PHS Members' Appreciation Day at the Penn Museum

Join us for a special day dedicated to celebrating our cherished PHS Members at Penn Museum!

Enjoy a  discussion on with Dr. Chantel White, Archaeobotanist with University of Pennsylvania and The Penn Museum; and Owen Taylor, seed keeping expert from Truelove Seeds, moderated by PHS’s VP of Horticulture, Andrew Bunting.  The event will begin with a reception, and all participants will receive heirloom seed packets, a gift to members, from Truelove Seeds and Happy Cat Farm. 

After the talk guests are welcome to stay and enjoy The Penn Museum. There is NO RE-ENTRY after the event.   

Meet the Pannelists 

Dr. Chantel White

Dr. Chantel White, Archaeobotanist holds a joint appointment between the Department of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, and the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM), Penn Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology. Dr. White’s research and interests include Archaeobotany, cooking and plant processing techniques, agricultural sustainability, and the horticultural past of Philadelphia, PA.  

Owen Taylor

Owen Taylor is a self-proclaimed “seed nerd” who loves growing Southern Italian and Irish heirlooms and supporting the community food sovereignty movement through seed keeping.     

Truelove Seeds

Truelove Seeds, a collective rooted in Philadelphia, is a farm-based seed company offering culturally important and open pollinated vegetable, herb, and flower seeds. Happy Cat Farm operates out of Kennett Square and specializes in heirloom seeds, transplants, mushroom logs, and biochar, with an origin story deeply rooted in family.