Tag: Vegetables | Natural Sustainable Living Chicago

How to Grow Basil and Tomatoes in the Winter Months

Nov 27, 2020 ● By Megy Karydes

Experts say indoor gardening is easier than we think and encourage us to give it a try this winter. Megy Karydes explores how to grow fresh, healthy greens, herbs, microgreens and veggies indoors to get us through a Chicago winter

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Growing More Than Lettuce Indoors

Nov 27, 2020

Indoor gardening can be incredibly rewarding and an easy practice to begin and manage year-round. Using efficient grow lights and easy techniques, we aren’t limited to lettuce and microgreens.

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3 Cold Weather Health Tips

Oct 30, 2020 ● By Rowena Dziubla

Try these three wellness tips from Coach Ro of Get Fit EGV for getting fit and staying healthy in the cold Midwest Winter.

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Preserving our Garden Harvest for Year-Round Enjoyment

Jul 31, 2020 ● By Julie Peterson

Canning, freezing, pickling, dehydrating and fermenting are some of the many ways we can preserve the summer bounty from our home gardens to enjoy throughout Chicago winters. Alongside the benefit of having food stores at home in uncertain times, preserving fresh food gives us control over where our food originates and what ingredients it contains.

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Purple Sprout Zoodles (Zucchini Noodles) Salad

May 29, 2020

RECIPES FROM A PLANT-BASED KITCHEN

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Local Plant Sales Get Creative to Support Gardeners

May 01, 2020

Many Chicago area spring plant sales are still on schedule, but have moved online for ordering, with social distanced delivery and curbside pick-up options. Plant sales are a great way to support local nonprofits, get sustainable native plants and stay healthy with vegetable plants for your garden.

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This is the Year to Start Growing Food at Home

Apr 30, 2020 ● By Lisa Hilgenberg

Here’s how to economize and capitalize with two practical DIY gardening projects to ensure good, healthy food. Growing your own food is great for your health and wellness, and your pocketbook.

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Letter from Publisher

Mar 31, 2020

One thing we can do for ourselves and our families now is to stay connected with nature and mindfully focus on the more positive things in our world.

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Tech Trends

Mar 31, 2020 ● By Liam Kivirist and John D. Ivanko

Numerous tech trends are transforming our relationship with food, health care and daily life.

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Complement Winter Meals With Fresh Veggies

Dec 30, 2019

In the winter, we mostly eat fresh eggs from our hens and produce from our stored and preserved vegetables. There’s no greater luxury than enjoying a fresh, green salad harvested from the soils of our hoophouses alongside our winter meals.

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