Monthly Archives: July 2010

ComEd online tools and reducing electricity usage

Posted on 2010/07/08 by Green In Oak Park

Locals who get electricity from ComEd – have you checked out their new SmartMeter-driven online tools? You’ll need to sign up to use them if you haven’t already. If you live in Oak Park, you should have a new digital … Continue reading →

Posted in alternative energy, climate change, conservation, consumer issues, energy usage, Oak Park | 4 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on 2010/07/07 by Green In Oak Park

Posted in flowers, photos, wordless wednesday | Leave a comment

Backyard garden update – full of pretty pictures

Posted on 2010/07/06 by Green In Oak Park

We all love photos, no? The best of the bunch is at the very bottom, by the way. (Alliteration for the win.) Here are my potato plants as of today. As you can see, they’ve gotten significantly taller than the … Continue reading →

Posted in container gardening, food, gardening, herbs, photos, potatoes | Leave a comment

Greener solutions for pet waste

Posted on 2010/07/05 by Green In Oak Park

Hi, my name is Ellie, and I’m a dog. I live a very hard life, as you can see. Can you believe my parents make me hold down the couch like this, sometimes for hours at a time? But I … Continue reading →

Posted in companion animals, composting, reducing waste | 1 Comment

Tiki Torches from Wine Bottles

Posted on 2010/07/04 by Green In Oak Park

Check out these tiki torches made of used wine bottles – a nice example of reusing and likely saving some money at the same time. Hat tip to Home Grown Evolution.

Posted in diy, frugal, reusing | 1 Comment

Green 4th of July

Posted on 2010/07/03 by Green In Oak Park

Tomorrow is Independence Day in the United States. Here is an article about making this 4th of July more eco-friendly – hat tip to Green Home Experts, by the way. Nothing too difficult, and you may be doing these things … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, philosophy | Leave a comment

Root Riot Madison and Forest Park Farmers Market update

Posted on 2010/07/02 by Green In Oak Park

Here’s how it looked yesterday. All the plots are looking really good. Also, I went to the Forest Park Farmers Market today. I tried Flavour Cooking School‘s gazpacho, which was really tasty and created there at the market with ingredients … Continue reading →

Posted in community gardens, farmers markets, Forest Park | 2 Comments

Dehydrating food

Posted on 2010/07/01 by Green In Oak Park

Preserving food was not a skill I was taught when I was young, so what little I currently know, I’ve had to learn myself. One of easiest method of preserving food, aside from freezing, is dehydrating. I posted this image … Continue reading →

Posted in conservation, diy, eating in season, food preservation, food storage | Leave a comment