Green Festivals - View picture GFCH2007_Emily-Kenny

Picture of me taking a snooze at the Green Festival in Chicago. I'm laying down on a wool mattress that is like a pad. Very comfortable!


Green Festivals - View picture GFCH2007_Emily-Kenny

Green Festivals - View picture GFCH2007_Emily-Kenny

Picture of me taking a snooze at the Green Festival in Chicago. I'm laying down on a wool mattress that is like a pad. Very comfortable!


Green Festivals - View picture GFCH2007_Emily-Kenny

CSA - Community Supported Agriculture

We just joined a CSA. Ours is located in Crystal Lake and is run by Walkup Heritage Farm & Gardens. They feature heirloom and native plants. Our first weeks pickup contained some Native Plants and heirloom plants and the following herbs and vegetables:
Spinach
Scallions
Lovage
Parsley
Garlic Greens
Chives
Tarragon

I have so far made the spinach into a delicious salad and I used the herbs into fresh herb omelets

My Part in Getting Green

My wife Char and I have always been very aware of the environment. We recently went to the Green Festival in Chicago on April 22. The event was staged over 2 days, but we only attended the last. I thought it was a huge hit! They had speakers on a variety of subjects, many vendors showing their 'green' wares and of course food! The food was great, It was all vegetarian. and normally I am not a vegetarian, but I loved it. I have made a personal commitment to eating at least 2 vegetarian meals a week, if not more. Here are some the changes we are making in our lives to become a little more green.

• We are changing our laundry detergent to a more ecologically friendly one.
• We have been changing all of our light bulbs to the more energy efficient CFL lights.
• Composting food waste and yard waste using our new compost bin.
• Switched over from a gas mower to a push reel mower. Did you know that every hour of mowing you do with a gas mower creates the same amount of pollution as driving a car for 100 miles!
• Switched to organic fertilizer/weed control and pest controls for our lawn.
• Switching to more organic foods.
• Switching to Fair Trade coffee
• Using Air Conditioning in our car less.
• Recycling more.
• Joining a CSA (Consumer Supported Agriculure) membership.

Do you want to make a promise for a better Earth? Get your whole family involved, together we can make a difference!

Go to Sara Snow's Promise for a Better Earth Page

Calculate Your Carbon Footprint

We calculated ours and came up with this:

Carbon Footprint Calculator

Penny Postcards

Want to see Penny Postcards from years gone by? Fist click on the state and then the county.

Penny Postcards

Imported food rarely inspected - Yahoo! News

Watch where your food is coming from! We are now trying to use the 100 mile rule for buying our food. We will only try and buy food grown within 100 miles of where we live. We are in the process of joining a CSA (customer Supported Agriculture) group in our area. They grow most of their own fruit and veggies, some of it is brought in from other local farms. We also plan on visting our local Farmer's Market more often. BUY ORGANIC!

Imported food rarely inspected - Yahoo! News

Imported food rarely inspected - Yahoo! News

Watch where your food is coming from! We are now trying to use the 100 mile rule for buying our food. We will only try and buy food grown within 100 miles of where we live. We are in the process of joining a CSA (customer Supported Agriculture) group in our area. They grow most of their own fruit and veggies, some of it is brought in from other local farms. We also plan on visting our local Farmer's Market more often. BUY ORGANIC!

Imported food rarely inspected - Yahoo! News