pennypackfarms.orgThink you have what it takes to be a teen battle chef? In two weeks, Pennypack Farms & Education Center will sponsor an 8-week youth development program called Teen Battle Chef. Teens in grades 9 through 12 are encouraged to come out and learn to dice, julienne, and read and understand recipes. With obesity and diabetes on
MoreAs a college student from the Philadelphia area (Temple University), I have witnessed how students engage in activities that help bring awareness to environmental issues. It is these inspirational actions that make me realize that when individuals come together for a common goal, things can be accomplished. Many students are working hard to get their college
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Iris Marie Bloom is busy. Seriously busy. The night before we meet near her West Philadelphia home, she was in Warminster, screening a documentary and organizing residents. Three days before, she was at a rally in Harrisburg. As we talk, she occasionally checks the time; she has another interview that morning, and after that, her
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Courtesy of PASA imagesThroughout its 19 years in existence, the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) has consistently upheld its mission to “promote profitable farms that produce healthy food for all people while respecting the natural environment.” One of PASA’s newer innovative actions involves a collaboration of local famers and restaurants coming together to develop
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orphansupportafrica.orgToday, Feb. 24, Orphan Support Africa (OSA) urges you to join their team to help celebrate the opening of their new U.S. Headquarters right here in Philadelphia! For those who haven’t heard of this grassroots organization, OSA aims to restore the future for children orphaned by HIV/AIDS throughout Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. Since 2004, the
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The Morris Arboretum has officially been awarded the Platinum Level LEED Certification, the highest rating of the U.S Green Building Council (USGBC), in honor of its new $13 million Horticulture Center located at Bloomfield Farm, marking a first for the University of Pennsylvania.
According to the Daily Pennsylvanian, the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification
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makingmemories.typepad.comBy now you’ve certainly heard how vital it is to diminish the number of plastic bags we take home from our shopping trips. It’s also a good idea to keep lightly used plastic bags around for reuse. I know all those accumulated hours each night of rinsing and drying my snack bags will pay off. Each morning
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Beginning tomorrow at 7am, Cafe Estelle (444 N. Fourth St.) will open up reservations for a series of Monday-night, communal-table tasting dinners kicking off on the first day of spring, March 21.
The seven-course Monday dinners, reoccuring on April 18 and May 23, will give chef/owner Marshall Green a chance to flex the fine-dining muscles he
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As promised, I'm back with the details of the energy audit I had completed at my house as part of the Energy Works program, as well as the big reveal of the first True Tales contest! (But you'll have to read to the end to find out the contest details.) Last Monday, February 7th, was
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Bookkeeper- Full-time positionContact: jobs@redflagmedia.com Red Flag Media, Inc. (RFM), publishers of GRID, Decibel and Cowbell, is a young and growing media firm inCenter City Philadelphia, specializing in magazine publishing. The atmosphere is fun but fast-paced, requiring multi-talented and flexible team members. RFM is seeking a Full-Time Bookkeeper to manage accounts payable and receivable, process payroll, and maintain the company’s banking
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