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#191 April 2025/Compost/Current Issue/Food/Recycling

Sharing the burden of organics collection could help composting programs get off the ground

In last month’s issue, I wrote about how Philly could start a City-run composting drop-off program. Unfortunately, the City might not have the staffing to mount such an effort. Forty years ago, when the City was launching its recycling program, it had 23 employees in its recycling office. Today, the Department of Sanitation has two.

April 1, 2025

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#008 October 2009/Cooking/Food/GridPhilly

Book Review: Almost Meatless

Almost Meatless: Recipes That Are Better for Your Health and the Planetby Jay Manning and Tara Mataraza DesmondTen Speed Press; $22.50Traditionally, there has been a great divide between diehard vegetarians and meat eaters, and it is apparent in most modern-day cookbooks.

October 1, 2009

1 min read

#008 October 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Tempeh Tantrum

The other non-meat takes center stageby Bernard Brown
We all know tofu, whether as a food or a punchline, but what about tempeh? Just like tofu, tempeh is a sustainable alternative to animal products. Both are made from soybeans, which are probably the most resource-efficient way to convert sunlight, air and soil into protein, so picking

October 1, 2009

2 mins read

#008 October 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipes: Treat Yourself

Think bigger than Jack O'Lanterns and create these delicious pumpkin recipes

October 1, 2009

2 mins read

#008 October 2009/Cooking/Food

In Season: Pumpkins

by Tara Mataraza DesmondPumpkins are fixtures in the decorative backdrop of the fall season, but their culinary purpose far exceeds their ornamental role. They share a branch of the gourd family tree with their winter squash cousins and can be used in recipes exactly as squash are.

October 1, 2009

1 min read

#006 August 2009/Farming/Food/GridPhilly

Book Review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Lifeby Barbara KingsolverHarper Collins, 2007; $26.95Animal, Vegetable, Miracle will not rest on your bookshelves with Barbara Kingsolver’s fiction; this book demands permanent residence in your kitchen. Filled with delicious, seasonal recipes and tips from growing to canning, this stellar book chronicles the Kingsolvers’ move from Arizona to a

August 2, 2009

1 min read

#006 August 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Eat a Plant, Save the Planet

Reduce your footprint by changing your diet recipe by Dynise Balcavage Choosing a vegan (or vegetarian) diet has a positive impact on our health and environment. Summertime provides a fresh opportunity for us to enjoy our garden gifts in a myriad of meatless ways. Try this vegan recipe below.

August 2, 2009

1 min read

#006 August 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Simply Summer

Enjoy the bounty of the warmest part of the year with this simple and delicious local mealrecipes by Nicole Wolverton and Allison Kelsey of FarmtoPhilly.com

August 1, 2009

3 mins read

#006 August 2009/Cooking/Food

Recipe: Roasted Heirloom Tomato Soup

Roasted Heirloom Tomato Soup with Jalapeno Yogurtrecipe by Ashley Jerome

August 1, 2009

1 min read

#006 August 2009/Food

Profile: Philly Distilled

The city's first craft distillery hopes to replicate beer's successby Will DeanCraft beer has transformed the drinking scene in Philly over the past decade, growing from a niche tipple to a fixture at most bars. Now, the more rarefied—or just more determined at getting drunk faster—world of craft spirits is hoping for the same luck.

August 1, 2009

2 mins read

#006 August 2009/Food/Guides

How-To: What’s the Buzz

Become a Philly Beekeeperby Phil Forsyth & Micah WoodcockOur recent urban beekeeping survey and tour revealed that the majority of Philly’s two dozen or so beekeepers started within the last five years. Why? We know that bees are essential pollinators for gardens, farms and orchards. Other than wind-pollinated corn, the vast majority of our vegetable,

August 1, 2009

5 mins read

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