Philadelphia Author Nic Esposito to Read from His Newest Book

The Head & the Hand Press founder and Seeds of Discent author Nic Esposito has turned his tales about living on a small urban homestead in Kensington into his first work of nonfiction—Kensington Homestead, a collection of essays that center around growing food in a city. After finishing Seeds of Discent in 2011, which chronicles urban farming

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10 Urban Farms in Philadelphia You Can’t Miss

In South Kensington, La Finquita farm offers gardening workshops to locals of all ages.
You don’t have to travel far from the city to find sprawling acres of fresh, homegrown produce
Philadelphia local communities have cultivated bountiful urban farms, most just a SEPTA ride away. Innovative agricultural ventures from Chestnut Hill to Kensington to South Philadelphia are

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Book Reading by William Powers, Author of ‘New Slow City’

Many of us know the struggle between balancing life and work and everything in between. Is it possible to find connections in nature and free time while living in a bustling city? 
This week, author William Powers will talk about his new book, New Slow City: Living Simply in the World's Fastest City, which details his goal of living in New

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Philadelphia Council to Hold Hearing on City Composting

Compostable materials constitute approximately 23 percent of Philadelphia's waste composition. In the absence of a citywide food waste recycling program, all food waste is sent to the landfill. RecycleNOW Philadelphia says this is a missed opportunity because composting would help the city fulfill RecycleNOW’s zero waste vision and it could spur local, sustainable development. It’s a

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Go Solar, Philadelphia (And Here’s How)

Interested in finding out more about solar power in Philadelphia? Solar Philly, a new program by the Sustainable Business Network, Clean Air Council and local solar installers Solar States and Exact Solar, looks to connect Philadelphia homeowners and a city-wide coalition of community organizers to reduce the cost of going solar and to meet the city’s solar energy goals outlined in

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Another Big Reason to Head to the Polls

The continuation of the Office of Sustainability will be up to voters on Nov. 4 | Photos by Albert Lee
This Election Day, voters will decide whether Philadelphia's Office of Sustainability Will Stay or Go
When Philadelphians head to the polls on Tuesday on Nov. 4, they'll likely have their minds made up about whether they're pulling

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Spring internships available at Grid

Are you passionate about sustainability and looking for a way to get involved in Philadelphia? Grid is looking for eco-minded individuals interested in an editorial internship during the spring semester. We are looking for current students or recent graduates with a background in environmental or sustainability issues, strong writing skills and an interest in contributing to

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Schuylkill Center to Host Green Town Meeting This Week

Fracking (and how to tax it) has been a major issue in the Pennsylvania governor’s race between incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett and his challenger, Tom Wolf, but what about all the other environmental problems you care about: Clean water? Bicycling infrastructure? Alternative energy? From 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education is hosting

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Trail Blazer

The 202 Parkway Trail, part of The Circuit connects three towns—Montgomery, Warrington, and Doylestown—on its 9-mile route paralleling the scenic byway. | Photo courtesy the Philadelphia Environmental Council
Pennsylvania Environmental Council’s Patrick Starr works to expand network of bicycle and pedestrian system
If you’ve ever ridden a bike in Philadelphia then chances are you’ve been

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