Delaware Valley Celebrates This Year’s Earth Day
Environmentalism Buttons (Photo credit: Ryan Somma) It’s been 42 years since the first Earth Day, April 22, 1970. Organized by then U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, Earth Day inspired some 20...
View ArticleDonate or Dine: Two Ways to Support Stockton School’s Pasta Dinner & Art...
Stockton Inn in the sun…(Feb 10th 4:16PM) (Photo credit: road_less_trvled) The 10th annual ‘Spaghetti & Art’ benefit for the Stockton Borough School (Stockton, NJ) will take place Sunday, May 6,...
View ArticleFive tips for a sustainable summer in the Delaware River Valley
Bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek The start of summer is the ideal time to rethink lifestyle choices and find ways to live a bit more green and local. The Delaware River Valley offers plenty of...
View Article‘Localism’ at Work: Friday Night Fireworks Spark New Hope-Lambertville Economy
[photo from www.bcptheater.org] The New Hope-Lambertville Friday Night Fireworks drew thousands to its phenomenal finale on August 31. It was a great finish to the third consecutive year of top-notch...
View ArticleHow to be a ‘Localist’ in the Delaware River Valley: Buy Local
This is the first in a six-part series on the connections between “going local” and living sustainably. Are you a “localist”? The answer may be “yes” if you make an effort to buy food, gifts and...
View ArticleWe Interrupt This Blog for An Important Message: Go Vote
It’s Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Election Day is finally here. Wherever you live, whatever else is on your calendar today, Fresh urges you to get to the polls and exercise your right to vote. As you...
View ArticleShop ’til you drop, but try to keep it local
Thanks to American Express, post-Thanksgiving shopping now encompasses not only Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but also Small Business Saturday. This type of corporate support can do a lot to raise...
View Article‘Art in the Garden’ Showcases Local Art this Labor Day Weekend
If you’re committed to keeping things local here in the Delaware River Valley, you may be getting a lot of your food from local sources. But locavorism doesn’t need to begin and end with food. One of...
View ArticleSupport Local Art: Cast Your Vote(s) for Susan Roseman in Martha Stewart’s...
You know the “love your local” and “maker” movements have arrived when someone like Martha Stewart is talking about them. Cooptation? Sure. But Martha’s upcoming “American Made Event” is also a great...
View ArticleShop Local: Freshbyhand At November 23 Holiday Gift Show
Freshbyhand’s collaged picture frames and mirrors will be on sale at an upcoming holiday gift show in Solebury Township, PA. The frames upcycle imagery from original prints created with block...
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