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Watch Clips from Gin Ranly’s Lecture “Can You Drink From Your Sink”
Gin Ranly, Director of Education at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, recently gave an excellent lecture at the AITA store entitled “Can You Drink From Your Sink?” Ranly ... Read More
Gasland: A Documentary by Josh Fox
When filmmaker Josh Fox is asked to lease his land for drilling, he embarks on a cross-country odyssey uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. Fox's grassroots research is ... Read More
Family Farming: The End of an Era
After 378 years and multiple generations, the Tuttle family farm in Dover, N.H. is up for sale. Founded by English settler John Tuttle, who arrived in the New World ... Read More
Art in the Age & MAVEA Present: “Can You Drink From Your Sink?” Free Lecture
Come one, come all, there's a FREE lecture and you're invited! Stop by and join Gin Ranly, Director of Education at the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, as she discusses ... Read More
Tom Brown III Demonstrates Survival Skills at AITA
This past week, Art in the Age had the great pleasure of hosting an exciting lecture by Tom Brown III. Brown is the founder of the Primitive Arts Collective, ... Read More
CAUSE: Historic Gettysburg Casi-NO!!!
Pennsylvania businessman David LeVan (former Conrail CEO) has again brought a proposal before the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for Mason Dixon Resort & Casino, a slots and table games establishment ... Read More
The Bad and The Ugly: Gas Drilling Continues in PA
On Thursday June 3, Natural gas and polluted wastewater blasted out of a well in Northwestern Pennsylvania for 16 hours before being contained Friday. It is estimated that ... Read More
After a year of gloomy bake sales and fund-raisers, bakers are on their way to passing a bill to lift the ban on home-baked goods. It’s hard to imagine that ... Read More
STOP PA BUDGET CUTS: Save the Olympia!
During these dismal economic times, the Pennsylvania state government has been looking to cut their budget in any way possible. Sadly it’s Pennsylvania’s great historic properties that are ... Read More
Grocery Store Truths: Organic Corporations
Ever wonder who owns the farms producing the certified organic products you buy at most grocery stores? Chances are it’s no longer the family farm that’s been passed down through ... Read More
Art in the Age Hosts Next American City Magazine’s Happy Hour!
Here at Art in the Age, we have a tendency to bring all kinds of people together and this week was no exception. Folks from all over the country gathered ... Read More
Go Outside! It’s Clean Air Month & Walk In The Woods Month
The forecast tells me that today will be 80 degrees. There is absolutely no excuse to not be outside! Breathing in the sweet spring air and seeking shade under the ... Read More
A Need for Local Beef: USDA Acknowledges the Horror of School Lunch Mystery Meats
America's public school students can look forward to lunchtime with a little less fear and fatalism. On Friday the USDA announced that it will require all ground beef purchased for ... Read More
This Month (and EVERY Month): Get Caught Reading!
Starting in 1999, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) celebrates May as Get Caught Reading Month. The movement to encourage kids and adults across the nation to read for fun ... Read More
Urban CSA Update: West Philly!
Community Supported Agriculture programs have been gaining momentum in Philadelphia, and have become a great way for city dwellers to access local produce and meat straight from the farm. In ... Read More
GEAR UP AT AITA: It’s Bike-To-Work Week!
The League of American Bicyclists is promoting May as National Bike Month, with specific celebrations for Bike-to-Work Week 2010 from May 17-21 and Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 21. ... Read More
The Busiest Day in May: Start A Project, Salute The Armed Forces, Observe Moths
There is no such thing as a lazy Saturday during this busy month of Springtime haps! Check out what's on the plate for today, May 15: - Best Day To Start ... Read More
CAUSE UPDATE: Moratorium on Drilling Passes in the House
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed H.B. 2235 last week, a bill demanding a moratorium on further leases of state parks for natural gas drilling. Initiated by Haverford democrat Greg ... Read More
Organic Farming for the World?
image from BUSINESSWEEK.COM Among the debates over the movement toward organic and sustainable farming, the most contentious refers to the movement's scalability – could it work for the whole world? Is ... Read More
May is National Egg Month! (As declared by The American Egg Board) Why May? In April, egg sales soar for Easter preparations. After the holiday, hens across the nation are still laying ... Read More
Resist Funding Cuts to PA Historical Sites!
