Give Back
Community Gardens: Where to get your Hands Dirty to Help the Community
Get your hands dirty for the community! Volunteer at one of these community gardens in Lake County IL. Grown food and help your neighbor. […]
green gardening
Outdoor Play
Growing Your Garden with Little Helping Hands
Gardening with little hands. Jessica shares her adventures gardening with kids and offers up her favorite local shops and some tips. […]
MADE in Lake County
MADE in Lake County: Tips for Creating a More Sustainable Homestead
Village Homesteading Mundelein Alicia Dodd is with us sharing tips for creating a more sustainable homestead. […]
Homesteading with Hyacynth
Homesteading with Hyacynth: Houseplants
Hyacynth helps you clean up the air green your space with tips on adding houseplants to your living space. […]
Green Guides
Green Guide to Gardening: A Summer Update
If you followed our Green Guide to Gardening Series this Spring, you know that I took it upon myself to plant my family’s first vegetable garden. You also know that I attempted only to use […]
Green Guides
Green Guide to Gardening: Reduce, Refuse, and UpCycle
Follow our novice gardener as her and her family start a garden using green methods.
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Green Guides
Green Guide to Gardening: Square Foot Gardening
Follow our novice gardener as her and her family start a garden using green methods. […]
Green Guides
Green Guide to Gardening: Companion Planting
Follow our novice gardener as her and her family start a garden using green methods. […]
Green Guides
Green Guide to Gardening: The No-Dig Approach
Embrace the organic lifestyle with less work. Loralie shares the No-Dig gardening approach and how her family is implementing it. […]