Earth Bread & Brewery | Image via uwishunuDespite the sweltering temperatures that have been ravishing our fair city lately, fall is just around the corner. For many this means heading back to the classroom, which is why we here at GRID chose to focus part of our September issue on education in Philadelphia.
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Farm bed in a truck bed | Image via culinate.comTruck Farm Growing of any kind in any nook and cranny of an urban setting is a trend we welcome with open arms. Brooklyn-based filmmaker, and farming enthusiast Curt Ellis (“King Corn,” “The Greening of Southie”) teamed up with a friend to create a Truck Farm
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Image via freconfarms.comAugust is almost here, which means peach season has arrived! Celebrate the bounty of this sweet summer fruit this weekend, July 30-31, with Frecon Farms at their annual peach celebration. Enjoy a peach wine tasting and live cooking demos for grilling, chilling and pickling peaches alongside special customer appreciation day benefits. There’s even
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Beetles, worms, ants and aphids, oh my! I’m convinced that because my Pennsport deck is home to the only vegetables within, oh, most of the neighborhood, every pest in the ’hood sees my garden as an oasis of tastiness. Last year’s battles included all the garden-variety bugs you’d expect, plus whiteflies, cabbage loopers and brown
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In europe, they simply call it the common reed, but over here we can’t dignify the villain with such an innocuous name, especially when its scientific name, Phragmites, sounds so sinister: “frag-MITE-ees,” pronounced with a grimace.
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7/28 Young Professionals Networking event
Join local apparel company breakawayINK for a chance to meet and mingle with fellow young professionals in a variety of creative fields. Enjoy food and drinks, enter to win raffle prizes, and support local charities.
Thurs., July 28, 5-8:00p.m. Barnaby’s in West Chester, 15 S. High St. For more information, contact Kyle
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One of San Francisco’s many Parklets | Image via sanfrancisco.grubstreet.comPhilly’s getting its first Parklet thanks to collaboration among University City District, the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities, and the office of Councilwoman Blackwell. Yes, we were scratching our heads at what exactly a Parklet is (a small parking space?) But in fact the innovative
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French Fried Fuel DC Biofuels, a Washington D.C. based company that focuses on producing clean and green biofuels for public transportation fleets is taking the french fry to a whole new level. The company has teamed up with Neighborhood Restaurant Group to use fryer oil from DC restaurants for fuel. DC Biofuels is proposing a 20:80 ratio for
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Gritty City's Organic Skincare Trio | Image via grittycitybeauty.comWe as a society and we as sustainable advocates tend to focus much time, energy and money on what we put into our bodies-organic food, locally grown meats, pesticide free produce, and so on. But what about our beauty products? What about what we put on our
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Grid isn’t the only sustainability organization in Philly basking in the TV spotlight. Today through July 30, Philadelphia-based MiND TV will be airing a video by the Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC). DVGBC is a nonprofit member organization dedicated to bringing sustainable and environmentally responsible planning, design, construction, and operations to the buildings and
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