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Is It Worth It to Grow Your Own Food If You Don't Know Much?

How Tim and I manage our backyard urban farm is how we manage our lives: imperfectly. Beekeeping manuals direct you to don your protective suit and open the hives once ... [More]

Posted on July 28, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. by Jill
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Why Would an Eco-Chick Not Recycle?

Because she can't. By the end of this summer, Chicago's only city-wide recycling program will be finished. No more blue bag recycling. You can sort your recyclables all you like ... [More]

Posted on June 24, 2008 at noon by Jill
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Prius Mileage - How Good Is It?

The kids are out of school, cherries are in season and my hybrid Toyota is getting better mileage. It must be summer It's rare that I fill the tank of ... [More]

Posted on June 16, 2008 at 10:04 a.m. by Jill
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Is It Worth It To Use the Green Alternative to Dry Cleaning?

I vote a resounding, unambivalent YES on this one. The green cleaning process doesn’t leave a chemical smell in your clothes; it produces no air pollution, and doesn’t contaminate water ... [More]

Posted on June 9, 2008 at 9:59 a.m. by Jill
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Chicken Eyes

The chickens in our backyard are growing. I'm fond of their intensely alien eyes. People say chickens are stupid, but I'm not convinced. Their eyes appear sharp and crisp, like ... [More]

Posted on June 7, 2008 at 9:46 p.m. by Jill
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