Climate Fixers: Slowing down ‘fast fashion’ with natural dyes
Synthetic dyes are often petroleum-based and pollute waterways. At a former dairy farm in Lancaster County, Pa., flowers, plants and kitchen waste color clothes naturally.
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The cooperative of farmers and textile producers wants to jump-start flax production to provide more linen clothing as an alternative to fossil fuel-based synthetic fibers.
1 month ago
Dozens of large buildings and homes throughout the Philly region use geothermal. For the German Society of Pa., “it was a no-brainer.”
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Climate Fixers: Curbside recycling is broken. In Kensington, Rabbit Recycling will take anything
Rabbit Recycling, whose tagline is "Zero waste in a bucket," will recycle all your household trash for a fee.
1 month ago
Climate Fixers: Philly’s Get Fresh Daily wants you to eat your veggies
Jiana Murdic is on a mission to get Black communities to embrace a plant-based diet and live Earth-centered lives.
2 months ago
Fast fashion is creating more and more clothing waste. A PhD student at University of Delaware has a new and simple solution.
2 months ago
Climate Fixers: Climate-proofing Philly for a warmer growing season
A warmer future could mean bananas, kumquats and pomegranates replace some of the more traditional fruit trees that have thrived for centuries in the Philadelphia region.
2 months ago
Climate Fixers: Slowing down fashion with a century-old tradition in Collegeville, Pa.
Industrial farms damage waterways and contribute to climate change. But at Pa.’s only certified organic sheep farm in Montco, the sheep do all the hard work.
2 months ago
Climate Fixers: Native plants, no mow and DIY fertilizer in Roxborough
At Love ‘N Fresh Flowers in Northwest Philadelphia, Jennie Love teaches the benefits of native plants and DIY fertilizer. All you need are weeds and a bucket!
2 months ago