Articles Written by Sophie Brous

Rutabaga Toy Library offers parents access to toy borrowing, communal play sessions, eco-friendly workshops, and more.  Rutabaga Toy Library is changing the game in sustainable parenting.   Owner Krystal Cunillera opened her business in November 2019, just months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Fed...

How Sonya Harris got a Principal and HGTV Star on board to help teachers create community gardens across the country   “I think gardens should be just a norm in schools — just as you have reading and writing and math,...

Closet full of old cables you don’t need anymore? Here’s how to get rid of them.   If you have a huge pile of chargers, cables, and wires stuffed into your closet, you’re not the only one. You receive cords every time you purchase a...

The USDA has awarded $1.5 million in grant funding to bolster the fight against the spotted lanternfly. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted the Pennsylvania state government a total of $1.5 million to address the fight against...

Not sure what to do with your light bulbs? Here’s a comprehensive guide for how you can recycle every kind of light bulb in your home.  There are a million different kinds of light bulbs on the market.   Greener options have become available, but...

Here’s where you can recycle your used fishing line — and why you should. Fishing lines pose a major threat to wildlife when they’re improperly discarded. Over 1 million birds die each year after getting tangled or caught on tossed...

Fed up with trash on the street, internet users are coming together to clean up litter around Philadelphia It’s no secret that Philly has a trash problem. Ranked as 2020’s dirtiest American city by Forbes, inadequate street cleaning and lack...

It’s Black History Month. Let’s reflect on environmentalists who revolutionized environmental justice. Not only does the sustainability movement face greenwashing, it is often whitewashed as well. Many Black environmental leaders rarely receive the same attention as non-Black scholars and activists....

Philly is soon to have its first raised, concrete barrier-protected bike lane — and it comes with an exciting green addition. Spanning 1.3 miles from Northern Liberties to Fairhill, the bike lane on North American Street is projected to be...