Chicago Green Roofs
Chicago Green Roofs
Extensive Green Roofs usually grow on a 2-6” layer (5-15 cm) of a mineral based mixture of sand, gravel, crushed brick, leca, peat, organic matter, and soil. Plants must be extremely hardy and self sustaining and are usually low.
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An in-the-works brewery goes off the grid
An in-the-works brewery goes off the grid
The 15,000 square feet of space the Evanses are turning into a brewery is part of the Plant, a former meatpacking facility in Back of the Yards that industrial designer John Edel is refashioning into a vertical farm (it was the subject of a story in the Reader last year).
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Chicago’s Smallest, Greenest Food Truck
Chicago’s Smallest, Greenest Food Truck
This tiny, all-electric truck has a top speed of 26 MPH and a range of 30 miles on a full charge. The truck runs on nine, 8-volt gel batteries that recharge via a 72-volt DC charger, which plugs into a wall outlet. Sebastian calculates that Patsy costs 1.5 cents per mile in electricity to operate, whereas an SUV or small truck that gets 14 MPG costs 29 cents per mile in gasoline. A large food truck probably gets even worse mileage.
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Guidelines For Growing Vegetables Chart
Guidelines For Growing Vegetables Chart
There is nothing quite like the delight of growing your own vegetables. Growing your own vegetables organically ensures healthful produce and saves you the high prices of organically grown produce at the grocery store.
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Mealtime.org
Mealtime.org
The Canned Food Alliance (CFA) has been named as a National Strategic Partner by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP). National Strategic Partners support the mission of the USDA CNPP to promote the 2010 US Dietary Guidelines and MyPlate icon.
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Canned Foods Fill MyPlate
Canned Foods Fill MyPlate
Canned Foods Fill MyPlate
Canned foods provide needed nutrients to help meet USDA Dietary Guidelines
Canned Food Alliance 2011 | Read More
The single use plastic bottle culture
The single use plastic bottle culture
Single use plastic bottles represent an unsustainable and ecologically unpardonable practice. What are “single use plastic bottles?” And why are they so hideous?
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Food Pantries
Food Pantries
Here are some of the food banks that can connect you to food pantries in Illinois.
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Earth 911
Earth 911
Our Earth911 Recycling Directory is the most accurate and comprehensive directory of its kind and contains recycling information for over 300 materials. We have collected over 1 million ways to recycle that people can search for to find their nearest recycling options and resources. We also have the toll-free, bilingual 1-800 CLEANUP® environmental hotline and a free mobile application, iRecycle®.
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