Grid has now been publishing for over a year, and we thought we’d celebate. Please join us: WHERE: Yards Tasting Room, Yards Brewing Company, 901 N. Delaware Ave.WHEN: 5 – 8 p.m. Saturday, April 10 Stay tuned for more details.
Over the next few weeks, The Griddle will be dishing up info on some of the city’s notable CSAs. Sign up before the shares run out!
Greensgrow Farm, a nursery, farm and farmers’ market in Kensington, has dubbed their CSA “City Supported Agriculture.” Designed for the urban consumer, the CSA offers more than just produce. In their
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) has announced that President Jane G. Pepper will step down on June 1. President since 1981, Pepper has a tremendous influence on the organization. During her tenure the society’s membership has doubled to 16,000 and the staff has grown by more than 70 people. Pepper’s successor, Drew Becher, will be
Tired of receiving multiple copies of the same Crate & Barrel catalog? There are resources you should know about. One is 41 Pounds ( that’s the weight of junk mail the average adult receives annually) and it costs $41 for five years. About two years ago, I signed up with Catalog Choice, which provides the
Eos Energy Solutions, who Grid profiled in our last issue for their work at Feast Your Eyes Catering, has been bought by Mercury Solar Systems, the largest solar integrator on the East Coast. Here's the full release:
"Eos Energy Solutions is proud to announce a merger with Mercury Solar Systems, the largest solar integrator on the
Last week, Mayor Nutter announced the official launch of Philadelphia Recycling Rewards after a pilot program in Strawberry Mansion. PRR is now available in North Philadelphia, Northern Liberties and Fairmount. Other areas of the city will be rolled out over the next few months; for information, visit phillyrecyclingpays.com. Philadelphia Recycling Rewards is a partnership between
To the Readers of Grid,All of us at the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) are delighted to share our story with folks who truly understand the importance of building a food system that not only helps to keep good farmers on the land, but good environmental practices in the field and good food on
We all know that food tastes better when it’s prepared by someone who loves us, or when it recalls something treasured from the past—Dad’s Friday night roasted chicken, your neighbor’s homemade hot fudge or the tangy summer slaw that smells like the very essence of childhood beach weekends.
A local dairy farm turns out killer cheese, and a few surprisesOn his first day of kindergarten, the teacher asked Ken Miller what he wanted to be when he grew up. It was an easy answer, since he could only imagine becoming one thing: a farmer.
Sean Weinberg has restaurants in his blood. His parents own the legendary Rose Tattoo Café in Fairmount, and, after years of studying cooking—including stints in Italy and Mexico, and an externship under The French Laundry’s Thomas Keller—he worked five years at the helm there. Along with his wife Kelly, Weinberg has always been intensely passionate