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Image via myessentia.comToxic Drinking Waters Recent tests of Chicago’s water supply found levels of toxic metal hexavalent chromium to be 11 times higher than the standard California passed last month. But nation-wide regulation might never happen if industrial polluters and municipal water utilities get their way. In the meantime, Chicago residents will continue to drink

image via artintheage.comGreenable, the green building and design center, and go to spot for lovely non-toxic paints, sustainable flooring, reclaimed furniture and much, much more is packing up their NoLibs location and re-locating…three times. The center will open new locations in Ardmore, Kennett Square, and Rittenhouse Square this fall.
While we’re sad to see them leave

Many tout the healing benefits of farming, but one group that particularly benefits from the physical rehabilitation, connection of mind, and ability to make a living that come from a life of agriculture are veterans returning from war. At the end of this month (August 19 – 21) a two and a half day retreat

The infographic from GOOD on renewables. (Click for larger)Visualizing Renewable Energy We already know renewables make up a minority of our energy usage (8 percent to be exact), so which ones are most used and at what cost? Check out this great interactive infographic for a look at renewable energy usage in the U.S. GOOD Shell

Image via upenn.eduThe Agatson Urban Nutrition Initiative (AUNI), a program of UPenn’s Netter Center for Community Partnership, will debut its Youth Urban Mobile Market (YUMM) at the premier Youth Grower’s Market this Friday. The pedal-powered cart will be full of fresh produce that members of AUNI have grown themselves, and will supplement the entirely youth

Produce of the past packed more nutrients | Image via gardennaturally.wordpress.comNutrition Nostalgia Studies show that the nutritional values of many fruits and vegetables have decreased over the last 50 years partially due to a greater focus on high-yield plant varieties. Some also claim that a focus on mass production also compromises flavor. One researcher recommends

Image via brosephstalin.comWith a name like “Awesome” you might wonder about the organization’s legitimacy, but the grant-funding Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences is totally serious about their work. Their concept is simple: “Forwarding the interest of Awesome in the universe, $1,000 at a time.” The Foundation, started in Boston in 2009, awards monthly,

Grab blankets, lawn chairs and friends, and pack a picnic basket with your favorite farmers market finds (have you seen ALL those juicy peaches?) Scribe Video Center’s Street Movies! is back for its 14th season. This Saturday’s premier event at The Bowl in Clark Park combines the annual event’s ever green offerings of live performances and

Print a page, plant a tree Offsetting deforestation by printing may seem a contradiction, but that’s the goal of Joe Miller’s new startup Print a Forest. The company sells banner ads to be placed at the bottom of a printed page; the money goes toward reforestation projects. Miller’s software also keeps track of how many

Broccoli Stalk Soup | Image and recipe via lovefoodhatewaste.comFrom Trash to Mealtime Treasure Broccoli stalks, watermelon rinds, peach leaves, corn cobs, and the like are labeled as “vegetable remnants” and tossed (ideally composted) after edible plant parts are sliced off. However, a growing group of professional chefs and farmers market devotees are practicing “stem-to-root” cooking