GreenNet Chicago
GreenNet Chicago
GreenNet is a coalition of nonprofit organizations and public agencies committed to improving the quality, amount, use, and wide geographic distribution of sustainable, green open space in the City of Chicago.
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Urban Garden Magazine
Urban Garden Magazine
Welcome to Urban Garden Magazine - the premier home food production magazine for hobby growers, enthusiasts and health activists. Distributed throughout the US, Canada, and the UK, Urban Garden Magazine is one of the most widely read organics and hydroponics magazines in the world.
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Urban organic Gardner
Urban organic Gardner
When I started to grow on my fire escape garden in NYC during the Spring of 2009, I had no gardening experience and read about a half of a book on gardening because let’s be honest – most gardening books are mad boring.
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How to Grow a Garden on Your Balcony
How to Grow a Garden on Your Balcony
Environmental activism comes in many shapes and sizes. Some folks set up camp in trees; some film undercover videos; and still others grow their own food. The latter option is a quieter, simpler approach to the ecological crisis that faces us, but it might well be the most powerful.
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A simple guide to buying vegetable seeds
A simple guide to buying vegetable seeds
Whether you are a seasoned gardener, or a self-confessed brown thumb there are plenty of reasons to grow some of your own vegetables from seed.
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10 Best Herbs for Indoors
10 Best Herbs for Indoors
You can grow herbs indoors this winter and add that just-picked taste to your meals, even when snow is drifting up against the kitchen window. You don't even need special lights—herbs fare just fine in a bright window. Here are the best herbs for growing on windowsills and the smart techniques you need to keep them happy and healthy until you can plant outside again.
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A new use for old tires
A new use for old tires
In 2001 alone, Americans discarded nearly 281 million tires, weighing some 5.7 million tons. All of those old treads can provide a lot of good growing space, and we’re just the folks to put them to use.
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Feeding Illinois
Feeding Illinois
During Hunger Action Month, Feeding Illinois challenges you to live on $5 a day for seven days. That’s the average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefit, formerly named food stamps, for an individual in Illinois. By raising awareness of the barriers to accessing high quality, nutritious food on a food stamp budget, we hope to mobilize the public to end hunger in Illinois.
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1 In 5 Chicagoans Aren't Sure Where They'll Find Their Next Meal
1 In 5 Chicagoans Aren't Sure Where They'll Find Their Next Meal
New data released Wednesday by the Greater Chicago Food Depository shows that just over 20 percent of Chicagoans face "food insecurity."
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JUST EAT ORGANIC!
CE-Yo Gary Hirshberg and the Stonyfield Moms are super enthusiastic about organic!