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For sixth year, MoGreena complex a model for recycling fun, entertainment<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/h1>\n
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By Kathleen Brady Shea<\/strong>,\u00a0Managing Editor, The Times<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The Brad Hinton Band was one of the musical groups that provided entertainment.<\/p><\/div>\n

MODENA \u2013 One visit to the Waste Oil Recyclers and Organic Mechanics\u00a0Energy Independence Day \u2013 an ecologically-friendly, family-oriented festival that was held for the sixth time on Sunday, May 18 \u2013 and you\u2019ll likely become a regular.<\/p>\n

Monica Dulemba was a repeat visitor, and she brought a newcomer with her to share the fun. She said she found out about the annual event several years ago from one of the Waste Oil Recyclers employees she met through the Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce. Besides the fact that the festival offers great entertainment, Dulemba, a development officer for DNB First bank, said she enjoys supporting a company that gives back to the community.<\/p>\n

Justin Mahaney, who lives in New London, agreed. Although he was attending for the first time, he\u2019ll likely return. He came with a friend who works for Waste Oil Recyclers and said he was impressed that the company \u201cgrows food that gets donated\u201d to the needy. \u201cI really like what they\u2019re doing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Exhibiting a penchant for repurposing, Waste Oil Recyclers collects used cooking oil and transforms it into biodiesel. Its headquarters, the innovative MoGreena Complex on Union Street, has been a magnet for like-minded entrepreneurs similarly committed to the idea of reusing and recycling.<\/p>\n

Chief among them is Organic Mechanics, which produces 100 percent peat-free organic soils made from local materials. Then there\u2019s Fred the auto mechanic, who helps make sure that all of the aging Mercedes favored by the Waste Oil Recyclers crew run smoothly on the company\u2019s biodiesel. Others include Philadelphia Custom Block & Board, who work magic with wood, especially cutting boards, and Tom Breglia, an Organic Mechanics employee who transforms recycled \u2013 what else? \u2013 materials into creative furniture and children\u2019s toys.<\/p>\n

The Brad Hinton Band, Mason Porter and Tin Bird Choir treated the hundreds of visitors who attended Sunday\u2019s event to live music that periodically prompted dancing. \u00a0Some folks brought chairs to sit and enjoy the musical entertainment while others preferred strolling around the complex. Canning demonstrations were provided by the Coatesville Area Arts Alliance, and a potting area was set up for kids, who also did art projects, had their faces painted, and soaked up the positive atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Midnight Munchies, DJ Dino D\u2019s Ice Cream Truck, Nomadic Pies, and Robin Mastrippolito, Confectioner, made sure that no one was hungry. \u00a0And to help wash it all down, the Victory Beer Company provided samples of its Pale Headwaters Ale, which gets its name and its taste from the waters of the nearby Brandywine.<\/p>\n

Although the creek was behaving beautifully on Sunday \u2013 affording its usual tranquil view from the complex \u2013 a photo board displayed evidence that it had wreaked havoc during the recent floods, threatening the Mogreena Garden Project (MGP), which is now in its second year. Last year, MGP donated thousands of pounds of organic produce to the Chester County Food Bank. Organizers hope to increase that output \u2013 as soon as the raised beds that got washed away are rebuilt.<\/p>\n

But in the meantime, many plants spread throughout the compound are flourishing \u2013 from the potatoes planted below the stage to the steel drums along the driveway that are filled with an assortment of herbs.<\/p>\n

Dino D. Thompson, the DJ and ice cream maker whose food truck was drawing a crowd, said he was attending the festival for the first time after learning about it from the owner of Midnight Munchies. Thompson said the two often attend events together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m having a good time,\u201d he added. \u201cThe people here have been really great.\u201d Asked about the popularity of his pina colada water ice, Thompson smiled. \u201cI made it this morning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

For more information about Waste Oil Recyclers, visit\u00a0http:\/\/www.wasteoilrecyclers.com\/waste-oil-collection\/?gclid=CK762ZiBor4CFUQaOgodSFMAWg<\/a>. Information about the MoGreena Garden Project is available at\u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Mogreena-Garden-Project\/102566076606079<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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