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.
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!
Now that Christmas is over, it’s time to think about recycling that tree! The City of Chicago will be collecting trees for recycling!
From Saturday, January 7 through Friday, January 20 Chicago residents can bring their holiday tree to one of the 23 participating sites listed below. The trees will be chipped and made into mulch, which will be available for pick-up starting Friday January 13 at those same sites. Be sure to remove all ornaments, lights, and stands before dropping off your tree. We are not able to accept decorations or tree lights, wreaths, garland, or household recyclable materials at these locations. Continue reading 'Holiday Tree Recycling 2011-12'»
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'»
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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