Sometimes my mom helps turtles cross the road. She lives full-time at the Jersey Shore now (very strange) and the causeway that leads from the mainland to our island often has amphibian traffic, as the turtles cross from the bay to the marsh to lay eggs, eat stuff, do whatever turtles do. This means that

I know all you Griddle readers will be heading to Yards Brewing Company next Saturday for the big Grid One Year Anniversary Party, but you might be looking for a morning activity.
Show all those bike haters who's boss by, um, being nice and, eh, following the rules of the road. This casual, "semi-organized" ride—dubbed Courteous

The May issue of Grid is being put to bed as I type. You can look forward to stories on Postgreen‘s 100K House, Daisy organic flour and local brewpubs. You’ll also be able to read all about water heaters—different models, energy concerns, cost discrepancies and how to decide which type is best for your home.

A month from Sunday, something awesome happens: The Headhouse Square Farmers’ Market returns. In some ways, this monumental event signals the true start of the season. The market will open 10 a.m. May 2 at 2nd and Locust Streets.With the completion of the Pine and Spruce bike lanes, a ride down to the city’s top open

Just in time for tomorrow’s National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day, Philly resident (and Grid contributor) Bernard Brown has gotten some nice press on The Atlantic‘s Food Channel. The writer, James McWilliams, opens by discussing the recent announcement by Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm that March 20, 2010 will be “Michigan Meatout Day.” This led to

Speaking of school lunches, who’s watching Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution? As you may remember, I was pretty excited about it (grush in full effect), but, due to my travels, I’ve only seen episode one. That said, I’m still amazed that this show is on network television. Yes, as the New York Times points out, Oliver

A short while back we blogged about the woes of school lunch options. But I am here today to assure you that there are a few inspiring stories stirring up the world of cafeteria slop. This delicious recipe, taken from 101 Cookbooks, was originally prepared by Chef Tracy Bates of the Oxbow High School cafeteria

Earlier this month, I saw a post on Meal Ticket (City Paper‘s excellent food blog) about Saint Benoit Yogurt, made in Sonoma County and packaged in painfully charming earthenware crocks. So obviously, when I saw some at the farmers’ market, I had to get it. I went with the honey flavor—a layer of “Marshall’s Farm”

Marin County Farmers’ MarketLast week, when I was talking about strawberries and how I’m pining after them, I had kinda forgotten that I would be heading to California for Passover. (Yes, a bacon-loving Jew, what can ya do?) On Friday afternoon, I opened my sister’s fridge to behold an entire palette of gorgeous local, organic

The City of Philadelphia Streets Department announced its UnLitter Us movement today, a city-wide effort to create a litter free Philadelphia. Rather than your traditional “Please Don’t Litter” poster, the initiative will use the words of local spoken word artists to spread the message. Revealing that we truly are living in a multimedia world, the