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16 Restoration Row
How Kensington and Port Richmond became the city’s hub for material reuse and resale
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Waste Not!
8 Energy | Electric cars are real, they’re spectacular, and they’re coming to Philly
28 Urban Naturalist Honking it up with Philadelphia’s geese
9 Green Living | Recycling challenge: construction waste
30 Shoots & Ladders Lessons learned from a bountiful season on the Little Blue Deck
10 Community | Sustainable Communities in Action: Spotlight on Sustainable 19125 11 Media | Reviews of The Neighborhood Project and Rat Island
Revolution Recovery is blazing a bold new trail through the construction waste disposal business. PLUS: Artists demonstrate the true value of recycled material
12 Agriculture | Southwest Philly’s Pocket Farm gets cozy in the community 13 Food | Inside Philadephia’s newest, smallest brewery, Saint Benjamin | Cheese of the Month: Puddle Duck Creek | Recipes: Marisa McClellan carves up some pumpkin curry
32 Tyler Talks Trash Rise up against napkins and paper towels 34 Events Bike Philly, Farm tours, Harvest events, foraging, winter gardening and more 38 Dispatch How I got to Maine using only bike and train.
also inside: Featuring the winners of the DVGBC’s leadership awards
G4 Letter from the Executive Director G7 What is LEED? Benefits of DVGBC membership; History G8 Award Winner Collin O’Mara
G10 Award Winner Philadelphia Water Department G12 Award Winners Lutron and Revolution Recovery G14 Award Winner CHOP G14 DVGBC Events c over & conte nts ph otos by gen e s mirnov