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By Chicago REgen, January 31, 2012

The FamilyFarmed EXPO is now the Good Food Festival and Conference.  The 2012 Good Food Festival Chicago will be at the UIC Forum from March 15 – 17.  Here you’ll discover fun and new products from over 100 exhibitors, learn about the Good Food Movement from passionate nationally significant leaders, and see some of Chicago’s best chefs in live demonstrations. Bring your passion for homemade artisan products and local ingredients, and watch as experts demonstrate their craft and teach you the art of making and growing wholesome food. For those interested in the business of food,  it also includes a Trade Show, Financing Conference, and Policy Summit.

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By Chicago REgen, December 31, 2011

As 2011 comes to an end, we have decided to stop regularly posting.  We may periodically post and we will keep all of the content up!  Thank you to all of our readers, contributors, fans and critics; it’s been a blast. We wish you a happy and healthy 2012 and come check us out at OhSoWe.com!

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By Chicago REgen, December 26, 2011

Now that Christmas is over, it’s time to think about recycling that tree!  The City of Chicago will be collecting trees for recycling!

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By Chicago REgen, December 7, 2011

Morbid statistics highlight the havoc unrestrained pollution is creating on our environment. Magazine articles, television programs, and different kinds of media provide solution to our environment problems, how individuals can make a contribution to reduce the abuse of resources.

New developments in technology have increased the opportunities for green pursuits and raised awareness on the significance of adapting Green measures in a variety of business sectors. Unfortunately, the measures are not enough. To considerably tackle our green challenges, a larger and more detailed map is needed. Continue reading 'Design Innovation to Solve Green Challenges'»

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By Chicago REgen, November 14, 2011

Guest Post by Rebecca Jones

The concept of plastic recycling enjoys worldwide attention as people across globe are getting enough awareness about the environment hazards caused by plastic. The increasing number of people embracing ‘Go Green’ attitude has given further impetus to the idea of recycling discarded plastic. The process of recycling post-consumer plastic is a modern technological fad that helps in recovering the economic value of used plastic objects.

Governments and responsible individuals all over the world are investigating alternative ways of putting post-consumer plastic into different uses. They are forced to do it mainly because of the ever-increasing level of plastic consumption and the resulting waste generation. Some creative people and environment-loving business enterprises have come up with innovative ideas to recycle plastic. The main objective of this article is to explore how some initiatives have transformed and modernized the concept of recycled post-consumer plastic. Continue reading 'Recycled Post-Consumer Plastic Gets Modernized'»

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By Chicago REgen, November 7, 2011

Faith in Place sponsors indoor Winter Farmers Markets throughout the Chicagoland area. These markets provided small, local farm producers with additional venues to extend their income beyond the growing season. Hosted by many different congregations and also open to the public, these markets offer consumers an opportunity to purchase cheese, meat and poultry, soap, syrup, honey, wool, raw fibers, vinegars, dried fruits, milled flours, sauces and salsas, preserves, cider, and fresh produce as available.

For the farmers, there is no fee to participate, but they donate 10% of what they take in at the market (after a threshold amount) via Faith In Place to an Illinois Farmer Crisis Fund modeled after Wisconsin’s Harvest of Hope Fund which, for almost 20 years, has been giving monetary gifts of up to $1,000 to farmers in crisis due to illness or unexpected expenses.

When and Where? Continue reading 'Faith In Place Winters Farmer's Market'»

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By Chicago REgen, October 28, 2011

Put on your favorite Halloween costume and join the Green City Market Junior Board at their inaugural fall fundraiser this Sunday, October 30 from 4:00-8:00pm!  Proceeds for this event go to support Green City Market’s educational programming and indoor winter market season.

Click HERE to purchase tickets!

Live drawing packages include:
Bucktown Package: Fried Chicken Dinner for 6 at The Southern, coupled with a Style and Make-Up session with renowned stylist Trisha Starr-Perez of Karen Marie Salon (an organic and sustainable salon).
Goat Package: Bottle of Stephanie Izard’s ‘Goat Bandit’ bourbon (distilled with Buffalo Trace), a signed Girl in the Kitchen cookbook, and a Girl & the Goat limited edition tee shirt.
Lincoln Square Package: Gift certificate to Browntrout, Gift certificate to Bistro Campagne, 2 tickets to ‘Spirits & Sparklers,’ a champagne event at Fine Wine Brokers, and a personalized cocktail featured on the menu at Tiny Lounge.

Chefs include:

- David Dworshak, Carnivale
- Jared Van Camp, Old Town Social and Nelcôtte
- Dale Levitski, Sprout
- Mark Steuer, The Bedford
- Greg Biggers, Cafe de Architects
- Jason Vincent, Nightwood
- Jeffrey Hedin, Leopold
- Justin White, Small Bar
- Pat Sheerin, The Signature Room and The Trencherman

And Pastry Chefs:

- Tony Galzin, MK
- Elissa Narow, Vie

Choo Lipsky (MörSo), Clint Rogers (The Gage/Henri), and Sarah Busen (Tiny Lounge) will be mixing up cocktails using Death’s Door spirits, plus beers from Goose Island brewmaster Jared Rouben, and Tenzing wines.

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By Chicago REgen, October 24, 2011

Guest Post by: Rebecca Jones

Looking back to the origins of this model is required in order to understand the Volkswagen Passat TDI fully. The new Passat was designed by Volkswagen at the company headquarters located at Wolfsburg, Germany. And it has been designed keeping in mind the American market. The company has built a new factory in Chattanooga, which in itself is and a very modern and state-of-the-art billion dollar automotive facility for production; and currently the Passat is the only car being manufactured there.

Volkswagen has been able to design cars, which are equipped with excellent technology and enhanced quality. These cars also provide fun while driving. The advanced transmission of Passat provides for smooth and high torque acceleration. The torque-tastic Volkswagen TDI gives an average of 43 miles per gallon of fuel consumption on the highways. With this exceptional quality, the Volkswagen Passat is able to beat the Fusion, Camry, and the Sonata hybrid Continue reading '2012 VW Passat TDI to be the First Clean Diesel Car Built in US'»