Green Eats in Philadelphia

As part of 10/10/10, environmental activists and citizens of Philadelphia gathered in the shadow of William Penn to discuss the state of our climate.  To outsiders, (like those mumbling about the “weird hippies” by the Sorry pieces), it was just another rally, but to anyone...

Fork Restaurant, located in Olde City, Philadelphia, has always provided a diverse American menu using seasonal items and locally grown produce, fish, meat, and poultry, but they’re taking things a step further.  Chef Terence Feury has announced that the restaurant will instate a new policy under...

PennEnvironment hosted a screening of the much talked about HBO documentary, GASLAND on Friday, September 3 at the Piazza in Northern Liberties.  After the screening, filmmaker Josh Fox, representatives of the host organization, and Representative Tony J. Payton spoke to an enthused audience. Fox told the...

Composting in the body and out is the process of returning discarded matter like food scraps to the earth—you might consider it recycling nature—and though it took an expert to explain it to me, it doesn't take one to do it.

Though the array of good food and drink might seem like just a pleasant way to spend an evening, there was a purpose behind the gathering: to promote the idea of making eating a conscious activity.

The fundamental notion of sharing land for gardening harkens back to the days of bartering goods and services: you have land, I have agricultural knowledge, you allow me to grow on your land and I'll share my harvest. Rothbart hopes that this type of mutually beneficial sharing will nurture not only soil and plants, but our own human relationship in the process.