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#098 June 2017

5 tips for greener living for you and your pet

Illustration by Mike Wohlberg Pet Sense by Lauren Johnson When it comes to protecting the environment, it’s good to get the whole family involved —including our four-legged friends. Doing your research and being a savvy consumer can also create a healthier environment for both you and your pet. Here are a few ways to get

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Community/Events

The Wissahickon Trail Classic stirs memories of the past while bringing aid to the park’s future

Photo by Steve Belkowitz Lost in Philadelphia’s Wilderness by Justin Klugh It’s 2006, and Phil Ranly is lost in the Wissahickon. Somewhere along the trail, he took a wrong turn, became distracted by the sight of sunbeams yawning through the canopy or got caught in a wave of self-reflection. “There are some trails that run

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Community

Progress on protected bike lanes, but work remains amid tight budgets and critical neighbors

Stop and Go for Vision Zero by Justin Klugh In the hustle and buzz of an urban commute, we take our lives in our own hands. A driver’s grip on the steering wheel of a two-ton projectile at rush hour is capable of slipping, of getting distracted, of grabbing a phone. Cyclists, too, each day

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Community/transportation

Forging a trail for female cyclists in Philadelphia

Photo by Mark Likosky A Bike of One’s Own by Justin Klugh One journey started on a pair of bike tires, cruising over the flatlands of Lincoln, Nebraska. “On a dare, I got into bike racing in the fall of 2009,” says Nebraska native Elisabeth Reinkordt. It was cyclist Sidney Brown, a National Time Trial

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Food

A good cheese board can be a meal of its own

Photo by Marika Mirren Simple Pleasures by Alex Jones No food tantalizes eaters quite like cheese. I’ve been sourcing and selling artisan cheeses produced on small-scale farms and dairies in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for seven years, and it still makes me smile whenever a farmers market shopper slows down as they approach my table

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Community/Food

The Pennsylvania Cheese Guild is Back

Photo compliments of Philadelphia Cheese Guild Education and advocacy are key for a growing industry with changing regulations by Alex Jones On a cold day between snowstorms in January 2016, cheesemakers and dairy advocates gathered in a Penn State agriculture sciences classroom. The small meeting—catered with leftover wheels from the Pennsylvania Farm Show’s cheese competition—marked

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Food

In a basement in the burbs, Emiliano Tatar is making artisan cheeses

Secret Cellar by Emily Kovach To the unsuspecting eye, Emiliano Tatar seems like a regular guy: He lives with his wife and two children in Merion Station and is a full-time general pediatrician practicing in Roxborough. But, like an artisan superhero, in the evening he trades the stethoscope for a spatula and makes handcrafted cheese

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Events/Food

We’re about to show off our crème de la crème

Philadelphia’s Tenaya Darlington, aka Madame Fromage, Photo by Jason Varney The Foodies are Coming by Grid Staff Most Philadelphians take for granted that they can stroll down to the Italian Market or hit Reading Terminal to find some of the best artisan offerings in the world, many of which are made right here in Pennsylvania.

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Food

Recipe: Radishes Three Ways

Spicy, crunchy and sometimes sweet, radishes always delight by Anna Herman Among the easiest of local crops to get to market—and the fastest crop to grow from seed—radishes are edible as a sprout, as a seedling and at maturity. They can be eaten out of hand, sliced into salads, are great pickled, sautéed roasted or

May 31, 2017

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#098 June 2017/Food

Recipe: Succumb to the temptations of homemade strawberry pie

Spring Seduction by Christina Pirello During that brief but heavenly time known as early strawberry season, I can think of no other fruit that inspires thoughts of sensuality and romance like these lush berries. Slightly sweet, with just enough tartness to sparkle on our tongue, strawberries seduce us… and we willingly submit for a whirlwind

May 31, 2017

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