tag:www.nachicago.com,2005:/categories/green-living?page=45Green Living Green Living | Natural Sustainable Living Chicago Page 45Healthy Living Healthy Planet2019-08-22T13:03:13-05:00urn:uuid:40492501-abc3-4207-8c99-79b6637869422019-08-22T13:03:12-05:002019-08-22T13:03:13-05:00Get Money Back on Landscaping Purchases2012-09-26 10:42:00 -0500AnonymousThe Chicago Sustainable Backyards Program is offering residents up to 50 percent rebates on local purchases of trees, native plants, compost bins and rain barrels.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:a8f0095c-ac83-427a-b26b-eade840d7c5d2019-08-22T13:03:18-05:002019-08-22T13:03:18-05:00GreenTown Focuses on Sustainable Living2012-09-26 10:42:00 -0500AnonymousGreenTown Highland Park will present Mark Fenton, host of the new PBS series, America’s Walking, as a featured speaker at GreenTown: The Future of Community.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:b1851bdf-f4ec-43d8-856a-6fb4340ea7352019-08-22T13:03:02-05:002019-08-22T13:03:02-05:00Rock the Green Music Festival is Off the Grid2012-08-24 10:59:44 -0500AnonymousRock the Green (RTG) hosts its second annual music festival, from 2 to 9 p.m., September 15, at Veterans Park, featuring nationally renowned bands.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:e228c6f2-707b-47f9-8085-0af16be3186e2019-08-22T13:02:51-05:002019-08-22T13:02:51-05:00Circulation Day “Garage Sale” Tradition Continues2012-08-24 10:59:41 -0500AnonymousImagine a garage sale where everything is free. That’s a basic description of Circulation Day, to be held September 29, at Unity Northwest Church, in Des Plaines. <hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:284466ed-ae14-42be-8203-1a9e8f80a3f52019-08-22T13:02:55-05:002019-08-22T13:02:56-05:00Focus on Water at Evanston Green Living Festival2012-08-24 10:59:33 -0500AnonymousThe 2012 Evanston Green Living Festival with the theme, Water: Preserving and Protecting It, will be held September 29, at the Evanston Ecology Center.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:8d45ec0a-0b0a-400b-ae78-d7267db026982019-08-22T13:03:04-05:002019-08-22T13:03:04-05:00Power 101: What You Need to Know Before Switching Your Electricity Supplier2012-08-24 10:59:25 -0500Linda SechristShould a homeowner switch power suppliers? What are the advantages? Can energy choices benefit the environment? And, why is green power so important?<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:87a80cf2-a38c-41ae-9eba-2e8ea34ebd792019-08-22T13:03:05-05:002019-08-22T13:03:05-05:00Take Five Minutes to Help Save the Great Lakes2012-08-24 10:59:21 -0500AnonymousThe Alliance for the Great Lakes is conducting a campaign to reach 5,000 signatures on an online petition to keep sewage out of HOMES (Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior).<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:e227c60f-0725-4e4f-9adc-0922340b25262019-08-22T13:01:58-05:002019-08-22T13:01:58-05:00Exploring the ‘Outdoor Rooms’ of Jamie Durie2012-07-24 12:08:21 -0500Megy KarydesFor someone who talks about and hobnobs with plants and flowers all day every day, you’d think the last place you’d find Jamie Durie during his free time is in the garden.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:0f2602e5-e7b1-4873-b2ec-e140bfff48322019-08-22T13:01:56-05:002019-08-22T13:01:56-05:00Turning Homes into Works of Art2012-07-24 12:08:16 -0500Megy KarydesFor Debby Spertus, lead artist and owner of Evanston-based Signature Mural and Finish, art in our lives is not merely an option.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:e177df1a-f3bc-443b-9dac-31921edad1012019-08-22T13:01:57-05:002019-08-22T13:01:57-05:00City to Launch Pilot Food Waste Composting Program2012-07-24 12:08:14 -0500AnonymousThe city of Highland Park, will launch a voluntary residential food waste composting pilot program.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:943c5808-a1f8-4494-8ecc-bf6382b4b0a22019-08-22T13:01:53-05:002019-08-22T13:01:53-05:00GreenTown Brings Sustainability Planning to North Shore2012-07-24 12:08:13 -0500AnonymousAn event designed to create healthy, sustainable communities, GreenTown: The Future of Community, will arrive at Chicago’s North Shore on October 18 and 19.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:49568e49-c88a-4a95-9856-0891f224d1fc2019-08-22T13:02:05-05:002019-08-22T13:02:05-05:00Urban and Small Farm Growing Power Conference2012-07-24 12:08:02 -0500AnonymousThe nation's best-known food system experts will share their knowledge with farmers, aspiring farmers and urban agriculturists at the second National-International Urban and Small Farm Growing Power Conference.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:b4f80e9b-ec18-4286-ac6f-a1f22b18fa7f2019-08-22T13:00:03-05:002019-08-22T13:00:03-05:00Inspiring Communities to Build Sustainable Food Systems: An Interview with Growing Power Founder Will Allen2012-06-24 19:44:51 -0500Linda Sechrist<i>The Good Food Revolution: Growing Healthy Food, People, and Communities</i>.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:053d686d-15d9-409e-965c-115bcd06fedf2019-08-22T13:00:19-05:002019-08-22T13:00:19-05:00Erika Allen : A Woman with Growing Power2012-06-24 18:56:02 -0500Linda SechristIn 1987, Erika Allen, director of Chicago’s Growing Power Projects office and several national programs, thought the work of farming was behind her when she left her childhood home in Milwaukee.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>urn:uuid:c8bea05e-d067-4ae1-a886-20dde3f0057f2019-08-22T12:59:56-05:002019-08-22T12:59:56-05:00Chicago's First Self-Sustaining Vertical Farm Operation2012-06-24 18:56:00 -0500Megy KarydesChicago entrepreneur and Executive Director of The Plant, John Edel, has an ambitious vision.<hr /><p><small>Original article published at <a href="www.nachicago.com">Natural Awakenings Chicago</a></small></p>