I've been meaning to mention this story from Sunday's New York Times because I think it says a lot about America's effort to "go green."
Detergent companies have been forced to radically reduce the phosphates in their products due to new environmental regulations. This is causing some problems with consumers:

“Low-phosphate dish detergents are a waste of

Pawpaw Paradise in Lancaster Co.I spent Wednesday morning in the woods of Lancaster County, foraging for pawpaws with Casey Spacht (of Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-op). Compared to our previous, quite challenging morel-finding expedition, this trip was all giggles and snacking, as the “Susquehanna Bananas” practically rained down from above. This afforded us extra time, and

Yup, Obama was at the Fair Food Farmstand.

Are you ready for 10/10/10? I hope so, because 350.org is holding some great green events locally and around the world. The theme is “Global Work Party” and there are already 2,800 plus activities planned for over 150 countries. Here’s a list of some of the events that will be held in Philadelphia: Center City

Grid Contributor Billy Brown’s PB&J Campaign got some love on the NBC Nightly News. Check it out below:  

We get a lot of emails requesting the protocol for submitting events for inclusion in the magazine's calendar, so I thought I would offer up some guidelines. Here's our format:
Date: Event Title
Brief description.
Date, time, price (if applicable), location, address, RSVP info (if applicable), website
We'll obviously make sure the formatting is correct, but if you could include

This weekend, Branch Creek Farm in Perkasie will host a Sukkot dinner prepared by Zahav chef Michael Solomonov. The meal will be eaten under a sukkah, and benefit benefit Hazon, America’s largest Jewish environmental organization. I’ll be there, heading over straight from PASA’s Bike Fresh Bike Local Ride (one way to work up an appetite). Guests can

The Inquirer had a couple Eat Local-infused, farm-centric stories this weekend. Here they profile Hillside Community Farm, a project run by Greener Partners and based on the property of Elwyn, a Delaware County nonprofit group that provides services for people with disabilities. And here, they explore a Chester County program that recruits volunteers to harvest

Heaven is a Sandwich (yes, I saw Pavement on Friday)There are a few things in life definitely worth going out of you way for—and one of those things would have to be Four Worlds Bakery‘s breads. Unfortunately for us east-side-of-the-river dwellers, there is only one place that stocks Michael Dolich’s croissants and breads over the

Grid is seeking contributors for our monthly backpage essay, “Dispatch.” These personal essays offer a window into the worlds of people trying to live more sustainable lives, whether they’re lamenting the melancholia of harvest time or the battle with their spouse over leaving the lights on. Keep in mind, these are personal essays, not editorials.