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Enjoy Earth Day even while indoors. #houseplants #biophilia #indoorgardening

While our lives have changed in this, the finest hour of our era, many issues in our world remain the same. When the trouble subsides, the choice to keep building sustainable, healthy, mindful communities is crucial. Our strength and resilience in these times of uncertainty points to a regenerative future for humanity and the planet. #resilience #hope #covidkindness #sustainableliving

Images from the water wise and sustainable gardening exhibits this week at the Philadelphia Flower Show, including a Rain Check prototype rain garden and some DIY rain barrel ideas. Plus a compost demo with a bin full of live garbage-thriving worms. #greenInfrastructure #PHSgardening #CleanWatersPHL #BuildBeauty #PhiladelphiaFlowerShow

A provocative article from Slate discusses grey vs green approaches to curbing sewer overflows and the pollution they cause, specifically focusing on Chicago’s Deep Tunnel, which has yielded mixed results. By contrast Philadelphia’s bold green infrastructure initiative is mentioned as a possible new model for cities. Chicago sought to build the world’s largest sewer to stop sewage overflows, Philadelphia is trying to transform itself into a sponge with park space, street tre...es, and permeable pavement. The city is spending $2.4 billion to implement the nation’s largest green infrastructure plan, an experiment that positions it as the anti-Chicago. Link to article: https://slate.com//chicagos-deep-tunnel-is-it-the-solution Photos via Home Science, LLC during a recent tour of Deep Tunnel’s newly connected drainage canal:

Peace to the world and all its wondrous habitats...

An nice Thanksgiving story of about cooking, gardening and renewal. Inspiring and delicious! https://www.inquirer.com//thanksgiving-quitting-beer-cooki

Though winter is nearing, the heat of our planet is still rising. As noted in this article from Yale 360, sustainable design can help cities keep temps in check, lessening the impact of climate change and heat island effect. It doesn’t all need to be green - smart, properly shaded architecture can help too.

A public rain garden manages stormwater runoff from a major street in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philly. Images via a recent GSI Partners Operations & Maintenance seminar field tour. #urbanrunoff #greeninfrastructure #cleanwatersphl

A flourishing rain garden at Di Silvestro playground in south Philly, spotted yesterday while doing residential stormwater consultations. The site was transformed from concrete to a green space and a bit more. See how this green space helps to facilitate the health and well-being of a dense urban area here: https://naturephl.org/about

A kinder, gentler form of farming is sprouting on America’s prairies with the development of perennial grains. #ecoagriculture #foodsecurity #beer #innovation https://e360.yale.edu//with-new-perennial-grain-a-step-for

A Rain Check downspout planter recently installed in a South Philly neighborhood. This new metal model detains up to 78 gallons of roof runoff, helping to prevent toxic combined sewer overflows or outfalls into the Delaware. #stormwatermanagment #urbangreeninfrastructure #raincheckphl #cleanwaterphl

Biophilic design isn’t new. Architects Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan and even Le Corbusier, the father of modern design and a concrete building style akin to Brutalism, included greenery in their works. But it is now the essential mode of our time. www.wsj.com//nurturing-nature-with-architecture-11559843286

Urban agriculture advocates believe Chicago could be greener. They’re urging the new mayor to consider the many ways sustainable city development programs like city farming help facilitate a healthier urban ecosystem and strong local economy.