While states across the country are slashing funds for their parks and historical sites – "the most aggressive threat and dismantling to state preservation programs everywhere," according to Adrian Fine, ... Read More
CAUSE REPORT: Stop Natural Gas Drilling in PA!
Over a mile below the earth's surface in many regions of Pennsylvania, there is a mostly untapped reservoir of natural gas in a type of dark rock form known as ... Read More
EARTH DAY 1970: A Question of Survival, EARTH DAY 2010: A Question of Sustainability
This planet is threatened with destruction and we who live in it with death. The heavens reek. The waters below are foul. Children die in infancy. And we and the ... Read More
CALLING ALL PHILADELPHIANS! - RetroFit Philly Contest
South Philly has the Pat’s and Geno’s, but West Philly has UPENN and Clark Park. Fishtown has Johnny Brenda’s, but Center City has Restaurant Week! Obviously, there’s a lot of ... Read More
Not seeing what you want at your local farmer’s market? Are there veggies you’d just like to grow yourself? This month’s issue of Grid Philly features some great tips on urban ... Read More
SLOW DESIGN: The Domesticity of The Avant-Garde and Other Tactile Tales
We're totally down with the philosophy of Slow Food. We support the strategy behind Slow Money. How about SLOW DESIGN? Hell, yes. A recent article in the Financial Times, "The Riches of Stitches," ... Read More
Whole Foods Health Plan – The Whole Answer?
As the obesity pandemic shows no sign of waning and government responses remain ineffectual, local interventions – variously simpleminded, whimsical, and inspired – are proliferating. In particular, John Mackey’s new ... Read More
Recent émigrés from the Keystone State - as well as keen environmentalists - we at the AITA Farm are aghast at recent developments that threaten our state's natural splendor. Recent months have ... Read More
SVF Farm: Saving Heritage Breeds in Newport, RI
Earlier this month the Times printed a feature on the Swiss Village Foundation, a pioneering conservation project located on a historic farm in Newport, RI. The SVF is working to ... Read More
Think Locally, Act Locally: SEECLICKFIX In YOUR City!
No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent... and His/Her Community! How can one voice be heard in a sea of urban chaos? ... Read More
The Compost Crusade Continues: Wilmington’s New Organic Recycling Center!
For those of you who attended the Vermicomposting Event at the Art In The Age Store in November (and those of us who are concerned citizens, interested in reducing our ... Read More
Art in the Age and Art-Reach Give Back!
Philadelphia organization Art-Reach has teamed up with Art in the Age to raise awareness of its programs geared towards supporting bringing arts and cultural opportunities to the full range of ... Read More
A Thanksgiving Day Hike in The White Mountain National Forest
Thanksgiving morning, I woke up especially early in anticipation of finally hiking Mt. Chocorua, the stately peak that overlooks the farm. I filled my pack with rain gear (90% chance ... Read More
PHOTO TOUR: The Gilman Forest - Tamworth, NH
Invigorating news to report! 68% of the fundraising goal for The Gilman Forest Preservation Project, undertaken by the Tamworth Conservation Commission, has been reached! The Commission is more than halfway ... Read More
Vermicomposting at Art in the Age
Vermicomposting at Art in the AgeUrban/Small space composting made easy Interested in greening your life by composting, but not sure how? Come to Art in the Age on November 18th at ... Read More
NO PASSING ZONE: Can America Slowwwww Dowwwn During Lean Times?
For as long as I can remember, industrial and economic efficiency was synonymous with speed. Fast food, fast cash, Disney FastPass, Instant Savings, Instant Rebate, Quick Oats?, Minute Rice? Frankly, the list ... Read More
VIDEO TOUR: The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Fair!
