Grid‘s October issue featured a report on the drama surrounding Manatawna Farm in Roxborough. Writer and urban farmer Nic Esposito ran through the plans—and the unexpected controversy—surrounding opening the land to small-scale commercial agriculture: The proposed project—destined for five acres of Fairmount Park land, satisfying a portion of the Mayor’s Greenworks Plan—would provide ten half-acre plots,
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Lori Sollenberger owns eight cows. From that limited milk supply, she makes eight different kinds of cheese, including a sharp, salty feta. It pairs beautifully with tomatoes, onion-heavy salads and even watermelon. “Just crumble some feta over the melon and add chopped mint,” she advises.
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Last year on October 24, 5,200 peaceful environmental demonstrations took place in 181 countries around the world as part of 350.org’s “International Day of Climate Action.” The goal of the demonstrations was to grab the attention of delegates at the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Conference. Although the outcome of the conference was not what many had
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"Everybody eats!” is a rallying cry of food and environmental activists eager to grow a broad-based movement. With the exception of the Philly Naked Bike Ride, everybody wears clothes, too. Can our daily routine of tucking in and buttoning up lead us to a sustainable future?
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Pennypack Farm & Education Center in Horsham has been offering an impressive CSA to nearby households for eight years—they’ve also used that time to introduce the community to the ins and outs of sustainable agriculture.
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The mystery of the disappearing bees—dubbed “colony collapse disorder”—has seen a major breakthrough. According to The New York Times, military scientists and entomologists forged an unlikely alliance to finger the culprits: One perverse twist of colony collapse that has compounded the difficulty of solving it is that the bees do not just die — they
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Tonight, check out Lancaster County farmer Tom Culton and his giant gourd on The Late Show with David Letterman. City Paper‘s Meal Ticket has the full story: This is Culton’s first season with the Long of Naples, direct-seeding (rather than transplanting) an acre of the squashes, whose tangled 30-foot vines turned the land into an
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Tonight, I’ll be moderating a panel discussion on the future of sustainable fashion in Philadelphia. Here are the details: Fashion Forward: Two Part Series This two part event is perfect for those looking to break into Philadelphia’s sustainable fashion scene. Part one (tonight!) will feature a panel including SA VA’s Sarah Van Aken, Jamila Payne;
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Last night, Roy Halladay pitched a no-hitter—facing only 28 batters. Fewer batters (and no pitching changes) results in a shorter baseball game. Shorter games mean less electricity used at ballparks. Yeah, I said it: Halladay’s dominance mitigates global warming. What can’t the man do?
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The New York Times had a couple interesting energy stories this week. First, there was a report on the military’s embrace of alternative fuel sources—getting fossil fuels to mobile units was becoming prohibitively expensive and dangerous: Even as Congress has struggled unsuccessfully to pass an energy bill and many states have put renewable energy on
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