Grist has been running a series called Redefining Green, profiling innovators in sustainability, from politicians to advocates to urban ag entrepreneurs.  Yesterday subject was Berlin Reed, aka The Ethical Butcher: Berlin Reed, 27, took an unlikely path through vegetarianism and even “militant” veganism before embracing his new profession whole hog — literally. He now styles himself The

James Saul, City PaperThe City Paper takes a peak inside Weaver’s Way‘s new Chestnut Hill location, and they like what they see. This description in particular might just get me on the R8: The Chestnut Hill store has a full kitchen, offering up a selection of made-to-order sandwiches, soups, salads and a hot bar. Omnivorous

This weekend (Memorial Day!) will be my first of the season at the Jersey Shore. My mom (who lives down there full-time) is abuzz preparing the house for the descending hordes of kids, cousins and friends. She’s stocking the fridge with beer (even going as far as to put me on the phone with the

OK, now I officially feel like a gardener—last night I ate the first fruits of my community garden plot. (Well, idiomatic fruit; it was actually arugula). Truth be told, the arugula probably should have been harvested sooner. In the short weeks since it went in the ground, it has grown like crazy. The peppery flavor

On Tuesday, The Academy of Natural Sciences (yes, the gracious hosts of so many town square-style informational events) named George W. Gephart Jr. as it’s new president and chief executive officer. Gephart is a highly respected Philadelphia-area business and nonprofit leader with nearly 30 years of business, finance and nonprofit leadership experience. “With his strong

Mayor Nutter chats with Katherine Gajewski before the press conferenceToday, folks from all over the city gathered in North Philadelphia at Asociación de Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) to celebrate the first annual progress report of Greenworks Philadelphia. Mayor Nutter was there, supported by Katherine Gajewski, his Director of Sustainability. There was also great food, a rumba band

Americans vulnerable to the strange magic of infomercials have no doubt been tempted by Topsy Turvy planters and their promises of bountiful, low-maintenance yields. Well, turns out they’re not the only people turning gardening upside down. Last week, the New York Times ran a story on the rise of upside-down planters, and the gardeners who

With each passing day, BP oil spill stories move further and further down the pages of news sites. And while our eyes wander on to other things, the oil continues to flow. BP said last week that 2,000 barrels (or 84,000 gallons) of oil are flowing into the Gulf every day. Recently, Green Philly Blog

A couple interesting stories with a commerce twist on TheAtlantic.com‘s Food Channel today: The Gates Foundation funds coffee growers in East Africa, a project they hope will alleviate poverty and create some delicious beans. The rooftop farm in Brooklyn has a rough couple of days, but the chickens have landed! How should we define “craft brewery”?

There are few issues in this city that get people as worked up as bike-car relations. (Just ask Joey Sweeney at Philebrity.) On Monday, Daily News columnist Stu Bykofsky wrote a column criticizing the increasing number of bike lanes in Philadelphia. He also takes the time to question the Bicycle Coalition’s bike count methodology.  Then,