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Hundreds of Carbon Reducing Ideas Displayed at Chicago Botanic Garden's 'Knowledge and Action Marketplace'
Over thirty non-profit, academic, cultural and environmental organizations will participate in the Knowledge and Action marketplace, held from
Visitors will find helpful displays and knowledgeable representatives discussing products to help green homes, local carpools, volunteer and community conservation programs, classes on green gardening, the use of CFL light bulbs, vehicles that run on used vegetable oil and even appliances that pop popcorn using solar energy.
Organizations participating in the event include The Center for Neighborhood Technology, offering car-sharing information; CNT Energy, working with ComEd to provide information about Watt Spot, a program to assist homeowners who want to pay market price for electricity; Northern Illinois Energy Project, providing free CFL lights; Chicago Wilderness and Openlands, with information about local conservation and restoration programs; and Horrigan Urban Forest Products, highlighting the best uses for reclaimed wood from urban trees.
Learning to Grow Organically
Visitors will also find representatives from Chicago Botanic Garden programs that include The Green Youth Farm, demonstrating raised garden beds and offering sustainable gardening tips; The Joseph Regenstein, Jr., School of the Botanic Garden, providing information on green classes; and the Children's Teaching and Learning Center, recruiting participants for Project Budburst, a five-year, national citizen science program that is gathering information about the impact of climate change on plants.
Garden staff will also discuss the secrets to great composting, including the creation of a small compost bin and the use of worms to compost kitchen scraps easily at home. Visitors can leave with an easy-to-grow, carbon-absorbing Melrose pepper. These demonstrations and plant give-away will continue
International Climate Change Forum
Visitors can also watch a videotape broadcast featuring local, national and international experts at the Garden's International Climate Change Forum, including Dr.
Entries from UNEP's International Children's Painting Competition, sponsored by Bayer Corporation, will be on exhibit throughout June at the greenhouse galleries, located in the Regenstein Center at the Chicago Botanic Garden. More than 700 entries were received from which the first and second place North American winners were selected.
The International Children's Painting Competition, the Knowledge and Action Marketplace, the International Climate Change Forum, a Farmer's Market of organically grown produce and more are all part of the Save the Plants/Save the Planet Week at the Garden,
World Environment Day was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972 to mark the
World Environment Day is sponsored by PriceWaterhouseCoopersLLP, Baxter International, HSBC-North America and Exelon Corproation.
The Chicago Botanic Garden, one of the green treasures of the Forest Preserve District of
The Chicago Botanic Garden is managed by the Chicago Horticultural Society. It opened to the public in 1972 and is home to the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden, offering a broad array of adult classes in plant science, landscape design and gardening arts. Through the Division of Plant Science and Conservation, Garden scientists work on plant conservation, research and environmental initiatives that have global impact. The Center for Teaching and Learning brings the wonder of nature and plants to children, teens and teachers. The Garden's Horticultural Therapy and Community Gardening programs provide nationally recognized community outreach and service programs. The Garden is also breaking new ground in urban horticulture and jobs training through a 15-acre project in the
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