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Greener cleaning this Saturday April 9 at River Forest Whole Foods
Hello! I’m back, and I have an announcement from Whole Foods in River Forest and the folks at Naturally It’s Clean. Do you want to try some healthier cleaning options? This Saturday, April 9, 2011 from 9-noon, you can bring … Continue reading
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Greenline Wheels
Hey, everyone, check out Oak Park’s newest green company – Greenline Wheels. You can rent a bike from them and get around town in a much greener way. Their grand opening is tomorrow, 11am-12:30pm. Welcome, Greenline Wheels.
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Don’t forget – Root Riot Harambee Dedication today at 3pm
Root Riot’s Harambee location at 500 N Waller in Chicago will have its dedication today, August 15th, at 3pm. Please consider coming to show your support.
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Electronics recycling in Oak Park
9am – noon, Saturday July 31, 2010 and Saturday August 28, 2010 at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd, in Oak Park. This makes it very easy to recycle things that can’t go into the garbage. Electronics contain substances … 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
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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
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Don’t forget – the Forest Park Farmers Market is tomorrow
Just a reminder that the Forest Park Farmers Market is new and starts tomorrow, Friday June 5th, 2010. It starts at 3:30pm and goes to 7:30pm at 7640 W Jackson in the Howard Mohr Community Center parking lot, which is … Continue reading
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New Forest Park Farmers Market
Check it out – Forest Park will have a new farmers market on Fridays from 3:30 to 7:30. It’s at 7640 W Jackson in the Howard Mohr Community Center parking lot and it’s close to the Forest Park blue line … Continue reading
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Big day at Green Festival Chicago, plus a possible giveaway
Did anyone else attend the Green Festival this weekend when it was in Chicago? It was huge. To give you an idea of it’s hugeosity*, here’s a bird’s eye view of about half of the festival. Click on the image … Continue reading
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Community Garden Workday with Root Riot in Oak Park
This past weekend, I didn’t go to the Friday workday for the new Root Riot community garden in Oak Park, but I did attend Saturday’s. A productive day was had by all. We mulched, we shoveled, we filled raised beds, … Continue reading
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