Articles Written by Julie Hancher

Where can you see two amazing musicians, an incredible ballerina, a pew award winning poet, two short films, and two cutting edge theater acts, all under one roof in one hour? For $20, you can support of one of the most critical environmental issues facing contemporary civilization? Come to the Society Art Salon!

With local outposts in the Philadelphia area, TD Bank is helping to improve our quality of life with trees. TD Bank’s missions include TD Tree Days and Green Streets, increasing urban forests and green spaces. TD Tree Days Partnering with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the US, they’ve protected 1846 acres (1420 football fields!) of trees and helped with tree planting. Launched in 2010, Tree Days will plant over 45,000 trees with volunteers in over 165 communities. You can volunteer during the TD Tree Days too. Find out more about TD bank's sustainability efforts, after the jump!

Between my love of whiskey, local brews & organic wines, it's no secret I love a nice drink to unwind. But if you were like 20,000 of my closest friends at the Food Trust's South Street Night Market last evening, you may have enjoyed some delicious food last evening. (I sampled our fav Farm Truck, the Cheese Curds & a cupcake.) Oh, and maybe tried a few drinks last night. And like me, you may be faced with one of those obnoxious hangovers. So how do you deal with the sweaty palms, urge to drink like a camel and not-so-hot hangovers? And if you don't turn to juicy burgers & greasy bacon, WTF do you turn to as a veg? Here's 7 hangover cures without meat:

Marc Vetri isn't just an all-star chef... he is also passionate about young people eating healthy and making wiser lifestyle decisions. This passion is why the Vetri Foundation's Eatiquette program is helping transform lunchrooms locally. I spoke with the Vetri Foundation's Director of Culinary Operations, Tia McDonald to find out more about the program.

CSA veggies get super repetitive and boring this time of year, so it's time to get creative with the summer harvests. That's why I traded my typical salad-with-lettuce for a CSA Cucumber, Fennel & Mint version. This actually came from one of our CSA's members, but I added a few extras for a more filling lunch. CSA Cucumber, Fennel & Mint Salad Recipe - after the jump!

If you were to ask me my two favorite food groups, they'd be Mexican and sushi. (Although I'm not a chef, that's the most accurate answer I'd give.) Although I rotate a variety of Mexican dishes, sushi is something I wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole. HIGH FIVE, My friends: I dominated the DIY Sushi recipe. I haven't attempted using fish since I'm terrified and wanted to try easy vegetables first, but it was SO much easier than I had imagined. Plus, my Mom had given me a sushi kit a few years ago that I stashed away and thought "yeah, I'll never actually try that...". Well Mom, I'm maturing at my cooking and finally broke out the kit - and am officially addicted. This DIY CSA Sushi recipe makes it totally easy to have for dinner OR make for a party. Recipe, after the jump!

Growing your own herbs & plants means you get SO many fresh veggies. You almost forget about about those dreaded winter nights where you can't find anything growing besides mold in your leftover takeout. So rather than let your plants over-blossom, why not preserve your herbs now? Here are 4 ways to Preserve Your Herbs for Colder Times:

Just like Cloth's Angela Halperin knows, "natural" parenting is awesome. Based on the desire to live & parent responsibly, MommyCon is a one day conference to help parents make conscious decisions. On August 11th, MommyCon is coming to Philadelphia's Sonesta Hotel to provide families with advice, inspiration, techniques, products and answers to all questions regarding "natural parenting." Find out more and how to win a FREE entry to the event, after the jump.

When you're adopting a furry child, you're faced with many choices from beds to toys. Yet nothing prepared me for the worst day of being a CatMom. Find out about what happened to Pounce and what you should do during pet emergencies, after the jump!