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Nic Esposito’s new initiative: “The New Growth Project”
In September of 2011, Nic announced through his blog ”PhillyRooted” that he would not continue to manage the Walnut Hill Farm that he worked hard to create in the 2009 – 2010 growing…
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Local, Organic: the Dark and the Light
“To be a centrist when it comes to food is, unfortunately, to be a radical,” writes James McWilliams in his recent book Just Food: Where Locavores Get it Wrong and How We Can…
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Aaron Guman: All roads lead to Permaculture
For years, I have dabbled in gardening and composting. My interest was more in fruits (tomatoes, cherries, plumbs, etc..) than in growing vegetables. For me gardening has been more of an experiment in…
Nic Esposito’s new initiative: “The New Growth Project”
In September of 2011, Nic announced through his blog ”PhillyRooted” that he would not continue to manage the Walnut Hill Farm that he worked hard to create in the 2009 – 2010 growing…
Local, Organic: the Dark and the Light
“To be a centrist when it comes to food is, unfortunately, to be a radical,” writes James McWilliams in his recent book Just Food: Where Locavores Get it Wrong and How We Can…
Aaron Guman: All roads lead to Permaculture
For years, I have dabbled in gardening and composting. My interest was more in fruits (tomatoes, cherries, plumbs, etc..) than in growing vegetables. For me gardening has been more of an experiment in…
A new model of Community Supported Agriculture
While vacationing in the Finger Lakes Region, I discovered what could be a new direction in the Community Supported Agriculture movement. What is “Community Supported Agriculture”? According to the Wikipedia definition, “Community Supported Agriculture” is a…
The History of Urban Farming in Philadelphia
By Nicole Sugerman Nicole is one of two co-managers of Henry Got Crops! CSA, a farm in Philadelphia’s Roxborough neighborhood, run by Weavers Way Co-op in partnership with Saul Agricultural High School. This…
The Sustainable Bakery: Four World Bakery
Source: CityPaper – July 9, 2008 What would a sustainable bakery look like? It would use renewable energy to bake breads and cakes Minimize waste by backing “on demand”. Use imagination to stick…
May 15, 2012
PhillyEcoCity — Thank you for the suggestion of offering a cold bottle of water along with a bag of recovered rubber bands...
May 12, 2012
Kate — Hello, As a mail clerk I feel i have to weigh in, in my office rubber bands are more often...
April 2, 2012
Nova Harris — Provenance Architecturals, located in Northern Liberties, is also a good resource for reclaimed building materials & lumber, salvaged architectural elements,...
April 1, 2012
Jacques — Great, well informed article.
I particularly appreciate the personal tone that you take in your article which gives it a more...
March 28, 2012
Andrew — Great article, Nic. I've always held the view that property owners shouldnt be able to simply sit on land for...