Grid cover story superstar Nic Esposito—who also happens to be a PHS employee—passed along this information for local entrepreneurial growers: The City Harvest Growers Alliance (CHGA) is a project sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s PhiladelphiaGreen (PG) program and funded by the USDA. Its purpose is to increase the supply of nutritious, locally-grown produce in Philadelphia, provide material and educational

This Saturday, the Philadelphia Orchard Project will hold their annual music festival and fundraiser. The event will feature performances by great local bands including The Mean, Betty Iron Thumbs, The Weeds, Elder Brother and West Philadelphia Orchestra. The festival is made possible with the support of Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association, Liberty Lands Park, Johnny Brenda’s,

The Tour wouldn't be the same without Phil and Paul; I think Bobke's drinking a beer behind themYou might have noticed that the Griddle was a bit quiet last week—I was actually on vacation at the shore with my family. And, though it wasn't intentional, the trip perfectly coincided with the start of the most

As you might have noticed, the digital version of August’s Grid is up and running. This month, we’ve got “Energy” galore, vegan cookies, green cleaning products, no-cook recipes, local news and much, much more.

Last week, Greensgrow got some love from Grist: Mary has created a small world, called Greensgrow, here on one block. The trailer under the beehives holds farm tools. Beside the trailer, tanks for the biodiesel conversion operation transform used cooking oil into fuel for Big Yellow, the delivery truck that collects fresh produce and meat and

Sometimes eating locally isn’t all unicorns and rainbows. Recently, in Portland, OR, there was a throw down over some non-local pigs at Cochon 555, a national culinary contest, involving Eric Bechard, a farm-to-table restauranteur. From the New York Times: “I get there and I get the flier and I’m immediately sickened because I’m seeing ‘local,’

Ever hear of a green cleaning party? Well, according to this Philadelphia Inquirer story, the concept is in use out in Minneapolis. Basically, six women got together to party, and instead of pizza and beer, they bring baking soda, olive oil, borax and white wine, and then created various cleaning products out of the ingredients.

Dwight Eschliman for The New York TimesIn honor of the heat wave, check out this story from New York Times Magazine on Jake Godby, proprietor of Humphry Slocombe in San Francisco. Godby is doing some strange stuff with ice cream. His most popular flavor is “Secret Breakfast,” a mix of Jim Beam and toasted corn

Mt. Airy has a new Farmers’ Market this year, hosted by Farm to City, Valley Green Bank and Lutheran Theological Seminary. Running Tuesdays, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the plaza at 7300 Germantown Avenue (across from WaWa), the market features vegetables, fruit, flowers (from Love ‘n Fresh Flowers, profiled in April’s Grid), pastured meats,