sustainable

“A Sustainable Marketplace” is a market curated by Feminist Flea Market & Craft Fair and sustainable fashion brand Grant Blvd, and sponsored by The Rounds, to imagine radical futures and regenerative forms of sustainability. The 40+ vendors at this sustainability-focused...

Join us in our beautiful greenhouse this fall for Sunday Brunch with Eclectik Domestic! Chef Katie Briggs will be preparing a seasonal, locally sourced plated brunch on select Sundays. You’ll get a choice of several menu items, drinks and coffee....

The Ivy League Future of Food Conference is an annual, Ivy League-hosted academic and professional conference dedicated to science, entrepreneurship, and policy in the plant-based and clean meat space. The conference is open to the general public and features renowned...

Lend a hand with the Philadelphia Orchard Project at Awbury Arboretum’s community food forest!  Help out with seasonal tasks to care for the food forest’s diverse fruit trees, berry bushes, pollinator and medicinal plants.  Part of the larger 3rd Saturday volunteer days...

Hope you had a chance to prepare for a sustainable Easter this weekend!  Here's what you missed this week on the green front, as well some Photo Friday fun below:

If you're a slacker like me, you haven't filed your taxes yet. Make the process a little greener: Try using a program like TurboTax or H&R Block to file your taxes online.  Spare a tree by saving a copy to an external hard drive or flash USB drive.  Or, store the document on a secure place online. If you really need to print out a copy, utilize recycled paper. Also, if you're a homeowner: BONUS! You may qualify for some Energystar energy efficiency-related deductions. It can literally pay to be green!

Confession: When I was supposed to give up something for Lent growing up, I failed miserably. (Sorry Mom & Dad!)  Whether it was chocolate or swearing, I caved at some point. Instead of failing again at a petty sacrifice, I decided to make a 40-day commitment in 2012 that could make an environmental impact.  Some of my potential options... "Going vegan for 40 days"? Overdone.  (Plus, many people are vegan by choice... like the Skinny Bitches, LA & this Team Vegan Philly.  It would be like one of my friends saying "Guess what! I'm going eco-friendly for 40 days." Yawn.)  Zero-waste household? The Johnsons have already documented their transformation. So, I decided to go back to my roots... My 40 day challenge is

OK, so I came across this article the other day: Schick’s eco razor is coined (by Schick) ‘the most sustainably produced disposable razor and associated packaging.” While the way it’s produced is “green (handle is 100% recycle plastic, package composed of 100% post-consumer paper)… IT'S STILL DISPOSABLE!  Meaning, (find out more, after the jump!)

One thing I enjoy about being a green activist and blogger is my belief in the value of a sustainable lifestyle is often reenergized by the efforts of others. Lately I’ve been giving thought to the zero waste home – as the family behind the concept continues to garner well-deserved press. The Johnsons of Mill Valley, California are the zero waste family. The Johnson family’s primary goal is to avoid bringing anything into the house that must eventually be discarded. Read on!