Plan on a late lunch tomorrow. In honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Mayor Nutter, the Philadelphia Streets Department and the Mural Arts Program will debut 10 colorful new recycling trucks, add to the current fleet of beautiful beasts. The festivities will take place at 3 p.m. tomorrow in LOVE Park after an Earth

The arrival of spring—and a host of fresh, local ingredients—has gotten me pumped about cooking. Last night, I made pizza.
I use Jamie Oliver's recipe from Jamie at Home, a cookbook filled with simple, homestyle dishes that I love deeply. It's a big recipe—calling for seven cups of flour and two packets of yeast—but the upside

Mt. Airy’s Weaver’s Way is always available to spread the co-op love. On Monday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m., their leadership will speak on the subject in South Philly at the South Philadelphia Older Adult Center (SPOAC) at 1430 E. Passyunk Ave. at Dickinson. South Philadelphians itching for an opportunity to create more local food options in the

You might have noticed photog Dan Murphy buzzing around Grid‘s smashingly successful Anniversary Party at Yards Brewing Company. We’ve posted some of the pictures over at Flickr. Keep an eye out for Grid favorites and sustainability celebrities such as Happy Cat’s Tim Mountz, Hoots and Hellmouth, Nic Esposito, Fat Man of Fat Man Pottery, Sarah Van

Pedal your way to fresh butter on warm toast, literally.
Artist Tim Eads has built a pedal-operated butter churn that also generates enough electricity to power a toaster. On April 24 he’s giving you the chance to test it out yourself. Join Eads at FLUXspace for a reception and Butter Cycle Performance. He'll be giving viewers

Ok, the good stuff is rolling now: garlic scallions, ramps and, my new fleeting favorite, fiddlehead ferns. They got these wild little curly things in at the Fair Food Farmstand last week. Over the weekend, I had my first experience cooking them, and, last night, I had my second. (The season for these baby ferns

Hugh Lofting Timber Framing Inc. is constructing a new off-the-grid home in Annapolis, Maryland and it’s an eco-conscious family’s dream come true. The company’s description of the sustainable home is so poetic that I found myself lost in a daydream of calling The Spirit Residence my own—lounging in front of the sealed fireplace as I

Odds and ends lead to something spectacularLet me set the scene for one of my greatest all-time culinary masterpieces: Sunday evening, hangover fading (slightly), a produce bowl brimming with odds and ends (I keep most of my non-fridge stuff in a wooden bowl on the counter) and a third of a bottle of delicious red

West Philadelphia’s Neighborhood Bike Works (NBW) is doing truly magical things with bikes (read about director Andy Dyson in the inaugural "Along for the Ride" column). And this July they will be doing it yet again with the Ride of Dreams, a four-day, 240-mile journey across Pennsylvania. The “dream team” will consist mostly of NBW

Grid contributor and blogger extraordinaire Marisa McClellan is offering another set of canning classes at Foster’s Homewares. Each class runs from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and costs $39. This price includes the recipe and a small jar of whatever you make. Here is the schedule: Pickled Asparagus, Saturday, May 1; Apple-Rhubarb Chutney, Saturday, May 15; Strawberry Jam, Saturday, June 12; Peach Jam, Saturday,