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Pedal your way to fresh butter on warm toast, literally.
Artist Tim Eads has built a pedal-operated butter churn that also generates enough electricity to power a toaster. On April 24 he’s giving you the chance to test it out yourself. Join Eads at FLUXspace for a reception and Butter Cycle Performance. He'll be giving viewers

Ok, the good stuff is rolling now: garlic scallions, ramps and, my new fleeting favorite, fiddlehead ferns. They got these wild little curly things in at the Fair Food Farmstand last week. Over the weekend, I had my first experience cooking them, and, last night, I had my second. (The season for these baby ferns

Hugh Lofting Timber Framing Inc. is constructing a new off-the-grid home in Annapolis, Maryland and it’s an eco-conscious family’s dream come true. The company’s description of the sustainable home is so poetic that I found myself lost in a daydream of calling The Spirit Residence my own—lounging in front of the sealed fireplace as I

Odds and ends lead to something spectacularLet me set the scene for one of my greatest all-time culinary masterpieces: Sunday evening, hangover fading (slightly), a produce bowl brimming with odds and ends (I keep most of my non-fridge stuff in a wooden bowl on the counter) and a third of a bottle of delicious red

West Philadelphia’s Neighborhood Bike Works (NBW) is doing truly magical things with bikes (read about director Andy Dyson in the inaugural "Along for the Ride" column). And this July they will be doing it yet again with the Ride of Dreams, a four-day, 240-mile journey across Pennsylvania. The “dream team” will consist mostly of NBW

Grid contributor and blogger extraordinaire Marisa McClellan is offering another set of canning classes at Foster’s Homewares. Each class runs from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and costs $39. This price includes the recipe and a small jar of whatever you make. Here is the schedule: Pickled Asparagus, Saturday, May 1; Apple-Rhubarb Chutney, Saturday, May 15; Strawberry Jam, Saturday, June 12; Peach Jam, Saturday,

In my second hard-hitting post of the day, I wish to direct your attention to this story about a man using balloons to travel 109 miles. It's carbon-neutral, and kinda poetic:

"Flying a gas balloon is unlike any other experience. There is no sound. No propellers, no jet engines. No burner, no heart-thumping rotors of a helicopter.

OK, so I've talked before about my obsession with Pequea Valley Farm Yogurt, specifically the maple flavor. I know I'm not alone. Evidence! Recently, they're always running low at the Fair Food Farmstand. And often worse than low—OUT. As in, I am OUT OF LUCK. I usually respond by sulking in front of the fridge

As alluded to in this post, distinctions about the “green” factor of various consumer choices can be downright confusing. Slate’s Green Lantern series looks to parse some of these sticky situations. Aluminum foil or plastic wrap? How green is your pet food? What about dry cleaning? Glasses versus contact lenses?

OK, second beer post in a row.
I just read this story on TheAtlantic.com about the rise of high-end, dinner-party-ready beers. This paragraph annoyed me:

I'm sure that in places like Portland and Denver, it's common for people to bring a four-pack of your favorite microbrew to a dinner party. But here on the East Coast, I've