Events

Need an excuse to dress up and network with some of the area's best greenies? The Sustainable Business Network's fancy pants night out, the SustainaBall, is returning to Philly on April 12, 2014. The Sustainable Business Network helps local businesses with many goals, like to meet their triple bottom line: planet, people & profits. Therefore, helping them for the SustainaBall is like helping 600+ businesses at once!

The 2014 Tri-State Sustainability Symposium returns to Philly on March 7. Currently in year #4, industry, university & community leaders share sustainability insight, questions and cutting edge information - relevant right in our region. The Delaware Valley Green Building Council (DVGBC) are hosting the affair, followed by a free sustainability forum with PA's gubernatorial candidates. Find out what the Sustainability Symposium will feature (and my session!), after the jump.

Our favorite Spring day returns once again, this year! Gather your brooms, shovels & rakes! Philly Spring Cleanup Day 2014 The 7th Annual Philly Spring Cleanup Day returns on Saturday, April 5, 2014 (with the rain day on Saturday, April 12). The 2013 efforts boasted over 13,000 volunteers collecting 1,014,540 pounds of trash (and an additional 23,341 recycled goods!) across the city.

The locavore & beer lover's favorite feel-good event of the year returns on March 9, 2014. The Brewer's Plate Philly has changed locales to the Kimmel Center of Performing Arts, but is guaranteed to be amazing as always. The 10th annual Brewer's Plate's smörgåsbord of food & beer pairings brings some of Philly's best chefs, farmers, brewers, distillers and more together to celebrate. Presented by Fair Food and Rolling Barrel Events, the culinary adventure promotes buying local and fresh, building momentum of the locavore movement. Plus, Fair Food promotes a humane, sustainable food system for the region, inspiring partnerships of local providers and your favorite eateries. What's not to love?!? Find out the details of the Brewer's Plate 2014, after the jump!

Woohoo! It's the time of the season for a lovely holiday bike ride! The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia Holiday Lights Bike Ride is back on Thurs, Dec 12th (rain date: 12/19). This fabulous ride

This guest post comes from Jesce Walz, a Living Building Challenge Ambassador. With Greenbuild in Philadelphia this week, the Living Building Challenge and Net Zero Water Forum discuss stormwater management in our buildings. The Living Building Challenge is “the most most rigorous design and construction standard in the world today. It is also a philosophy, advocacy platform and certification tool.” Tomorrow, Tuesday, November 19th is a Net Zero Water Forum. The Net Zero Water Forum is a 4-hour in-depth review of the Living Building Challenge’s “Water Petal,” which is intended to redefine our relationship to water and 'waste' in the built environment. What does this have to do with Philly?

Hey Villanova Students - the L.L.Bean's Bootmobile is coming to your campus tomorrow, encouraging you to get outside in between classes, parties and the bar. The last time we saw the L.L.Bean Bootmobile was with the Outdoor Discovery Schools while we kayaked & SUP'd. L.L.Bean’s 2013 Wintervention College Tour is visiting the Villanova campus Friday, 11/8. It's one of the 15 stops at colleges throughout the Northeast to help remind students to get active and outside, no matter what the temperatures are. The next stop for the Bootmobile is on Saturday November 9th at Lehigh University from 11 AM - 2 PM by the Stadium Entrance. 

Who's ready to talk, gawk and love all things bike? Good news, readers. The Philly Bike Expo 2013 returns this weekend! Find out about what to expect and when to go, after the jump:

Want to tour Bartram's Garden and have a FREE farm-to-table dinner? Chevrolet is hosting a farm-to-table dinner at the Coach House at Bartram’s Garden in Southwest Philly on November 14th and wants you to attend! Find out how to enter, after the jump!