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  On July 16, the Philadelphia Orchard Project will host its 3rd Annual Music Festival and fundraiser. The music festival will be held in the beautiful Liberty Lands Park and will feature five local bands: Faux Slang, Eric Carbonara & Jesse Sparhawk, Zillions & Blood Like Mine, The Old Fashioneds, and Pile of Girls.  DJs from Fish n’Chips DJs

Barn Door is Closed Mark Bittman has (in most cases) been “Banned From the Barn” on attempts to get an up close look at the facilities that house the chickens and pigs that supply the overwhelming majority of our nation’s meat and eggs. If we can’t see the food that we eat, how do we

An image from the "From Whence we Came" art show opening tomorrow night7/8 Art show for Ocean Opens
 Local artist Ryann Casey will open his art exhibition, "From Whence we Came," tonight. Featuring 40 artists advocating for the protection and preservation of the world’s oceans.  This show will continue throughout July and into August. All proceeds

Image via camdenwaterfront.com Greensgrow Farm has embarked on an across-the-bridge venture in Camden, NJ in an effort to bring fresh produce to neighborhood residents lacking a well-stocked grocery, and the funds to travel to and purchase from higher end markets.   The farm’s mobile farmstand launched last week and the truck, dubbed “Little Yellow” will

 Mobile Kitchen Drive, listen to the radio, microwave popcorn? Yes, you can do all three in the new Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the world’s first mass-produced electric vehicle. A feature of the car is that the battery allows you to power domestic electrical appliances. Believe it or not, the adaptor has enough kick to run a rice cooker or

I bet you thought this day would never come.  It is with great sadness that I announce that this is the last installment in the EnergyWorks series.  But don't shed that tear yet, Griddle readers.  I am pleased to report that the energy efficiency work has been completed on my house, and I have already

Floating wetlands at the Washington Avenue Green (Click for larger image). Image via plancentraldelaware.com Start your Saturday morning off with a free sailing trip down the Delaware River! This Saturday, July 9 the Friends of Washington Avenue Green invite you to board the sailboat Northwind, and learn about the history and ecology of this iconic

A satellite lunch. Image via fedupwithschoollunch.blogspot.comSo Long Fresh School Lunch Providing healthy, fresh school lunches is getting harder in Philadelphia. The school district has recently released plans to close kitchens at 26 elementary and middle schools, replacing on-site lunches with “satellite” meals, pre-fabricated lunches cooked off-site and delivered to schools. Philadelphia Inquirer Food Safety Not

We’ve finally done it. GRID has officially taken the plunge into wedded bliss, and we couldn’t be more excited to share all the details with you! We searched far and wide for the most sustainable, waste-free companies and tips to ensure that the GRID Green Wedding Guide will lead you – blushing brides and grooms –

The panel at Longwood Gardens featuring climate change information from NOAA. (Image via Longwood Gardens)Climate change is affecting all aspects of our natural environment, and our backyard gardens are no exception. A new exhibit at Longwood Gardens is showing visitors how the warming weather trend is effecting garden plant growth. The exhibit is a pilot