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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Book review – The Urban Homestead
I’ll start out by saying, firstly, that I borrowed this book from the library, but since it’s a goldmine of information and reference for the beginner urban homesteader, I plan on purchasing a copy. My apologies for the less-than-stellar photo. … Continue reading
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Green Festival Chicago and Oak Park Farmer’s Market this weekend
There are two events coming up this weekend for the locals. This Saturday May 22, 2010 from 7am to 11am, there’s the first Oak Park Farmer’s Market of the season. It’s at 460 Lake St. in the parking lot. I … Continue reading
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Mother Earth News Reports on Herbicides in Compost
If you’ve purchased and used commercial compost, and you’re finding that your plants are not growing or are even dying, it may not be your fault. Mother Earth News reports that two herbicides have been found in commercially produced compost. … Continue reading
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I bought plants at the Cheney Mansion today. Did you?
Today at the Cheney Mansion Plant Sale, I bought a Melrose pepper plant, a cayenne pepper plant, a Tom Thumb tomato plant, Manzano tomatoes, creeping thyme, a Black Beauty eggplant, kale plants, and a strawberry plant. Because I have limited … Continue reading
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Cheney Mansion Plant Sale 2010
Hey locals – don’t forget, tomorrow from 10am-3pm is the Cheney Mansion Plant Sale. They’ll be selling plants you can’t always find easily at garden centers. The Cheney Mansion is at 220 N Euclid in Oak Park, and there will … Continue reading
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Homemade vanilla extract update – I know you’re on pins and needles
The extraction of the delicious vanilla molecules into the vodka (i.e., the making of vanilla extract) continues apace. Here’s a photo I took about a week ago. It’s even darker now, and it’s just about ready to strain and pour … Continue reading
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Community Gardening In Oak Park – someone is actually doing it!
Root Riot has a loaned lot here in Oak Park at Madison and Grove, and they are renting 4’x8′ plots for community gardeners. It’s $90 for a plot for the growing season, which will last until November 15. Check out … Continue reading
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Product review – Teeccino herbal coffee substitute
Because I’d been feeling quite sick for over a month and suspected the culprit was caffeine – and I suspected it because I went through an allergic period in childhood when cola and chocolate made me violently ill – I … Continue reading
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Book review – My Empire of Dirt
It’s difficult to know what to say about this one, especially since this is Green In Oak Park’s first book review, and also because I have very mixed feelings about the book in question. The author is a journalist who … Continue reading
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