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Author Archives: greeninoakpark
What easy changes have you made?
I tend bring my breakfast and my lunch to work and eat them at my desk out of Pyrex bowls, whether I microwave my lunch or eat it cold. I drink my coffee out of my coffee mug instead of … Continue reading
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Frugal compost bin and Bokashi beginnings
Want to compost, but don’t want to shell out $100-$300 for a compost bin? Short on space? Check out You Grow Girl’s guide to Urban Composting and learn to make a compost bin out of a large Rubbermaid container. Meanwhile, … Continue reading
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Frugal strawberry freezer jam, while supplies last
Did you know there’s currently a glut of strawberries on the market in the United States? Florida’s strawberry crop was delayed by cold and it has produced not only an overabundance of crop, but this year it also coincided with … Continue reading
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Build your own vegetable trellis
From thevegetablegardener.com – DIY A-Frame Veggie Trellis Good for gardening in small spaces. If I did this, I’d probably weather stain the wood with greener alternatives to keep it going longer and if I didn’t have scrap wood that was going … Continue reading
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Earth Boxes – Product review
You might recall in my post about the great potato experiment I mentioned steadying the garbage can with Earth Boxes. You might have wondered what Earth Boxes are as well, and as I recall, I did promise to tell you. … Continue reading
Posted in container gardening, earth box, product review, small spaces
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Earth Day Celebrations in Oak Park
The Village of Oak Park will celebrate Earth Day this Saturday, April 24th at the Public Works Center at 201 South Blvd from 10am – 1pm. Read about it here – and hope to see you there!
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Reusable shopping bags, packaging, and the three Rs
Everywhere I look, particularly in Oak Park, I see reusable cloth bags, and I think this is a wonderful thing. Boring, beige, monochromatic bags. Bright red bags with floral patterns. Businesses doing their advertising via logos on reusable bags. A … Continue reading
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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
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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.
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