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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The Edible Gardens
The Edible Gardens
The Organic Gardener’s flagship project—open to the public and welcoming more than 25,000 visitors annually—is The Edible Gardens, planted and maintained by Green City Market in the Lincoln Park Zoo’s Farm-in-the-Zoo presented by John Deere.
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Making Garden Compost
Making Garden Compost
The first step in making garden compost is selecting a site in the yard to work a compost pile. If there aren't any family pets in the yard, the pile can be made directly on the ground without a container. However, a compost bin looks neater and can be easier to manage. Compost bins can be purchased or made easily and cheaply with garden lattice.
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Compost Stink? Add Cardboard!
Compost Stink? Add Cardboard!
Compost has long been a staple of the green, treehugging lifestyle. As Josh explained in his post about seven reasons to compost (only seven?!), making compost reduces waste, cuts methane emissions, builds soil, promotes biodiversity, and gives you free, nutritious fertilizer.
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High Fibre Composting
High Fibre Composting
High-fibre composting (high carbon) is a system which has been developed and trialled at the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) in Wales with good results. It consists of adding all cardboard (including packaging, toilet roll tubes, cereal boxes), newspaper, magazines, etc. to the composting stream.
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The Basics Of Composting
The Basics Of Composting
Compost is simply decomposed organic material. The organic material can be plant material or animal matter. While composting may seem mysterious or complicated, it’s really a very simple and natural process that continuously occurs in nature, often without any assistance from mankind. If you’ve ever walked in the woods, you’ve experienced compost in its most natural setting.
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True Nature Foods Rooftop Victory Garden
True Nature Foods Rooftop Victory Garden
Demonstrating the viability of sustainable concepts and practices in urban environments through research, education, and hands-on projects.
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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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