Philly

Feeding the Soul and the Community: Lower Moyamensing’s Urban Oasis

Neighbors revived the site at South Philadelphia High School in 2016. Today, there’s more food than they have hands to…

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Lights, Camera, Sustainability! Fishtown Films’ path to a zero waste movie

The story behind 'Citywide' setting a new standard for Hollywood At first glance, "Citywide," a romantic comedy set in Philadelphia,…

2 years ago

Reviving Greensgrow: A Year After Collapse, a New Vision for Urban Agriculture

The New Kensington Community Development Corp. is working to revive the farm, which was a community resource for 25 years…

2 years ago

$150k grant fund aims to build climate resilience for Philly’s Environmental Justice Advisory Commission

After a year spent defining its own structure, the commission is funding community-scale solutions for healthy foods and clean air,…

2 years ago

Seeds of change: How Tulip Street Garden became a neighborhood oasis & pollinator protector

Joe Caltagirone turned a vacant lot into a community landmark. Now, he's on a mission to help pollinators like monarch…

2 years ago

Climate trends: June was cooler and wetter than normal

Junes in Philadelphia are increasingly hotter, so this past month was an exception. Despite temperatures rising (and even breaking the…

2 years ago

Cesar Andreú Iglesias Community Garden builds social ties. A million-dollar lien buyback can preserve spaces like these.

The city’s investment will help secure the future of 91 abandoned properties that stewards have turned into neighborhood anchors. Mara…

2 years ago

Meet PA’s first urban composting on city parkland: Philly’s new public-private composting partnership

Parks and Recreation is teaming up with a local composting company to collect food scraps from 1 million meals served…

2 years ago

Suburban nature store House Finch aims to make birding more sustainable

With zero-waste bulk seed and other offerings, the storefront brings hobbyists to Collingswood, New Jersey Birding may seem like a…

2 years ago

Rising from Destruction: Carlos Claussell’s Tireless Efforts for Climate Equity

From Puerto Rico to Philly, Carlos Claussell is Advancing Climate Justice “Green veneer,” a term coined by climate activist and…

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