Editor’s note: this post is a part of our series on successful urban farming initiatives in the United States. While much green development over the past decade or so has [ … ]
Tag: chicago
Urban Agriculture Success Stories (that you may have missed)
Can small scale, urban farming feed the world… or even provide a significant portion of the food needed for local residents? I don’t know… I do know you’ll find different [ … ]
Mobile Market Brings Locally-Grown Produce to Food Deserts in Chicago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv7uk-mY8ZY How can a community deal with food deserts, or urban areas without ready access to a variety of healthy, fresh foods? Convincing grocery chain to enter these often impoverished [ … ]
Will Chicago Stay on its Green Path under Mayor Rahm Emanuel?
It wasn’t that long ago that you immediately looked to coastal cities in the US for green innovation: if it wasn’t happening in green cities like New York, Portland, OR, [ … ]
Earth Pups: Chicago Woman Fulfills Dream of Green Doggy Daycare
Julie Thomas had been working for LaSalle Bank for ten years when she got her final assignment. She was transferred to Chicago to sell the bank-essentially, to sell herself out [ … ]
Sears Tower Reaches for Heights of Efficiency With $350 Million Retrofit
The Sears Tower loomed large during my childhood in the Chicago suburbs. I remember when it opened in 1973. We took a special trip downtown to see it. According to [ … ]
Solutions to Global Warming: Reduce my Carbon Footprint by 70%?
Making a list of actions you can take to prevent global warming, or at least reduce your own carbon footprint? One item you may not have considered: move to (or [ … ]
The Twelve Days of sustainablog: Bees, Stimulus Checks, and Biodynamic Wine
2008 was a banner year for sustainablog, and we want to end it as strongly as we started. So, for the next twelve days, I’ll take a look back at [ … ]
Plant It Green: Five Tips for Mixing Sustainable Foods into Your Next Event
Large events, from weddings to corporate functions to even your parents’ 50th wedding anniversary bash, provide a double-edged sword when it comes to going green. On one side, as events [ … ]
MeGoGreen Boosts Green Business with Power of Youth
So you’ve resolved to start the New Year with a focus on being more earth-friendly in your purchases. You want to make sure that you spend your money on businesses [ … ]
Sustainable Architecture Benefits Chicago’s Underprivileged
The urban fabric of Chicago is getting greener every year. Since 1989, more than 500,000 trees have been planted, more than 80 miles of landscaped medians constructed, and 2 million [ … ]
Locavores Invade Chicago
Wow, that sounds ominous! Rather, in Chicago, and around the Midwest, the local food trend in catching on, just as it has on the coasts. September will see numerous “eat [ … ]
Wild Things… You Make My Heart Sing…
OK, cut me a little slack… I’m not nearly as bad about cheesy musical allusions as some…;-) More green goings-on in Chicago this weekend — seems like that’s often the [ … ]