Greenfest Philly, Clean Air Council looking for big ideas
Greenfest Philly, now entering its ninth year, aims to provide an inviting avenue for Philadelphians to engage with a more sustainably conscious lifestyle through small changes in the consumer and lifestyle choices they make every day. This year, Clean Air Council, the nonprofit responsible for organizing the
Cory Dulaney, left, and Soleil, 4, share a moment July 17 after Words on Wheels delivered books to Soleil. | Photo by Cory J Popp
North Central Philadelphia book delivery program aims
to improve literacy and fight the summer slide
In 2009, Temple University undergrad Lauren Popp witnessed firsthand how limited access to books can affect a child's
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Folk Cycle is dedicated to actively demonstrating renewable energy, through human power, to furthering renewable energy education. | Photo courtesy Folk Cycle
Philadelphia Folk Festival forges partnerships to create a more sustainable event
The Philadelphia Folk Festival has grown far beyond the scope conceived when Pete Seeger headlined the original in 1962. It now draws more than
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Volunteers at a Repair Café in Palo Alto, Calif., repair bikes, clothing and tools. | Photos courtesy of Repair Cafe Palo Alto
Group focused on saving broken items from the trash heap brings Repair Café to Philadelphia
On September 20, a repurposed bowling alley in the basement of the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill will be transformed
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Illustration by Miguel CoUnlock Philly aims to improve traveling and living in the city for people with mobility issues
Ather Sharif, who had moved to Philadelphia last year for treatment for a spinal cord injury, knows how important it is for people with mobility issues to plan when using public transportation. Though he was impressed with
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Since Natural Lands Trust established Green Hills Preserve in 2012, Jim Moffett has installed 14 bluebird boxes. | Photo by Megan Matuzak
Jim Moffett, a Natural Lands Trust volunteer, works to improve Pennsylvania’s nature and wildlife preserves
With a pair of clippers in one hand and a camera resting on his hip, Jim Moffett surveys the land
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Illustration by Chris Hall
Entrepreneurial middle schoolers evolve into focused jerky makers
1998. Downingtown Middle School Cafeteria. Fifth period lunch. I had just finished my brown-bagged salami, mustard and Cooler Ranch Doritos sandwich, and scrounged through my backpack for the $5 bill my mom gave me each morning for drinks and snacks. I got the same thing
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In 2007, a flyer for a new Whole Foods Market program caught the eye of Mark Highland, founder and president of Organic Mechanics Potting Soil. It asked for local producers who had products that were grown, raised, harvested or crafted within 100 miles from a Whole Foods Market store (measured as the crow flies). Highland
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Doris Stahl, here at the Horticulture Center at the Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, built hundreds of urban gardens around the city. Photo by Dan Murphy.After Doris Stahl’s two sons had moved out of the house in 1985, she was looking for a change. As a professionally trained fine artist and educator, she taught
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Temple University's solar panels can be seen by approximately 26,000 regional rail riders.Although the newly installed solar panels are mounted three stories up on Temple University’s Edberg-Olson Hall, about 26,000 regional rail riders see them daily as they pass through the Temple University Station. The visibility is what the university is hoping will draw attention
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