The Food Trust has posted an extremely helpful list of farmers' markets that will be open Wednesday for last minute Thanksgiving needs. They’ve even listed which vendors will be there. Thank you Food Trust for saving our Thanksgiving meals from canned corn and boxed stuffing.
Full list of markets after the jump.

This post is a little late, but Discovery Channel has debuted Brew Masters, a suds-centric show hosted by Dogfish Head brewer Sam Calagione. The show airs Sundays at 10 p.m. Seems about time that beer earned its place in the food TV pantheon—it certainly beats cupcakes. Plus, it’s great to see a local favorite showcased.

Join West Philly’s Mill Creek Farm as it celebrates its fifth successful growing season! Johanna Rosen and Jade Walker founded the farm in 2005. With the help of dedicated volunteers, they transformed the abandoned lot at 49th and Brown into a half-acre urban farm. Since then, the farm has educated the local community and provided

I’ve been out of town the last couple weekends, and Sunday was my first bike trip to West Philly since the reopening of the South Street Bridge. O. M. G. It was heaven. Heading from my home in Bella Vista, I hopped on the Spruce Street bike lane, and stayed on bike laned roads all

This morning’s blog post comes straight from the geeky, guilty pleasure mag Popular Science, and is courtesy of my gadget-loving boyfriend. Unlike many new innovations, this one does more than trigger your, “Whoa, that’s cool!” impulses. It could also help the world’s arid lands (which have become less productive because of deforestation and overfarming) be

My buddy Drew Lavine from the Philadelphia chapter of 350.org just sent this over. Yesterday at a House hearing, outgoing Republican Bob Inglis had some important words to say to his party about climate change. I guess I would be more optimistic if he wasn't, you know, outgoing, but we have to hold out

EXTRA! EXTRA! On Friday, December 10, join Grid contributor Madame Fromage for the Yuletide Local Cheese Celebration. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Fair Food Farmstand in Reading Terminal Market (after hours). Cost is $35; tickets can be purchased at the Farmstand. Seating is limited to 15. They will be serving all the

The Eagles are flying high—and not just the offense. I spent yesterday morning drafting a short story for next month’s Grid on the team’s stupendous renewable energy plans for Lincoln Financial Field, and now the New York Times has followed my lead: On Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles announced perhaps the most ambitious green initiative yet: the installation of