“Mother Nature, she’s the boss.” Billy Mayer looks at the bay, his eyes taking on the deep blue hue of the waters where Obes Thorofare and Steelmans Bay meet. “You have to look at the moons. You have to look at the tides. All that knowledge? Nobody is going to teach you that. You can’t describe that. It’s just something that you pick up over time.” Mayer speaks to a primal truth with the poetry of a man who has […]

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Aquaculture is the wave of the future for NJ’s iconic bivalve. We explore the bay in this eight-part series, with additional recipes and how-to’s from Chef Emily Peterson. Writing the Clam’s Next Chapter A Day in the Life of a Bayman New Jersey Clams: Boom and Bust . . . and Boom? New Jersey Clams: Here’s What You Can Do Where to Savor Jersey Clams Hard Clam Aquaculture 101 New Jersey Clamming Memories A Tale of Two States: Hard Clam […]

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In a compact garden space in the Fairhill section of North Philadelphia, conversation echoed early on a spring Saturday. Inside, young plants were being united with soil, fresh green juxtaposing dark compost. Tending them were gardeners whose own youthful laughter was punctuated by exchanges in Spanish. How far apart should the tomatoes be planted? Do you water the plant or the dirt? It was the beginning of the season for the Youth Advocate Program, part of an international organization that […]

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