A follow-up to last week's photo tour. See wool spinning in action, a walk through the poultry exhibition hall, and an Organic Farming Parade! Read More
Gilman Forest UPDATE: 65% of Project Goal Reached!
According to The Tamworth Conservation Commission, 65% of the fundraising goal for preserving the Gilman Forest has been reached as of September 15! They have until May 1, 2010 to ... Read More
PHOTO TOUR: The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Common Ground Fair!
En route to The MOFGA Common Ground Fair... Maine is more sparse than New Hampshire (if you can believe it!). Great, vast old properties like this one... Walking with the crowds across ... Read More
CULTURE TAX: Frankly, My Dear Pennsylvania…WTF?!
Last week, The New York Times reported an enraging tidbit in the Arts section. Hold onto your knickers, all ye citizens of The Keystone State... A provision in the newly-agreed-upon state ... Read More
Only YOU Can Save Civil War History in Philadelphia!
CIVIL WAR MUSEUM SOUNDS ALARM ON LEAVING PHILA & TWO WEEKS NOTICE: CIVIL WAR ARTIFACTS MAY LEAVE PHILLY These were the headlines of 2 disturbing articles published in the Philadelphia Inquirer yesterday. THE ... Read More
FARMADELPHIA: An Interview with Yen Ha & Michi Yanagashita of Front Studio
Philadelphia has much to offer visitors and residents alike - from the swank Avenue of the Arts, to the cobblestone streets of Old City, to the ethnic flavors of the ... Read More
Online Locavore Resource: RegionalBest.com!
For those of us who lead hyper-busy lives in an urban environment, eating local is not always simple or convenient. Saturday mornings are for sleeping in after a week from ... Read More
A Relevant Summer Reading List thus far: Look To The Mountain by LeGrand Cannon, Jr. Summer Cottages In The White Mountains by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr. Great Hill Farm is featured in here... Country ... Read More
WE WANT YOU: To Help Change The American Automobile Industry, 50 Miles At A Time
It's short notice, but we would like to draw your attention to a very determined individual who NEEDS YOUR ASSISTANCE in order to embark upon a very worthy, very cool ... Read More
SAVE FAIRMOUNT: Prevent Sales and Development of Our Parks
On May 7th Councilwoman Joan Krajewski introduced a bill that would have opened Fairmount Park to private real estate developers. Though since withdrawn, Councilwoman Krajewski’s bill has raised some serious ... Read More
An Exciting 2 Weeks, According To My Slingshot Planner
Monday, May 11: Pullman Strike begins, first revolutionary strike on continental European model (1894), Salvador Dali born (1904) Tuesday, May 12: Lusty Lady workers take over operations at theater (2003) Wednesday, May ... Read More
Windowbox Greens: Making the Most of Your Soil!
Don't let an urban backyard stop you from harvesting homegrown greens for your dinner table! Check out this awesome, space-saving way to grow lettuce right out of a windowbox, along with ... Read More
INTERVIEW: Michael Grady Robertson of Queens County Farm Museum!
all images from queensfarm.org Last month, The New York Times featured the work of Michael Grady Robertson, the Agricultural Director at Queens County Farm Museum. Historically, the 47-acre farm has remained ... Read More
LAST CHANCE: Sign Up for AITA & LFFC Farmshare!
Art In The Age Of Mechanical Reproduction invites Old City neighbors and residents of Philadelphia to participate in Lancaster Farm Fresh Cooperative, a local farmshare program, hosted at our storefront ... Read More
Beekman 1802 & Art In The Age: The Seeds of Democracy
We are veritably tickled over the arrival of new products from Beekman 1802, especially our new shipment (read: future harvest) of flower and vegetable seeds! All of the Beekman 1802 products ... Read More
HIDDENCITY PHILADELPHIA FESTIVAL! May 30 - June 28
After living in/on/around/near Philadelphia for over 10 years, I thought I'd seen just about everything. WRONG. Starting May 30, the HIDDENCITY Philadelphia Festival will shed light on our city's best unknown historical ... Read More
Good News For Philadelphia: The Saint March Collective!
