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This post originally appeared at Plants on Deck, a local blog about urban gardening.

And checking it twice. It’s hard to believe with recent weather woes but there are reasons for optimism:The sun is shining and the 40-degree temps are rapidly melting the blackened snow heaps still dotting Philly’s streets.

Keystone Farm, run by Larry Russel and his wife Phylann Nemeth is a haven dedicated to quality farming methods. Russel, a sixth generation farmer, grew up on a dairy and maple syrup farm that had been in business since 1796. After marrying Phylann, the pair began researching alternative farming methods and started Keystone Farm in

This video was produced by the Drexel University Philly Eco City blog which explores “sustainability through the eyes of young people.” 

Trees provide for us in amazing ways. Did you know that one mature tree can produce enough oxygen to sustain two human beings? Or that an acre of trees absorbs the same amount of carbon dioxide in a single year as is produced by a car driving 26,000 miles? Over the course of the next

Rhubard syrup, from Marisa McClellan’s upcoming recipe in GridSo, you’ll be noticing some new bylines in Grid over the next few months. We’re adding a gardening column and a biking column. We’ve also recruited Marisa McClellan, author of the excellent blog Food In Jars to contribute her culinary expertise to our food section. In the

I recently watched The End of the Line, a documentary about overfishing and the havoc it wreaks on global fish stocks. (Look for a review in April’s issue of Grid.) In the film, journalist Charles Glover (author of the book upon which the film is based) compares the situation of bluefin tuna to that of

Grid isn't the only one hiring: the Bicycle Coalition is staffing an outreach team that will work to promote bicycling as an easy, inexpensive and fun way of getting around Philadelphia. They will be hiring 6 seasonal full-time ambassadors for May-September. If you're interesting, act fast: Preference will be given to applications received before 5 p.m.

On Saturday, March 20, from 8 - 10 p.m., Yelp will host a Philly Homegrown Party that feeds every imaginable indulgence. The free party will be held at CITYSPACE, a three-story mansion designed by the same geniuses responsible for City Hall and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. DJ QiCommand will be spinning while Philadelphia’s “craftiest,

The Atlantic has a story up on a recent announcement from the USDA that they will be making $5 million dollars available for the Farmers' Market Promotion Program. Sounds pretty good. Too bad the article opens this way:

The 2008 farm bill contains $35 billion earmarked as subsidies to the huge agribusinesses that produce the bulk

Next Wednesday, March 10, begins the one-month count down to the third annual Philly Spring Cleanup. The kickoff event will begin at 1 p.m. and take place, fittingly, in the 2500 block of East Gordon Street in Fishtown—last year’s winner of the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (PMBC) Clean Block award. Tons of local leaders will