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When it comes to fermentation, are you willing to go beyond your evening cocktail?

Other than vodka, pickles and saurkraut, I didn't think I had much experience with fermented foods. But the book "Wild Fermentation" by Sandor Katz is enough to make you want ... [More]

Posted on Sept. 7, 2008 at 10:25 a.m. by Jill
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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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