My peppers, againThe Atlantic has a rundown of foraging books today. Ever since my virgin experience in the woods, I’ve been fascinated by found food.  Also worth checking out, Rachael Brown’s most recent update from her community garden plot in Washington, D.C. This time she’s talking about the distance between the community and the community

Kenji Aoki for The New York TimesThis week’s Sunday New York Times Magazine contains a huge cover story on blue fin tuna, and their dire state in the seas. Yup, tuna are in deep trouble. Eating blue fin is like munching on snow leopard tacos. One thing the writer, Paul Greenberg, does really well in

Fans of farm fresh eggs and matzo ball soup, rejoice! Honey’s Sit ‘N Eat is opening a second location at 21st and South. This is great news for all non-Northern Liberties residents (especially me; the new spot is practically on my block). For more on Honey’s and their famous brunch, check out the Fair Food

Speaking of Farm to Table, there are still a couple seats available for Noble's inaugural "Roof-to-Table" dinner, taking place tonight. This special meal will incorporate the produce and herbs from Sansom Street restaurant's rooftop garden in each dish. 
The menu will include: Cherry Tomato Cocktail with assorted basils and mints; Barnegat Light Sea Scallops with faro and nasturtium

So, Jose Garces might not be doing a Farm-to-Table restaurant this year, but he is getting himself closer to local agriculture. According to Philadelphia Magazine’s Restaurant Club, Garces has purchased a farm in Ottsville, just north of Doylestown: Garces says the farm is a recreational place for him at the moment; a place for he

This week, the state granted $1 million to build a solar-power field over top of the Paoli rail yard, which is now apart of an EPA Superfund site (hazardous waste site). The panels will cover three acres at the west end of the rail yard and the energy they generate will feed into a substation

David La Spina for The New York TimesLast night, I was working my way through Sunday’s New York Times Magazine when I came across this piece—a food feature that is part essay, part reporting, and all kinds of lovely. The story starts with Larry Brown, the beloved Oxford, MS, writer. He died in 2004, and

Earlier this month we told you about Grid cover girl Sarah Van Aken's upcoming fashion show in Love Park. This past Saturday the event was a go, complete with a Grid magazine table chock full of past and present issues. Despite the humid temperature (it was a balmy 83 degrees even at 5 p.m.) the

A Greensaw kitchen in GlensideBrendan Jones of Greensaw Design and Build recently penned a response to this New York Times op-ed on the limitations of LEED certification. As usual, Jones makes a convincing case for reused and reclaimed materials: As it stands now, LEED awards one point – as much as you would get for

Tim Mountz's homebred Black Ruffle betrays its future awesomenessTo avoid overusing—and therefore devaluing—the word "obsessed," I'll just say that I am endlessly fascinated by the the baby tomatoes maturing steadily in my plot at Bouvier Community Garden.
Whenever I go to water, trim or nab some herbs I inevitably spend many minutes just staring at them,