#133 June 2020

Photography By Albert Yee Gentle Soul By Alexandra W. Jones Sometimes a single Instagram post can change your life—or at least that was the case for Bryon and Natasha Dockett. A few years ago, as vegan bloggers, they posted a shot of their homemade dinner online and got a message in their inbox. It looked

East Kensington cafe serves food, drink history and community during the pandemic.

Photograph by Tyler Holmberg Make Your Bed Story by Alexandra Jones In a city where arable land can be hard to come by, farmers and students from Sankofa Community Farm are building free garden beds for Southwest Philly residents with aspiring green thumbs. The farm, located at Bartram’s Garden, has served as a place where

Photo courtesy of Overbrook School for the Blind Learning From Nature By Constance Garcia-Barrio At the overbrook school for the Blind (OSB), situated on what was once Lenni Lenape land, staff members seem to have embraced the Native American belief that the Earth is a wise teacher. The school’s new million-dollar M. Christine Murphy Horticulture

Opportunity for Growth I still remember weeping at 13 years old as I ate my first tasteless sliced tomatoes in America, our new home. My South Asian family reassured me that it would taste better with some Tabasco sauce.  I now know that migrant workers in California grow, pick and pack produce that travels thousands of

Illustration By Sean Rynkewicz Middle of the Road Story By Randy LoBasso You might not be familiar with the work of the late John Forester, but if you ride a bicycle, he’s had a huge impact on your safety and the way you interact with the roadway.  The godfather of “vehicular cycling,” Forester promoted the

Photograph by Darius Rhodes Strong Enough For A Man By Gabrielle Houck Have you ever thrown on a pair of someone else’s slippers to go to the mailbox or put the trash out because you didn’t feel like finding your own?  If you have, then you know how downright foolish it feels to wear shoes