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
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John Janick was an obsessive gardener packing every square inch outside his family’s Mount Airy twin home with native plants when I first wrote about him in Grid in July 2014. He had filled his backyard and the area around his driveway, and was running out of space in his front yard. I found Janick,
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Photo Courtesy of Kirtrina Baxter The Blacker the Berry: Finding My People By Kirtrina Baxter I first learned of permaculture in 2006. I was living in the mountains of Upstate New York, where my daughter and I loved everything from growing food to swimming in lakes. Jumping in waterfalls was our thang, and creating rituals
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By Randy LoBassoIndego’s e-bikes offer Philadelphians an easy, “energy-efficient” commute.
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By Lois VoltaDear Lois: I am unmotivated andI don’t feel like doinganything around thehouse. What should I do
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By Meenal RavalPlanting more trees is a simple and effective way to reduce Philly’s emissions
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By Claire Marie Porter & Photography by Rob CordilloOn the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Grid is celebrating trees: their resilience, beauty and spirit, and their fortitude amidst an ever-changing climate and ecosystem.
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By Alex MulcahyGrid’s publisher recounts his parents’ reactions to 1972’s Hurricane Agnes in connection to the current COVID-19 outbreak.
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By Francesca FureyBluebird Distilling will pivot from producing spirits to hand sanitizer to aid the Philadelphia community, following the national shortage due to COVID-19.
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Philadelphia is rich with regional farmers and food producers. Never has there been a time when we are able to better appreciate their value than now.
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By Meredith JonesHas it ever been clearer how important access to food is?As each of us encounters the reality of difficulty finding food—whether it is the result of arriving to find a series of empty shelves at the grocery store, being unable to leave the house due to current illness or underlying health conditions, we
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