Next Wednesday, March 10, begins the one-month count down to the third annual Philly Spring Cleanup. The kickoff event will begin at 1 p.m. and take place, fittingly, in the 2500 block of East Gordon Street in Fishtown—last year’s winner of the Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee (PMBC) Clean Block award. Tons of local leaders will

Yesterday I was picking up some ricotta and eggs for a baked rigatoni dish at the Fair Food Farmstand when I spotted a new display: Happy Cat Organics seeds. Spring must really be on on the way. I’ve talked before about Grushes, and tomato guru Tim Mountz from Happy Cat definitely makes the cut. For

Yes, that’s right. There’s an opportunity to join our cozy little family here at Grid. This company is a great place to work—no one minds if you ramble on about emu eggs or how you would marry a braised (grass-fed) short rib if you could. Here is the listing: Grid Magazine, Philadelphia’s first magazine devoted to

Located in Lebanon County, Landisdale Farm is a family owned and operated venture dedicated to organic growing. The family’s handpicked wares can be found at farmers’ markets in Chestnut Hill, West Philadelphia’s Clark Park and Mt. Gretna. But the most convenient way to enjoy Landisdale’s produce is to purchase a CSA share. The

This month’s Green Drinks will be held Wednesday, March 3, 6 – 9 p.m. all across the Delaware Valley. Philadelphia’s meetup will once again be at Standard Tap in Northern Liberties. Green Drinks is an open forum for anyone passionate about environmental issues. This includes representatives from environmental groups, businesses, government and academia, as well as recreational

My friend Alex poses with my new baby, an emu egg from FFFOn Saturday afternoon, two very thoughtful friends bought me a gift. It was handed to me enclosed within two small pint cartons affixed with a rubber band. The precious package looked like it might contain a live animal. That just wouldn't work—my plus-sized

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia recently released a report on the viability of bike sharing in Philadelphia. The result of a year of research, the “Philadelphia Bike Share Concept Study” found that a market exists in Philadelphia and recommended a system of 2,500 to 4,500 bicycles. I recently spent some time in Paris and,

LFFC is the most prominent organic co-op in the region. Serving all of Eastern Pennsylvania and New York City, the co-op is made up of over 75 small-scale family farms committed to organic growing practices and humanely raised animals. The Co-op’s annual CSA features 28 weeks of delivered shares and runs from late

Help save the Appalachian Mountains! The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office in Philadelphia is currently reviewing 23 mountaintop removal mining permits. This Monday, March 1, The Energy Justice Network is sponsoring a protest to speak out against mountaintop removal and to get the attention of the EPA administrators making these permit decisions. March 1, 11:00

For the past ten years, the West Philly Hybrid X Team of West Philadelphia High School’s Academy of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering has been building alternative fuel vehicles and competing in national competitions. Their latest mission: to win the $10 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize. On Thursday, March 4, David Akers and Quintin Mikell