Articles Written by Julie Hancher

Here’s how to help your Monday Morning go by a little faster: We’ll be on WHYY’s Radio Times during Hour 2 today (11:00 AM) along with Grist’s Umbra Fisk. Tune in and call in with your sustainability questions. Here’s the...

What happens when your new dress becomes yesterday’s news? For a lot of Americans, it means the dumpster. The EPA reports the average North American throws out more than 80 pounds of textiles each year. That adds up quickly in...

Our tipster shared her story on condition of anonymity because she felt it was important to make sure others were aware of recent attacks on the Schuylkill trail – especially women. Because we love this city, our parks and outdoor...

April is officially Earth Month, and the Philadelphia Office of Sustainability wants to talk to you to celebrate! (How sweet.) They’re kicking off a series of public engagement opportunities so you can help shape the next generation of Greenworks (i.e....

Keep Philadelphia came out with its annual 2015 report, citing 7000 pounds of trash collected (with 250 volunteers & 21 partner organizations). They helped students understand recycling & composting with 40 presentations reaching over 2100 elementary, middle and high school...

We hosted our first DIY Seed Bomb workshop last evening at United By Blue‘s flagship Old City location – and it was one for the books! Thank you to all who attended our lovely workshop. We had a chance to...

OK, our headline might be a little misleading, but it’s for a really good reason. Judy Wicks and the Sustainable Business Network are hosting “Conversations Toward A Sustainable Philadelphia”, a series of talks “intended to move our city toward a sustainable future by inspiring...

CSA season is coming! CSAs (Community Shared Agriculture) are fantastic. You get weeks of fresh, local veggies and barely have to hit the grocery store if you play your cards right. However, there are some challenges with the CSA season....

Happy Spring (that finally feels like Winter)! I kicked off my Spring by a trip to Urban Jungle yesterday to refill my potting soil & transplant a few of my houseplant garden. What should you do this week? Here’s the...