets can be purchased at weaversway.coop/hoedown and at the entrance to the event. To learn more about WWCP, visit weaversway.coop/wwcp.

Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake.

Recent Posts

Moving Fast and Breaking Climate goals: What Pennsylvania’s Data Center boom means for local communities

$90 billion in investments could reshape the energy landscape, but community voices and renewable alternatives…

6 days ago

Trash competition, government shutdown, November elections, & more

Catch up on the latest sustainability news:  Block by Block launches citywide cleanup competition with…

7 days ago

From coal to solar affordability: PA’s next energy chapter shaped by HB 504

Farmers and city residents alike stand to benefit from local, homegrown power, says Land &…

1 week ago

Celebrating Solar at “Sun Day,” trash burning ban proposed & more

Catch up on the latest sustainability news:  Philly mobilizes for Sun Day solar energy celebration.…

2 weeks ago

You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from ‘forever chemicals’ varies

Drinking water isn’t the only way people are exposed to PFAS today. This article is…

2 weeks ago

Building connections: How Ash Richards uses land care as cultural preservation

The city’s Director of Urban Agriculture talks about the impact of history, gardening as collective…

2 weeks ago