Articles Written by Julie Hancher

How gorgeous is the weather outside? This week has a lot of drink-related events on tap (pun intended) to get us out of our houses & back into socializing. Philly Week Events of April 13-16th, 2015: The Lost World of...

One of our favorite locavore events is THIS Sunday. The Philly Farm & Food Fest, hosted by PASA & Fair Food will host over 150 exhibitors, creating an annual marketplace for farmers & local food producers. Also happening this year:...

Always wondering what to toss in the recycling bin or trash can? We received this reader question in our email box about paper receipts from Melissa: I have always recycled receipts, but was recently told that they are not recyclable....

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) dropped the news (via press release) that President Drew Becher is resigning on June 1st. Becher has been with the PHS since 2010 and is leaving for San Francisco, where his partner Eric Lochner accepted...

This Thursday, join the GREEN Program for their Soiree! As they said from their website, This April, The GREEN Program invites you to take part in the celebration of young emerging leadership in sustainability. Through this event, Emerging Sustainability Leaders...

Join Sustrana for #DayWithoutWaste on April 9th! According to their website, There’s really not much to a Day Without Waste. You just photograph or otherwise catalogue your waste (we used group emails) and publicize the day and your results. We decided to...

What are you doing to inspire change in your community? This week’s #ThisWeekI column talks to a local restauranteur, whose having people flock to Passyunk but keeps sustainability in mind in the kitchen. Luke Palladino Name: Luke Palladino Occupation: Chef / Restaurateur...

Love food? Hungry? This week’s perfect for you. SPARC (The Sustainable Philadelphia Alliance of Regional Campuses) was launched in January 2014 to promote collaboration among sustainability groups from Philadelphia-area colleges and universities. And they decided to make this week all...

Case of the Mondays again? Don’t fret. Get ready to eat your face off with SPARC, race SEPTA, talk to candidates & influencers and rub elbows with young Philly leaders this week. Philly Events for April 6 – 9, 2015...