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#014 May 2010/Farming/Food/GridPhilly

Buy Local: SunnyGirl Farm

SunnyGirl Farm is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for Mary Ann Petrillo, and her partner Jennifer Cully is along for the ride. Growing on only an acre and a quarter near Kennett Square, the pair sell at farmers’ markets, supply local restaurants and offer a 20-share CSA.

April 8, 2010

1 min read

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Party People: Come Hang with Grid at Yards!

We here at the Griddle have been dropping a lot of hints about how you should be spending your evening this Saturday, but we’re tired of being coy: Come to our party! On April 10 (two short days from now!) Grid is celebrating a year in business with a birthday bash at Yards Brewing Company.

April 8, 2010

1 min read

#014 May 2010/Cooking/Food/Guides

Recipes: Spears of Joy

Asparagus signals the arrival of springby Marisa McClellan, foodinjars.com
Each spring, I celebrate the arrival of local asparagus. Those fat, green-verging-on-purple stalks mean that the season of verdant abundance has arrived. I binge on the stuff—much like my beloved grandmother Bunny did before me—buying armloads of asparagus, slightly fearful that it will disappear before I’ve had

April 8, 2010

3 mins read

#014 May 2010/Circular Economy/Environment/GridPhilly/Recycling

Recycling: Clean House

Take advantage of the Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Program
Mark your calendars—it’s time for your toxic spring cleaning. Everyone in the region will have a chance to rid themselves of hazardous waste at the dates, times and locations listed here.

April 7, 2010

1 min read

#014 May 2010/Design/Energy/Green Building/Guides

Energy: In Hot Water

A guide to upgrading your hot water heaterby Samantha WittchenAccording to Energy Star (energystar.gov), in 2009, 14 percent of a household’s annual average energy costs went to heating water. If you have an old, inefficient water heater, that number is probably higher.

April 7, 2010

2 mins read

#014 May 2010/Circular Economy/Guides/Recycling

Recycling Challenge: CDs

Recycling your old compact discsby Samantha Wittchen
The Challenge: The day when your tower of compact discs goes the way of the 8-track is rapidly approaching. With the increasing ubiquity of digital music, we are certainly in for a major influx of CD-related trash to our landfills.

April 7, 2010

1 min read

#014 May 2010/Food/gardening

Gardening: Shoots & Ladders

Happy together: Companion planting can increase the yield and the health of your urban gardenby Char Vandermeer
It’s time to dust off those planters, rinse out the watering cans and get some dirt under your nails. If your garden looks anything like mine—a sea of containers atop a South Philly roof—then you’re constantly struggling to maximize

April 7, 2010

1 min read

#014 May 2010/Bicycling/Circular Economy/Recycling/transportation

Bikes: Along for the Ride with Andy Dyson

In a new column, Julie Lorch pedals along with notable members of Philly's bicycle community on a route of their choice. They ride, they chat, she reports back.
I met Andy Dyson at St. Mary’s Church, Neighborhood Bike Works’ (NBW) headquarters at 3916 Locust Walk. Director of the organization since 2002, Dyson spends his days surrounded

April 7, 2010

2 mins read

#014 May 2010/Farming/Food/gardening

Local Business: Green Machine

Farming tools by women, for womenby Lee Stabert
Women are pretty amazing and resourceful,” says Ann Adams, one half of the team behind Green Heron Tools, a company designing gardening and farming equipment specifically for women.

April 7, 2010

1 min read

#014 May 2010/Art/Culture

Local Business: Handcrafted Heaven

Nice Things Handmade carries on a tradition in South Phillyby Claire Connelly
Saddened by the recent closings of some of Philadelphia’s favorite specialty shops, Elissa Kara made a bold move. In February, the local artist and restaurant veteran opened Nice Things Handmade, a boutique gallery on booming East Passyunk Avenue.

April 7, 2010

1 min read

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