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Author Archives: Green In Oak Park
The green life and convenience
Nobody is perfect. We all have our blind spots and imperfections, and we all have ways in which we could be more green, more frugal, eat better, etc. I’ve said before I don’t like to allow the perfect to become … Continue reading
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Root Riot Madison Dedication Day
This morning at 10am Root Riot Madison had its Dedication Day. Lot of people came, members and non-members alike, to see our progress and cheer us on. As you can see, everything is growing like mad. We had quite the … Continue reading
Posted in community gardens, events, food, gardening, local food, Oak Park, photos, root riot
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Root Riot Oak Park’s dedication tomorrow at 10 am
Don’t forget, Root Riot Oak Park’s Madison St. dedication is tomorrow at 10am. It’s on Madison, just west of Oak Park Avenue, on the north side of the street. Be there or be square. So, speaking of the community garden, … Continue reading
Posted in community gardens, events, food, gardening, Oak Park, root riot, Uncategorized
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ComEd online tools and reducing electricity usage
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
Backyard garden update – full of pretty pictures
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
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Greener solutions for pet waste
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
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Tiki Torches from Wine Bottles
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.
Green 4th of July
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
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