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#162 November 2022/All Topics/Community/Farming/Food

How can consumers advocate for a climate-smart and local farm-centered 2023 Farm Bill?

It can be easy to get discouraged these days. Everywhere we look, there are signs of a struggling planet and, often, it’s difficult to see a clear path to an effectual response. 2022 may well eclipse recent years as the hottest on record. Rainfall has alternated between being absent or violent in Pennsylvania, one of

October 31, 2022

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Making The Grade: Kensington CAPA one of AIA’s Top Ten Green Projects in the U.S.

Image via aia.org | photo credit: Barry Halkin, Halkin PhotographyThe list of prestigious awards Kensington High School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) has received since construction wrapped up in September 2010 is growing. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) recently named Kensington CAPA one of its Top Ten Green Projects. The annual award is

May 1, 2012

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Protecting Our Waters: Help save Riverdale residents from eviction

Marge Van Cleef, Loretta Gary of Protecting Of Waters (POW), Carolyn Auwaerter, Nathan Sooy of Clean Water Action and Charlie Kratovil of Food and Water Watch gather at Aqua America headquarters to demand justice for the affected families. | Image via protectingourwaters.wordpress.comHere in the Delaware River Basin, thanks to thousands of activists mobilizing, educating and

April 30, 2012

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Future Weather: Help kick-start the launch of locally-made environmental film

After a world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this weekend, locally filmed Future Weather is hoping to make its way to the big screen. Shot and produced in the Philadelphia area, the independently-made film follows the relationships of three generations of Midwestern women—specifically the abandoned eighth-grader Laudure (Perla Haney-Jardine), whose passion for nature and

April 30, 2012

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Swarm Season: This spring handle honey bees with local beekeepers, not exterminators

An example of a honey bee swarm | Photo courtesy of Adam SchreiberFinding a flash mob of 25,000 honey bees in your yard or on the side of your home might alarming, but local beekeepers are asking you to resist calling an exterminator to eliminate these valuable pollinators. Instead, call your local beekeeper. You’ll be

April 10, 2012

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Energy and Cities: A Q&A with White House environmental advisor

Nancy Sutley, environmental advisor for President ObamaLast week Nancy Sutley, President Obama’s environmental advisor, was in town to deliver the keynote address at the Good Jobs Green Jobs Conference. Sutley is chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, a position she took up in 2009 after working for the City of Los Angeles

April 9, 2012

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Art on Wheels: New bike map provides tour of Philly public art

The Lion Fighter | Image via museumwithoutwallsaudio.orgIf you’ve lived in Philadelphia for more than a month, you’ve likely already posed triumphantly next to the Rocky statue. But what about The Lion Fighter sculpture just a stone’s throw away on the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum? Or any of the dozens of other outdoor masterpieces

April 4, 2012

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Free Trees! TreePhilly is greening the city by giving away trees this spring

Philadelphia wants you to plant a tree in your yard. And they’ll even give you one for free! The City of Philadelphia has set an ambitious goal to plant 15,000 new trees in 2012; a plan that aligns with Mayor Nutter’s Greenworks Philadelphia target to plant 300,000 trees by 2015. To help with this mission,

March 30, 2012

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Best for the World: B Corps could give Pennsylvania businesses a bright future

Image via gamechangers500.comScott Kelly and Jenn Rezeli are very good at their jobs. This year their Philly-based firm Re:Vision Architecture was named one of the top “Best for the World” companies by B Corp for its exemplary social and sustainable practices. But Re:Vision wasn’t just recognized for their cutting-edge sustainable architecture projects; the company is

March 29, 2012

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Urban Gardening 101: PHS to offer community gardening course

Image via pennsylvaniahorticulturalsociety.orgDo you dream of getting down and dirty in your very own community? Well, the Philadelphia Horticulture Society is here to help with their annual Garden Tenders program, a six-session self-help course for starting and maintaining a community garden. The course is open to individuals, community groups, organizations, educators as well as any

March 21, 2012

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Green Big Year: South Philly strikeout, Center City surprise

Iceland Gull, Howard Eskin
My unemployed buddy found three birds I haven't seen yet this year. He's got lots of time on his hands and has been birding like a mad man in Philly. He's almost contemplating a Philly Big Year, but he expects to be employed imminently. (Don't feel bad for my buddy's situation, he

March 20, 2012

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