NeedleCloud - living green in Chicago
Blog URL http://www.needlecloud.com
Tags green, locavore, sustainability, urban homesteading, local food, eco-friendly, simplify, city life
Carving out a more sustainable life can be a little challenging at times. Here I share my personal experiences and ideas on how to make the transition a little easier.
Latest Blog Posts
- 61st Street Community Garden on Aug 18, 2009 in chicago life hyde park sustainability sustainable food city gardening chicago community garden
I’ve been trying to get into a community garden here in the neighborhood and am looking forward to maybe next year being my year. The garden at 61st street has been kind of in limbo due to a pending construction project at the University of Chi...
- Leaf Blower Season on Aug 15, 2009 in chicago life conscious consumption green ideas hyde park our new house randomly ranting simplify sustainability ban leaf blowers green landscaping leaf blower ban leaf blowers chicago pollution and leaf blowers
Since our move to the new neighborhood leaf blowers have been more and more common. Our neighbors actually have yards here and many of them hire people to come out and care for them. Leaf blowers have always kind of gotten on my nerves. They are nois...
- Wastefulness in the Chicago Public Schools on Aug 10, 2009 in chicago life conscious consumption garbage makes me angry randomly ranting reducing simplify sustainability styrofoam ban chicago styrofoam food trays schools
Yesterday I was reading an article on a group of people here in Chicago who are trying to get the city to ban stryofoam. Yay! Finally!! I was completely shocked and appalled to learn that Chicago Public Schools serve school lunches to it’s 400,...
- Local Honey to Treat Allergies on Aug 4, 2009 in chicago life food experiments homemade locavore apiary chicago bees chicago honey chicago honey co-op folk-remedies honey and allergies local honey
For the past year or 2 my allergies have been building and building. I was never allergic to anything as a child but things change as you get older. I definitely have some tree pollen allergies and wine. Red wine is worse but I’ve noticed white...
- Antibacterial = Pesticides on Jul 23, 2009 in conscious consumption dog stories randomly ranting antimicrobial dog bowls antimicrobial not the best BPA free plastics dog gear eco dog stuff eco-friendly pet pesticides in our homes recyclable dog bowls why antibacterial is bad
This morning I was going through my email and I got my mass email from The Nest. Every once in a while I like to look around that site, it’s a guilty pleasure. I clicked through to read an article and starting browsing around. Thumbing through...
- Keeping Your House Cool Without Air Conditioning on Jun 26, 2009 in chicago life conscious consumption green ideas our new house reducing summer cooling without ac green alternatives to air conditioning natural cooling
This week summer finally arrived. Yay! Well kind of.. This is my first summer in a couple years without central air and it’s definitely an adjustment. The major challenges to keeping the place cool are #1 We’re on the 3rd floor #2 South f...
- 10 Easy Ways to Make a Big Impact on May 27, 2009 in chicago life conscious consumption garbage makes me angry green ideas reducing simplify sustainability greener lifestyle how to be more eco-friendly tips for green
Here’s a short list of small changes you can start working into your daily routine that will make a big impact on your environmental footprint. 1. Bring your own bag to the market, convenience store, hardware store, everywhere. Last year I bo...
