Woodchips over lawns: an urban homesteader fights for her right to grow food

The Gary Department of Environmental Affairs gave Aja Yasir a citation for her nontraditional yard. She has wood chips instead of lawn and was told that her wood chips are debris Continue Reading

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Rain Gardens: Why You Need One

The Great Lakes region is intimately connected to one of the largest fresh water systems on Earth, a full 20% of the world’s fresh surface water. Unfortunately, this great privilege Continue Reading

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Permaculture Solutions to Climate Change

219 GreenConnect host Kathy Sipple speaks with Highland, Indiana Permcaculture Designer, Randy Jamrok, author of a new booklet entitled, “Permaculture Solutions to Climate Change”. The booklet is meant to be a Continue Reading

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Amazon Best Selling Book Features Local Story

219 GreenConnect Founder Kathy Sipple co-authored a book called Women Living Consciously, Book 2. The book achieved best selling status in multiple categories within the first day on sale. Sipple’s Continue Reading

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NWI Earth Day: Saturday, April 20th 9am – 4pm

Kathy Sipple speaks with Donna Stuckert from the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County about Northwest Indiana Earth Day, happening this Saturday, April 20th from 9am to 4pm Continue Reading

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Urban Foraging: Sharing Fruit in Your Neighborhood

Do you have a fruit tree on your property that makes a mess when excess fruit falls to the ground and rots? Here’s a way to plug into a network Continue Reading

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Northwest Indiana's First Food Swap is Coming March 10th

Listen to the podcast interview. 219 GreenConnect host Kathy Sipple speaks with Toni Snearly, founder of NWI Food Swap. Register for the March 10th event at Mothering By Nature in Valparaiso. According to Food Continue Reading

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2012 Mass Action: Garden Parties

Indiana Proudly Celebrates its Gardens On Saturday, August 18, 2012, a statewide celebration will be held to recognize gardens and gardeners and the important contribution both make to positioning Indiana Continue Reading

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Porter County Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County

Established in 1993, the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County is a government agency dedicated to improving the environment and quality of life for Porter County residents by Continue Reading

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Taltree Arboretum & Gardens

Taltree Arboretum & Gardens, located south of U.S. 30 between Merrillville and Valparaiso, Indiana, is a 360-acre reserve of formal gardens, woodlands, wetlands, and prairies. Whether hiking the 3+ miles Continue Reading

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