story by Shaun Brady | photo by Neil SantosAfter 15 years working as a bond trader for Susquehanna International Group, Dean Carlson quit the financial world to become a farmer. Now, instead of derivatives, he deals in cattle, poultry and heritage pigs on a 355-acre farm in Chester County.
While the sudden shift in
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An upcycled pallet serves as a vertical planter at Girard Supply Co. | Image via girardsupplyco.comThe mixer held last month at the Girard Supply Co. had all the trappings of a great party – beer, wine, food and of course, concrete. This was no ordinary party. It was a concrete mixer, hosted by Brewerytown’s newest garden
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story by Char VandermeerBy now there have likely been a few casualties in your garden. But like the Boss says: “Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact.” It would be a shame to let those containers gather dust until next spring, though, so clean them out, find some fresh, fertile, nitrogen-rich dirt, and get your brassica
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story by Berrnard BrownLook up, Philadelphia. Study the clock tower at City Hall and the tops of our Center City skyscrapers to witness the high drama unfolding above the concrete and asphalt. Here the air’s top predators are flying high over rooftops and knocking their prey from the sky at 200 miles per hour.
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story by Samantha Wittchen and Liz Pacheco | photo by Albert LeeKatherine Gajewski, Director of Sustainability for the City of Philadelphia
Since 2009, Katherine Gajewski has been the face of sustainability for the City. When she took the job, Greenworks Philadelphia, the City’s sustainability plan, had just launched. Gajewski was faced with the formidable
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story by Julianne MesaricUntil my summer working at the Headhouse Farmers Market, I didn’t know what a real peach tasted like. The peaches from my childhood were firm, fuzzy globes—average, unmemorable pieces of fruit bought from the local box supermarket. Working at the Three Springs Fruit Farm stand changed that.
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Image via washcyclelaundry.comNeed a reason to clean out your closet this summer? Here’s your chance. Three local nonprofits are joining forces in a free donation pick-up day. On Monday, July 23, Wash Cycle Laundry and Gearing Up will be offering free pick-up of gently used women’s clothes to benefit the Career Wardrobe. Since 1995, Career
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Image via weaversway.coopLocal favorite Weavers Way Co-op in Mt. Airy is expecting big changes this summer. Construction has already started on the Mt. Airy Pet Supply and Wellness storefronts, combining them to make an extended space that will include a huge bulk section for buying nuts, grains, snacks, dried goods and oils. While the main
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Marisa McCllelan’s new book, Food in Jars. | Image via foodinjars.comYou’ve read her blog and drooled over her mouth-watering recipes, now it’s time to read her book. Canning blogger and Grid columnist Marisa McClellan will be celebrating the release of her new book, Food in Jars: Preservation in Small Batches, with a selling and signing event
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An abandoned bicycle takes up valuable space at a bike rack.| Image via the Bicycle Coalition of Greater PhiladelphiaYou have all seen them. Those rusty, junky, beat-up bicycles with half their parts missing, locked to a bike rack and taking up precious space. Luckily, these pesky eyesores are slated to become a thing of the
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