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Monthly Archives: April 2010
Reusables
One unfortunate aspect of our modern lives is how we tend to view so many things in our homes as disposable. Much of it ends up in a landfill if it can’t be recycled. So I’m on a mission to … Continue reading
Posted in food storage, reducing waste, reusing
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Beauty products – African Black Soap
Every once in a while, I’ll profile a particular beauty product or cosmetic, and here’s the first installment in Green In Oak Park’s beauty product series. As you might have guessed, I’m pretty careful about products I use on my … Continue reading
Posted in beauty products, fair trade, skin care
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Great Paint Exchange in Oak Park
Locals – The Great Paint Exchange is tomorrow at the Public Works Center at 201 South Blvd. Half to full cans of unwanted paint are accepted from 9-11am and cans can be taken from 12:30-2:30pm.
Posted in events, Oak Park
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Natural pest control, rodent edition
Pests. I don’t mean your kid brother, although he may qualify in the strictest sense. I mean smaller pests, such as mice who enter your house and decide to stay for tea and crackers, and squirrels who nibble on the … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, natural pest control
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Herb Gardens
I’m fortunate enough to have a deck and a deck planter that gets lots of sun, and herbs are ideal for it. These pictures were was taken a couple of years ago. You can see a thriving dill plant, marigolds … Continue reading
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Not sure what to call these besides delicious
They’re not exactly tacos in the most widely- used sense, but that word probably describes this dish more accurately than any other. And they’re not at all a traditional Mexican dish that I know of, but they’re popular in this … Continue reading
How to recycle anything
Or at least many things you might not expect – from Realsimple.com.
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The great potato experiment
Potatoes. A versatile food, one grown and eaten extensively by my ancestors on relatively small plots of land, but not so easy to grow on an urban plot of land. The vines tend to extend out, much like strawberries do. … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, potatoes, small spaces
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Making your own vanilla extract
Anyone who bakes uses vanilla extract sometimes, and the store-bought stuff is nice enough, but it does usually have some water and sugar or corn syrup in it. Wouldn’t it be nice to avoid additional sugary additives and to have … Continue reading