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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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To repair the world, you have to get your hands dirty

Photo courtesy of Jewish Farm School Jewish Roots by Marilyn Anthony Standing at the Jewish Farm School (JFS) booth at the Philly Food and Farm Fest, Nati Passow, 37, welcomes a steady stream of visitors. His dreadlocks tucked up low at the base of his neck and his large, graying beard framing a broad smile,

June 2, 2016

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Local bike shops keep Philly cyclists, commuters and joyriders on the move

Let it Ride by Emily Kovachphotos by Gene Smirnov Human Zoom Bikes & Boards MANAGER: Stanley TworekOPEN SINCE: 2005NEIGHBORHOOD: Manayunk and ArdmoreVIBE: Big like a chain, cool like an indie. “We have our tattoos and piercings, but we’re getting a little more clean-cut.”REPAIR, RENT OR RETAIL: All three are availableUNDERLYING VALUES: Service to all. “I

June 2, 2016

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Five local bike accessories you should know about

Gear Up by Emily Kovach 1. LOCK HOLSTERS FROM FABRIC HORSE No more locks rattling around on handlebars or shoved awkwardly in back pockets. $10 at fabrichorse.com, 1737 E. Passyunk Ave. 2. LOCKDOWN FOOT STRAPS FROM R.E.LOADMade from the same tough Cordura waxed canvas as their legendary messenger bags, these straps can be made in the

June 2, 2016

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We love the art on local food trucks almost as much as their delicious cuisine

A Movable Visual Feast by Emily Kovach Gourmet food trucks are everywhere in Philly, dishing up creative, restaurant-quality fare around town at lunchtime, festivals, concerts, farmers markets and street fairs. While it’s the cuisine cooking inside the trucks that entices us—melty deep-fried cheese curds, overstuffed tacos, authentic Southern barbecue and decadent cupcakes, just to name

June 2, 2016

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Food Trucks We Love: El Guaco Loco

by Emily Kovach EL GUACO LOCO The owner: Rafael de Lunaelguacoloco.com@ElGuacoLoco on Twitter Specialty: Mexican food/mole and guisados Your spot: Temple University, Monday—Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Most popular dish: Chicken with mole Who designed the truck?My brother Ronaldo and I did it with help from our parents and Brands Imaging. We were

June 2, 2016

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Food Trucks We Love: Dump-n-Roll

by Emily Kovach DUMP-N-ROLL The owner: Peter Tongdumpnroll.com@DumpnRoll215 on Twitter Specialty: We’re the only world fusion inspired creative dumplings and spring rolls food truck! Where we can find you? On social media, because I’m all over the tri-state area. But I’m often at Frankford and Girard in Fishtown, or in University City at 34th and

June 2, 2016

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Food Trucks We Love: Mom-Mom’s Polish Food Cart

by Emily Kovach MOM-MOM’S POLISH FOOD CART The owners: Kaitlin Wines and Ryan Elmore (they’re engaged!) @MomMomNomNom on Twitter Who is Mom-Mom? We are named after Kaitlin’s Mom-Mom (grandmother), Rita Chmielewski, a second-generation Polish immigrant and thriving 93-year-old. We could have called ourselves Babcia’s (the Polish word for grandmother) but Kait grew up eating/cooking/baking with Mom-Mom—it

June 2, 2016

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Food Trucks We Love: Farm Truck

by Emily Kovach FARM TRUCK The owners: Kris Pepper and Eliot Covenfarmtruckphilly.com @Farm_Truck on Twitter Cuisine: Seasonal, farm-to-table. We buy locally whenever possible and serve an eclectic mix of American, Asian, Mediterranean and fusion cuisine. We often get asked if everything on our menu is healthy. To which we say, “It isn’t health food, it’s

June 2, 2016

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With activist roots, House of Our Own is a bookstore for the people

Photo by Margo Reed Open House by Emily Kovach When you step into House of Our Own, you first notice the sheer quantity of books, and the echo of history in the space. It is indeed a house, squeezed between University of Pennsylvania fraternities on Spruce Street, resplendent with Victorian architecture details: high ceilings, arched

May 6, 2016

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The Fight to Divest from Fossil Fuels

Illustration by Nicholas Massarelli Swarthmore students helped spark a national movement toward fossil fuel divestment. But their own school has yet to take action. by Steve Neumann When freshman Kate Aronoff arrived in 2010 on the small, idyllic campus of Swarthmore College, a “Little Ivy” tucked away in the suburbs of Philadelphia, she was already

May 6, 2016

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