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Root Riot Harambee makes it’s debut on the west side

On Sunday August 15th at 3pm residents of the Austin neighborhood on the west side of Chicago along with the students, faculty and alumni of Douglass Academy Hig School will dedicate Root Riot Harambee. Everyone is invited to join in this celebration, especially for the many young men and women from our community who pursued [...]

Re-Thinking Suburbia- Time for a Retrofit

Ellen Dunham-Jones speaks at a Ted Conference on re-thinking suburbia in a post fosil fuel world. This is a facinating and optimistic look into a possible future. While some would argue that the suburban model of development is a dead end and a future wasteland, Dunham proposes a possible future an urban lifestyle in the [...]

Cats tell the tale of the oil spill

Root Riot Harambee- Update 5.27

Even if you not able to do any of the physical work, your presence does make a difference and you never know what new opportunities may happen as a result.

Introducing Root Riot Community Garden Network

If you live on the west side of Chicago or an adjoining suburb and have been bitten by the gardening bug but live in a place where there is little or no space to create a garden, you may want to check out www.root-riot.com. It is an urban gardening organization that is developing two new community gardens. While there [...]

Making Maple Syrup in Wabos

Each year in the early spring when the snow begins to melt away from the base of the trees, sap starts flowing. People have been harvesting the sap of maple trees for thousands of years.

Chicago’s Motto Threatened by Budget Woes

Urbis in Horto is the motto for Chicago and in Latin it means City in a Garden.

Five Ideas for Being an Environmentalist During a Recession

A down economy provides a unique opportunity to become more green. With some creativity you can turn a challenge into a gift. Literally.

An Unstoppable Force Meets An Imovable Object

A cottonwood seed lands on a 23rd story ledge and begins to pursue it’s destiny as a tree. Never mind what the laws of physics and probability have to say about it. © 2009, LowCarbonHome.info. All rights reserved. Low Carbon Home

Urban Wildlife Crossing

Whether going from one end of the planet to another or staying put for the winter, there are many species of animals that spend time in major cities that we would find surprising.