Agriculture, Urban Farming and Local Food Issues
- Arsenic and Old Graves by Jason Goodman
- 2010 Chicagoland CSA Guide
- Chicago Boosts its Growing Power by Jacob Wheeler
- Food Desert Fact Sheet
- City of Chicago Map of Urban Agriculture and Community Garden Sites
- Chicago’s Eat Local, Live Healthy Plan
- Illinois Food, Farms, and Jobs Act
- Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op
- No Bar Code by Michael Pollan
- Advocates for Urban Agriculture
- Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council
- Cob Connection
- Chicago Honey Co-op
- FOOD DEMOCRACY, Nourishing a Fundamental Freedom by Brian Halweil
- Think Globally, Eat Locally by Jennifer Wilkins and Anna Lappe
- To Revitalize a City, Try Spreading Some Mulch by Keith Schneider
- What’s Wrong With School Lunch by Nicholas Day
- Contaminant Issues and Gardening Safely in the City from GreenNet
- Greencorps Overview 2010
- Greencorps Application for Assistance
Composting and Vermiculture
- Chicago Home Composting Website
- Archeworks: Vermiculture Guide in English
- and Spanish
- Chicago Department of Environment’s Backyard Composting Brochure: Part I;
- Part II
- Chicago Department of Environment’s Composting Tips
- The Care and Keeping of Worms by the Shedd Aquarium
- Vermicomposting and Invasive Earth Worms
Green Buildings, Homes, and Communities
- Building Better by the Sierra Club
- Chicago-area Yard Care Companies That Offer Environmentally Friendly Services and Products by the Safer Pest Control Project
- Chicago’s Green Rooftops- A Guide to Rooftop Gardening
- City of Chicago Street Tree Planting Program
- LEED for New Construction Rating System (LEED-NC)
- Map of Green Roofs – The Future is Green from the City of Chicago
- Please Stay on the Lawn by Mary Ellen Podmolik
- Zero Waste Communities
Recycling and Waste Issues
- Whats In the Trash Waste Audit
- Chicago Recycling and Waste Management Website
- Guide to Commercial, Multi-Unit, and Retail Recycling from the City of Chicago
- Chicago Recycling Drop-Off-Centers Map
- Map of Recycling Drop-Off Centers
- Google Map of Recycling Drop-Off Centers
- Guide to Recycling Household Hazardous Waste
- Commercial Multi-Unit Recycling Ordinance
- Environmental benefits of recycling – WRAP
- Home Depot Offers Recycling for Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs by Stephanie Rosenbloom
- Let’s Talk Trash by Laura Blue
- Myths about Recycling from the Sierra Club
- Polysterene Foam Report from the Green Restaurant Association
- Steel Recycling in Chicago
- The Green Guide to Plastic Containers
- Thou Shalt Sort Thy Plastics by Brendan I. Koerner
- Typical Anatomy of a Landfill from Waste Management
- What’s Accepted? List of Recyclable Materials