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.

Clem Murray for the InquirerTalk about a clean form of transportation! This Inquirer article tells the story of Roby Burch, a 12-year-old Gladwyne boy who rides his horse to school every day: It’s not often you see a kid riding his horse to school on the Main Line. Burch, a sophomore at the Haverford School, has been

Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corp. (OARC) has great things to help green and clean Northwest Philadelphia. The organization has planted close to 2,000 trees, built a working green house for students of Martin Luther King High School and renewed the Awbury, Waterview and Morton Recreation Centers, to name a few accomplishments. Next Saturday, September 25, OARC will

This Saturday, Grid contributor and all-around cheese maven Madame Fromage (a.k.a. Tenaya Darlington) will host another tasting at Quince Fine Foods. Here’s what she had to say on her blog: The weather lately has been sweatery, and that means apple season is upon us. Join me for a tasting of cheese, apples, and ale next Saturday,

Congrats! The Sustainable Business Network has launched their new website. It now includes: An updated Membership Directory to help shoppers find member businesses in their neighborhoods. A Jobs Board for Job Seekers. A Members Photo Album. The ability to compare membership levels to see what’s right for you. Referral program for new members. Improved Calendar of Events.

Tomorrow is (PARK)ING DAY! This international event seeks to reclaim parking spots and transform them into engaging, people-friendly public spaces for one day. Over 30 spots in Philadelphia will participate. In one example, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society will transform two spots in front of their headquarters into a “living room” featuring couches made of sod-covered hay bales,

Philly Brownstoner has a great report on creative reuse for unconventional spaces—namely, churches: Applied to sacred spaces, adaptive reuse is a development strategy easily supported from a social perspective. Houses of worship play an important role in characterizing the historic neighborhoods of Philadelphia, their inspiring spires and domes rising above the low roof lines of