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The Excellence in GSI Awards Ceremony is the region’s only award that celebrates green stormwater infrastructure projects and innovations The Excellence in GSI (Green Stormwater Infrastructure) Awards Ceremony is the region’s only award that celebrates and elevates green stormwater infrastructure...

Gauthier’s win gives another plus for sustainability Jamie Gauthier pulled a huge upset in the City Council races, defeating longtime incumbent Jannie Blackwell in the 3rd District. Since there is no Republican opponent, Gauthier is the presumptive winner for November’s...

What do the numbers on those plastics ACTUALLY mean? We explain. “I was once told that, with single-stream recycling such as we have in Philadelphia, any plastic container that has a number in a triangle, any number, can be recycled. ...

Get your sustainability leaders & changemakers in Can you believe it’s that time of year again? Green Philly is host of SustainPHL, the city’s annual award ceremony and celebration. Nominate nonprofits, businesses, civic/government associations, individuals and/or project for the SustainPHL...

Sprouting Roots in Philadelphia “The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just the body, but the soul.“ Alfred Austin Gardening is not just for...

The amazing entrepreneur giving back… at age 14. Anna Welsh never expected that her love for sewing would lead her to run her own business, Little Bags Big Impact, as a teenager. The fourteen-year-old Wynnewood resident said she started handcraft...

Entries welcome from gardeners across PA, NJ, and DE 2019 PHS Gardening Contest is back again, for all skills and garden types from window boxes and planters to school gardens, urban farms and everything in between.  Gardens are judged onsite beginning...

Recently, we attended the Green Building United Symposium. Although the majority of attendees work in the green building industry, there are sessions that everyone can learn from. After all, what goes into the buildings we live, work and learn in...

Need to buy groceries this week? Perhaps you should think about skipping your usual market and check out the Kensington Community Food Co-Op. After nearly eleven years of planning, the co-operative celebrated their official grand opening last weekend with music,...