Mugs by Lyla KaplanMusic & Mugs, an event hosted by Kennett Flash in Kennett Square, features lots of things Grid readers love: local drinks, local snacks, local art and local music.

Use a handmade mug to sample beers from Victory Brewing Company while enjoying music from Hezekiah Jones, Chris Kapser, The Spinning Leaves and The Sisters Three. The ticket price also includes access to a spread of local cheeses from Highland Farm, Birchrun Hills Farm and Amazing Acres, as well as other light fare from Harvest Market Natural Foods. Proceeds benefit the Chester County Buy Fresh Buy Local program and the Chester County Food Bank (Formally the Gleaning Program).

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A couple weeks ago, Grid sent a contingent to the PASA Conference out in State College. Our trip was short and sweet (due to some sizable weather anxiety stemming from an incoming blizzard), but we did have the chance to talk to hosts of wonderful, passionate, ideologically engaged farmers, advocates and business people. I heard a lot of people talking about raw milk.

Now, I'm always looking for ways to make my eating habits more pretentious and confusing to my friends and family. Not really, but the more I learn, the further down that road I seem to be heading. I've gone from all natural to organic to sustainable to local. I lecture my mother about the upsides of pastured eggs, ask my brother to count the ingredients before he buys bread and grumble when friends suggest a drinking establishment that doesn't offer local brews.

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The digital version of March's Grid is up.

We're really excited about our latest installment. The issue features our inaugural House & Home package as well as a special 16-page insert, created in conjunction with the Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA).
 
In Farmbook 2010 you'll meet inspiring PASA members working to bring delicious, local, sustainably-raised food to our community. Offering everything from artisanal cheese to heirloom seeds to seasonal produce, these farmers and businesses will have you rearranging your routine to buy local.
 
House & Home 2010: Noble Salvage highlights designers, artists, craftspeople and salvagers who work with reclaimed and reused material. Using what we already have is the greenest choice of all--and the work of these amazing locals proves that the results can be spectacular!

Hard copies of the magazine hit the streets this past weekend, so keep an eye out!