Author Archives: Green In Oak Park

12 foods with greater pesticide residue

Posted on 2010/05/06 by Green In Oak Park

Thanks to Sayward of Bonzai Aphrodite for bringing this article to my attention.  It’s a list of fruits and vegetables that absorb more pesticide than others and the article suggests that the organic versions of these are better candidates than … Continue reading →

Posted in consumer issues, farms, food, gardening, organic | 1 Comment

Climate change, greener living, energy, and controversy

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

This post will be slightly more political than what you have come to expect from Green In Oak Park.  Fair warning. How many changes have we seen in the mainstream environmental movement since the 1970s, which is when it first … Continue reading →

Posted in alternative energy, conservation, current events, meta, philosophy | 1 Comment

Breakfast burritos from The Simple Dollar

Posted on 2010/05/03 by Green In Oak Park

What’s this? It’s a breakfast burrito made with the recipe at The Simple Dollar. Mine have scrambled eggs, some hot sauce, black beans, green and red peppers, spices, salsa, and salt and pepper. I soaked and cooked my own dried … Continue reading →

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A funny thing happened on the way to Oak Park Earth Fest

Posted on 2010/04/25 by Green In Oak Park

As I walked to Oak Park Earth Fest yesterday morning, I met a beautiful rain barrel. It didn’t say anything – which would have caused me to question what was in my morning coffee – and isn’t in the traditional … Continue reading →

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Install a retro dual-flush kit for about $30

Posted on 2010/04/24 by Green In Oak Park

Here is an article on hubpages.com about installing a dual-flush kit for your toilet for about $30 rather than the usual $300 it costs to buy a new dual-flush toilet.

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Catherine Mohr on the science of green building

Posted on 2010/04/24 by Green In Oak Park

Catherine Mohr is a robotics scientist and she spoke at TED recently about what makes the bigger difference and what doesn’t. She makes good points.  I’ll follow up by saying this:  we all have an impact on the earth and … Continue reading →

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Building a gutter-less rain barrel

Posted on 2010/04/12 by Green In Oak Park

I’m not quite handy enough to try this myself, but here’s how to make a gutterless rain barrel, aka a Drain Barrel.

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The great potato experiment

Posted on 2010/04/11 by Green In Oak Park

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 | 2 Comments