This weekend, I found myself in a random debate. The argument was eventually settled with the old adage, “Besides that Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?” I found that saying drifting into my mind again this morning when I read this Inquirer story on Chad and Courtney Ludeman’s new energy-efficient Kensington home. The story goes

A new reason to head over to Headhouse Square, even when the famed farmer’s market is not up and running! Bodhi Coffee opened today and, according to City Paper’s Meal Ticket, this place is offering a great cup o’ joe and some sustainable fixings.
The space was assembled using reclaimed materials from a number of local

We’ve been gushing over Sustainable 19125 for quite some time now. The initiative, developed by the Partnership for a Green Community, is on a mission to make 19125 (that’s Fishtown, Olde Richmond and East Kensington) the greenest neighborhood in Philly. As part of that effort, they recently launched of their Walk/Bike/Ride campaign. The no-car transportation

How much do you know about hemp? May 17-23 is Hemp History Week, a joint project of Vote Hemp and the Hemp Industries Association. On May 15, Melissa Miles, Organizer of the Eastern Pennsylvania Permaculture Guild, will be partnering with Kimberton Whole Foods to host a Hemp History Week Town Hall Meeting. The meeting will

On Wednesday, I posted an article from the New York Times on the rise of superweeds. The paper’s website—on their “Room for Debate” blog—has since published short commentaries from some notable experts in the field, including Michael Pollan: What a surprise! Roundup-resistant weeds have shown up in fields that have been doused with Roundup! Shocking!

There seems to be a lot of gardening talk on the Griddle recently—tis the season. Yesterday’s New York Times features a story on vertical gardens, and their increasing appeal to urbanites. If you don’t have time for the story, make sure to check out the slideshow.

If any two things are going to turn Philadelphia into the country’s Green Giant, it’s bicycles and gardening. On Saturday, May 15, they come together for the Growing Green Bike Tour—a bicycle exploration of urban gardens and food systems. The tour, a collaboration between the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, City Harvest Growers Alliance (CHGA)

This Walt Whit was almost as smooth as Hamels’ performanceI’d like to start this post with something that simply must be said: Choooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooch! Yes, I was at last night’s Phillies game, a contest that featured a walk-off homerun by Carlos Ruiz, a player my brother deems “our most clutch; no contest.” But enough about baseball—let’s

Pig weed is causing problemsOk, wait for it, this is really going to shock you: The use of Roundup-resistant GM crops has led to Roundup-resistant weeds! Now, who could have anticipated that?! From The New York Times: Just as the heavy use of antibiotics contributed to the rise of drug-resistant supergerms, American farmers’ near-ubiquitous use of

Last week's City Paper cover story, "Agricultural Phenomenon," is a look at the past, present and future of urban agriculture in Philly. One question that the article raises, regarding what urban agriculture is meant to mean for the city, caught my interest more than anything else:
Is urban agriculture a means for supplying low-income neighborhoods with