Comments for ChicagoREgen.com http://chicagoregen.com A virtual place to exchange ideas (big or small) to help Chicago become sustainable by 2025! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:42:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Eco-Tip(TM) — clean shave for the environment by Timothy Laurent http://chicagoregen.com/2011/11/21/eco-tiptm-clean-shave-for-the-environment/#comment-112 Timothy Laurent Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:42:03 +0000 http://chicagoregen.com/?p=4420#comment-112 There are many great soaps, brushes, razors for shaving. I suggest a quick google search...which will reveal many forums that discuss safety razors (double edge razors) and the wet shave. The blades will run you 5-50 cents per blade, which are fully recyclable--NO PLASTICS... I fully agree with David, avoiding the "marketed" brands will save your face, your wallet AND the environment. There are many great soaps, brushes, razors for shaving. I suggest a quick google search…which will reveal many forums that discuss safety razors (double edge razors) and the wet shave. The blades will run you 5-50 cents per blade, which are fully recyclable–NO PLASTICS…

I fully agree with David, avoiding the “marketed” brands will save your face, your wallet AND the environment.

]]> Comment on Chicago Downtown Farmstand by Nationalreset http://chicagoregen.com/2010/04/21/chicago-downtown-farmstand/#comment-5 Nationalreset Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:01:30 +0000 http://urbanpermaculturealliance.org/?p=247#comment-5 I DID pop in - where I was really well served by Abby H-R. What a great job she and Judith did with this endeavor. Very impressive. You visit a big city like Chicago, and you find that it has so much heart -- and that it is not oblivious to the important agricultural/food issues of today. Nice surprise! I DID pop in – where I was really well served by Abby H-R. What a great job she and Judith did with this endeavor. Very impressive. You visit a big city like Chicago, and you find that it has so much heart — and that it is not oblivious to the important agricultural/food issues of today. Nice surprise!

]]> Comment on What is a Global Citizen? by Erlene Houward http://chicagoregen.com/2011/12/14/what-is-a-global-citizen/#comment-113 Erlene Houward Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:23:17 +0000 http://chicagoregen.com/?p=4522#comment-113 Being a Global Citizen for me is to learn what is the best thing to do and care enough to do it. Being a Global Citizen for me is to learn what is the best thing to do and care enough to do it.

]]> Comment on Countdown to a 100-Mile Thanksgiving by ChicagoREgen.com » Our 100-Mile Thanksgiving Becomes a Family Tradition http://chicagoregen.com/2010/10/19/countdown-to-a-100-mile-thanksgiving/#comment-47 ChicagoREgen.com » Our 100-Mile Thanksgiving Becomes a Family Tradition Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:20:03 +0000 http://chicagoregen.com/?p=2925#comment-47 [...] more than 20 people–my relatives. I passed, or rather, the meal passed–our first-ever 100-mile Thanksgiving was a [...] [...] more than 20 people–my relatives. I passed, or rather, the meal passed–our first-ever 100-mile Thanksgiving was a [...]

]]> Comment on Eco-Tip™ Cleaning’s dirty little secrets #2 — 500 million plastic bags by Charlie Pick http://chicagoregen.com/2011/10/19/eco-tip-cleanings-dirty-little-secrets-2-500-million-plastic-bags/#comment-111 Charlie Pick Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:02:03 +0000 http://chicagoregen.com/?p=4358#comment-111 Great post, David. Too expand on that idea, let's talk about doggies. We have a dog, and it's tempting to purchase those little dog doo bags at the grocery or pet store. But in our house with two kids, we generate tons of good clean empty bags (bagels, bread, cereal, diapers, etc.), so that I never have to buy bags. We already employ reusable grocery bags, but we still run a surplus of doggie bags from everything else. It all adds up! Great post, David. Too expand on that idea, let’s talk about doggies. We have a dog, and it’s tempting to purchase those little dog doo bags at the grocery or pet store. But in our house with two kids, we generate tons of good clean empty bags (bagels, bread, cereal, diapers, etc.), so that I never have to buy bags. We already employ reusable grocery bags, but we still run a surplus of doggie bags from everything else. It all adds up!

]]> Comment on Why the Choices We Make About Eating Meat Matter by Teri L. http://chicagoregen.com/2011/09/19/eating-less-meat/#comment-109 Teri L. Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:36:37 +0000 http://chicagoregen.com/?p=1285#comment-109 Good post, Chuck. Especially at this time of year when fruits and vegetables are at their peak of freshness and variety, why top that beautiful salad with meat! It's not necessary, and it's better for all of us if meat consumption drops. Good post, Chuck. Especially at this time of year when fruits and vegetables are at their peak of freshness and variety, why top that beautiful salad with meat! It’s not necessary, and it’s better for all of us if meat consumption drops.

]]> Comment on Chicago to Privatize Part of its Recycling by Marjie I http://chicagoregen.com/2011/09/09/chicago-to-privatize-part-of-its-recycling/#comment-110 Marjie I Fri, 09 Sep 2011 15:09:51 +0000 http://chicagoregen.com/?p=4308#comment-110 Getting recycling services to all Chicago is really important - but there are lots of unanswered questions about this proposal. See Chicago Recycling Coalition's website for more information. http://www.chicagorecycling.org/ Getting recycling services to all Chicago is really important – but there are lots of unanswered questions about this proposal. See Chicago Recycling Coalition’s website for more information. http://www.chicagorecycling.org/

]]> Comment on ECO – TIP(TM) Which Foods Have the Most Pesticides by Richard http://chicagoregen.com/2011/08/10/eco-tiptm-which-foods-have-the-most-pesticides/#comment-108 Richard Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:36:41 +0000 http://chicagoregen.com/?p=4203#comment-108 Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention! Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention!

]]> Comment on Chick Growth – Day by Day by Richard http://chicagoregen.com/2011/07/27/chick-growth-day-by-day/#comment-106 Richard Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:57:49 +0000 http://chicagoregen.com/?p=4126#comment-106 Check it out! (Or, chick it out) http://www.homegrownandhandmadethebook.com/2011/07/coop-de-hill.html Check it out! (Or, chick it out)
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]]> Comment on Our Bees Are Back In Town by With a New Colony Comes New Lessons | http://chicagoregen.com/2011/06/27/our-bees-are-back-in-town/#comment-105 With a New Colony Comes New Lessons | Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:33:09 +0000 http://chicagoregen.com/?p=4133#comment-105 [...] those reasons and far too many more to list here, we were elated when we finally brought our new bees home from Burns Harbor, Indiana on June 4th. The first couple of weeks were similar to those we [...] [...] those reasons and far too many more to list here, we were elated when we finally brought our new bees home from Burns Harbor, Indiana on June 4th. The first couple of weeks were similar to those we [...]

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