Ty Holmberg
Co-Founder, Co-Director, Sankofa Community Farm at Bartram’s Garden
Since graduating from Muhlenberg College with a BA in environmental studies, Ty has had extensive involvement in youth development, food sovereignty, and education reform. Previous to his work as a founding director of the Sankofa community Farm at Bartram’s Garden, he served for ten years with the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Community Partnerships as Director of Health Promotion and Director of the West Philadelphia based Sayre Community School. He has also spent time in the classroom as Philadelphia Teaching Fellow and Philadelphia School District science teacher, as well as two years of national service as a member of Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps, and a teaching fellow at the esteemed Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center in Estes Park, Colorado