wendyas

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  1. What green practices are you most proud of?

    8/6/09 7:37pm by wendyas in It's Not Easy Being Green Comments (6)
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    So, how do you walk the walk? I started this, so I'll go first. I think I'm most proud of my very conscious effort to read labels and buy organic and/or local food as often as possible.  This is not an inexpensive commitment though, and as my two children (ages 13 and 9) get older their appetites get bigger and the food budget grows exponentially.  But as long as I can afford to I will buy the organic alternative - especially fruit and produce. And you?  What do you do?  wendy  Read more >

  2. Intro

    7/29/09 8:22pm by wendyas in Beekeepers Comments (3)
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    Hello - -I'm wendy - - a new beekeeper this year with 2 hives in Central IL.  So far so good, they are alive anyway. I'm generally aiming for a no treatments approach to beekeeping - - it's most consistent with my green attitude (blog is midwest green - about moving my family to an increasingly eco-friendly lifestyle).  Anyway, we'll see if I can actually keep bees alive without treatments.  Read more >

  3. Back to School: Eco-friendly clothes for girls

    7/29/09 8:08pm by wendyas
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    If you have a baby or a toddler – no problem – there are lots of cute items and many sales.  After that, the pickin’s are slim.  Add to the mix a tween girl with a distinct sense of her own particular style and a frugal mother who isn’t going to spend top dollar for clothes that will be stained by the end of the first wearing, and there is truly nothing eco-friendly for the child to wear.   Read more >

  4. Back to school as lightly as possible

    7/28/09 11:07am by wendyas
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    My husband and I both teach college and my children are in elementary and jr. high school.  We all start the same week in August – in fact, the kids start 4 weeks from tomorrow.  Part of me doesn’t want to think about it, wants to just savor these last few weeks of summer.  But I also want to focus on eco-friendly products and they tend to be pricier than the less green variety.  That means I need to do a little research and keep my eyes open for sales.  Read more >

  5. Railsplitter Wind Farm Dedication

    7/21/09 3:45pm by wendyas
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    Farming the Wind Of all the forces of nature the wind contains the largest amount of motive power— that is, power to move things. Take any space of the earth’s surface— for instance, Illinois—  Read more >

  6. Need vs. Want at the Store

    7/18/09 6:12pm by wendyas
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    2:36 PM (5 hours ago) Need vs.  Read more >

  7. intro

    7/13/09 6:39pm by wendyas in It's Not Easy Being Green Comments (2)
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    hi all - - I'm wendy and I blog at www.midwestgreen.wordpress.com  about trying to move my family toward a more eco-friendly lifestyle.  I'm looking forward to meeting and reading likeminded women.  Read more >

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