Philly Foodworks promises flexibility for consumers, a market for small food producers, and a bridge from rural to urban
Although we talk about community supported agriculture (CSA) frequently in the pages of Grid, it’s a relatively new business model. First introduced into the U.S. in 1986, it offered a brilliant solution to a problem farmers regularly faced: cash
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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
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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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A closed-loop system springs a leak
In 2010, my husband Ben and I had been bit by the small-farm bug. I had just swapped a career in managing concert venues and nightclubs to start working with farm and food businesses. He was a paramedic who had lived on a Kibbutz in Israel for four years milking
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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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Ten high school embarked on a weeklong expedition in June throughout the 2,000-square-mile Schuylkill River watershed. | Schuylkill Acts & Impacts: An Expedition to Inspire Watershed Action
On June 7 a group of high school students pushed off into the Schuylkill River on a voyage of environmental discovery. The students came from all five of the Schuylkill Watershed's counties: Schuylkill, Berks,
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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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Are you passionate about sustainability and looking for a way to get involved? Grid is looking for eco-minded individuals interested in an editorial internship during the fall 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 Grid's mission and learning more about it. The
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