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Tech Bloom at the Flower Show
Posted on January 27, 2012 | No CommentsThough often at odds, nature and technology can work in unison and sometimes, to our benefit. At the 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show, this will certainly be the case. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is offering a new mobile application that will allow visitors to the... -
Aloha from the Philadelphia International Flower Show
Posted on January 26, 2012 | No CommentsThe Pennsylvania Horticultural Society brings the magic of the Philadelphia Flower Show back to the Pennsylvania Convention Center March 4-11. This year, they’ll welcome audiences to the sunny shores of Hawaii. This year’s show features a new layout—the first since 1996—and hundreds of exhibits paying... -
FarmPlate: It’s What’s for Dinner
Posted on January 24, 2012 | No CommentsWhat if finding a sustainable food supplier and responsible restaurant was as easy as your everyday Google search? Thanks to FarmPlate.com, it is. FarmPlate.com is a searchable directory of over 40,000 businesses with sustainable food and drink offerings. The idea is to aid consumers in finding businesses... -
NYC’s Sadik-Khan to Receive Philly Award
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsBicycle maven Janette Sadik-Khan will be awarded the Philadelphia Center for Architecture’s Edmund N. Bacon price on February 1. As Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation Sadik-Khan has achieved acclaim for implementing an ambitious plan to make the city bike-friendly and sustainable. Also... -
Rest Assured
Posted on January 18, 2012 | No CommentsOld mattresses have long been the bane of the disposal and recycling industries existence: most recycling outfits don’t accept them—to get at the 25 pounds of steel is labor intensive and costly—and trash haulers hate to—mattresses don’t compress like other trash. But Nashville’s Spring Back...
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Healthy Holistic Homes
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsPrior to meeting the people behind Holistic Home, LLC, I did some research the findings of which can only be described as disturbing. I discovered that as I sit in the comfort of my home I am not alone. At any given moment I am... -
One Hand Washes Another
Posted on August 15, 2011 | No CommentsStruck by the shocking statistics related to diarrhoeal diseases in developing nations social entrepreneurs Bill Glaab and Courtney Apple began a three year brainstorming session to launch a socially giving business the couples the traditional business approach to money making with the philanthropic desire to... -
Hotel Palomar Philadelphia
Posted on April 21, 2011 | No CommentsIf you have guests coming to visit the fine city of Philadelphia this summer, encourage them to stay well and green at Hotel Palomar in Center City. The hotel is the first in Philadelphia to achieve LEED Gold Certification for its sustainable build and management...
