Published Article: Grid Magazine (August 2011)

We were ecstatic last summer when an article written by 2 Miles founder and principal, Claire McEachern, was published in Grid Magazine. The August issue, which focused on weddings and how to make them more sustainable, provided a great way to showcase a some writing.

Since communication is a core service of 2 Miles, we understand the importance of being able to match style and voice, no matter the audience. We also understand that incorporating sustainability doesn't have to be all about number crunching and big initiatives. Sometimes, it is simply about making strategic decisions about every day choices and doing just a little bit of research on the companies we choose.

Want to read the article? You can check it out the digital edition here; Claire's piece is on page 28.

Growing A Garden In Philly

Did you know that 2 Miles also does consulting that might get your hand a little dirty but also produces beauty, relaxation, and food? Yup, we do gardening and not just your regular old tomato plant and herb gardening. Quite the contrary actually with our emphasis on permaculture, soil engineering, garden bed construction, rain water collection, irrigation planning, and stormwater management. Heading up these efforts is Principal Consulting, Avery McEachern. Avery is an ISA certified arborist and has his Master's in Sustainable Design with a focus on the urban tree canopy, permaculture, and stormwater management.

We will continue to post updates on projects as they come in. In the meantime, we'd like to post this press we received for a project completed in the early days of 2 Miles. With our friends at postgreen (and a few fellow graduate students who helped us tremendously in exchange for pizza, beer, and an open invitation to challenge us to a game of corn-hole), we design-built this garden, its 9 garden beds, shed, 2 season compost bin, arbor, patio, sidewalk rain garden, additional side garden, and installed rain barrels. This garden not only inspired the owners and their visitors but passers-by in the notorious North Philadelphia neighborhood of Kensington, who informed their children, who called this 60' x 20' space a garden, that this was in fact a "farm".

Credits & Links:

The Week
Postgreen
ISA
Boutique Philly