Helping bees, planting in straw bales
August 11, 2013 Skip the soil, just plant into a bale of straw! (Really!) Quick question! What’s the difference between
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Author: Mike Nowak
How effective is urban mosquito control?
August 4, 2013 Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus: To spray or not to spray I saw a local news story
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July 28, 2013 Are honey bees welcome in Skokie? Before we start this conversation, I want to call your attention
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July 21, 2013 From the Ground Up: not your average foodie book If you’ve ever visited The Edible Gardens at
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July 14, 2013 If it’s July, it must be time for Chicago’s garden walks: Sheffield Garden Walk and Music Festival…
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July 7, 2013 What’s ailing your plants this summer? If there’s one thing we can say about this growing season
Read MoreSusan Werner pays a call and sings a song
June 30, 2013 DPlantmann is in the (solitary bee) house Two weeks ago , I was horrified to read that
Read MoreAphids, energy and forest preserves
June 23, 2013 Got aphids? LaManda Joy has your organic fix Sometimes I feel as though I’m just one small
Read MoreThe Green Team takes charge
June 16, 2013 The Green Team takes over the show I’m not here today. That’s what you need to know
Read MoreOrganics, flooding, plastic bags and climate change (and they’re all related!)
June 9, 2013 The Doctor is in the house–Milo Shammas, a.k.a. Dr. Earth All you need to know about Dr.
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