A long list of adjectives mentally pair with the word "Philadelphia": grimy, greasy, depressed, philthy, gray...to name a few. But I've got a new one for you... PROGRESSIVE. I am completely serious. ... Read More
OUTRAGE: Burger King Studio & Have It Your Way Tees
Burger King has launched an artist apparel collaboration program. The title? Burger King Studio. The line? Have It Your Way Tees. Yes. You heard me correctly... Burger.King.Studio. This is the bane of my ... Read More
Recycle Your Moving Boxes…And Your Cash!
For all those times I have had to buy brand spanking new cardboard meanies at ludicrous prices, there is finally a way to bring more sensibility (and straight up $) ... Read More
Alibi: Where Hangovers And Heroin Go To Die
I've always considered hangover chasers hokey. The bad commercials, the shady science, and the fact that they come in pill form—I just don't trust them. Alibi sort of changes that. ... Read More
SPEAK UP, PHILLY: Fairmount Park Commission Nominations!
Cherry Blossoms, Philadelphia - oil painting by Charles Cushing -------------- This past fall, Philadelphia voters ushered in an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter. This addition dissolved the independently operated Fairmount ... Read More
URBAN FARMING RESOURCE: PoultryOne
Interested in egg-farming? Want to know more about current trends in chicken/geese/duck caretaking? Look no further! PoultryOne to the rescue! According to the website... "The simple mission of poultryone.com is to make ... Read More
TO-DO LIST: A Philadelphia Potluck of Arts, Crafts, and Bookish Fun!
Recent wanderings around town have resulted in a pile of flyers and postcards for upcoming and on-going art/craft/book events in the city.Since fun shared is fun doubled, I will share ... Read More
Keep Support for The Arts In The Stimulus Package! Write Your Congressman!
Image: from The Daily Swarm A totally disturbing article was brought to my attention today from The Daily Swarm. In "Why Is The Stimulus Package Screwing The Arts?", David Prince reports ... Read More
UPDATE: Philadelphians For Egg Farming!
Last week, we shed some light on an important rallying point for concerned Philadelphians: Bringing EGG FARMING (& Chicken-Keeping) to The City of PHILADELPHIA! We now have an AWESOME original ... Read More
AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA: The Stimulus Plan & Environmental Catastrophe
Dear President Obama,We're all for stimulating the economy. But, here at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, we're also all about protecting small family farms and the environment in ... Read More
Philly’s Iconic Shirt Corner to Get A New Façade, Courtesy of Art In The Age
Two days ago, Philadelphia Inquirer reporter, Monica Yant-Kinney, wrote an article (Turning A Corner In Old City: A Landmark Store Will Depart 3rd & Market) regarding the closing of Marvin ... Read More
POINT OF VIEW: The Art Gallery/Retail Space Ain’t Nothin’ New!
Yesterday, an article in The New York Times, "All Dressed Up Like Art Galleries," highlighted several high-end boutiques in Chicago, NYC, and LA that had stumbled upon quite an innovation: "...mounting ... Read More
We Must Stop “Investing” In Art: The Rose Art Museum Sale
The president of Brandeis University recently announced the University's controversial decision to sell their prized Rose Art Museum art collection and to close the museum altogether. The collection, valued at ... Read More
JOIN THE CAUSE: Philadelphians For Egg Farming!
At Art In The Age, we are advocates of eating, buying, growing, and producing the items we consume locally. We believe in knowledgeable consumption and supporting the local Philadelphia/Pennsylvania economy. ... Read More
Taxation for (Artistic) Creation: Benjamin, Roosevelt, & Obama
Walter Benjamin wrote his critical essay "The Work of Art In The Age of Mechanical Reproduction" (1936) at the height of The Great Depression in America. Though German by birth ... Read More
HAPPY INAUGURATION DAY! Today heralds the start of a new era in American politics. With the changing political atmosphere, many citizens have renewed hope for change across all areas of ... Read More
Actions: What You Can Do With the CityExhibition runs from November 26 2008 until April 19 2009 The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) is hosting an exhibition called Actions: ... Read More
