Little Green Baby has eco dude and eco chick!

Little Green Baby at 4654 N. Rockwell is now retailing Recycle Me's eco dude and eco chick in toddler sizes! This is the only store in town that has them!

Jack (3) Emma (5)

This eco conscious boutique in Ravenswood Manor has so many great products for you and your baby. I just bought a sunblock stick and mosquitoe wipes for the kids for our trip to Door County. I'm going back for their great selection of toys for the car (its a long drive you know). And I'll be buying their giant, cardboard rocketship for Emma's 6th birthday.

Check them out! They also have story time twice a week and lots of other fun stuff going on.

So I Lied!

So I told some of you I'd be posting regularly in July, but that hasn't happen!

Now Recycle Me will be going to the MAGIC trade show in Vegas August 31st to exhibit in the Eco Collection, and Market Days, Retro on Roscoe, IL Renewable Energy Fair, are all right around the corner. And I've been meeting with buyers locally. So I will probably have less time than ever!

And these are three more reasons I don't post regularly!

I've been wanting to post on Biofuels and Natural vs. Organic, among other topics. Let me know what you'd like to hear about and I'll see if I can get it up here.

For great information anytime, check out the Scream to Be Green blog by Jason Crawford. He has awesome stuff on there that is frequently on my mind.

Around Chicago this Week-end

Weather got you down? We've got some great local places to go, indoors and outdoors, with great food, local artisans, famous musicians....

Thursday, July 9th at 8pm, at Drew's Eatery on 2207 W. Montrose, join Leo Rosen, Drew and many others for Sangria and Ice Cream to view the newest photography collection by Leo.



Friday through Sunday, July 10 - 11th, join us and many many vendors, people, singers, dancers, drinkers and friends at the Irish American Heritage Fest on 4626 N. Knox by Wilson and the expressway.



Saturday and Sunday, July 11th (10-5) and 12th (11-4), come to the Local Market of Mimi's Organic Exchange on 855 West Blackhawk. This is the perfect destination for your shopping needs. Come see how local artisans embrace sustainable living, and browse through various hand-made, organic and repurposed products. Come find something renewed!

Uncommon Farmer's Market

Today, Friday, July 3rd, Uncommon Ground will be hosting its weekly farmers market in their parking lot on 1401 W. Devon in Edgewater. It runs from 4pm - 8pm, a great time to relax, sample, and shop.

They host many yummy local vendors, including Harvest Moon, Goose Island, Slow Food Chicago, and Delightful Pastries. You can find out more information by clicking here.

Recycle Me will be joining the market this Friday, and throughout the rest of the summer. We hope to see you there!

Belly Bum: July Events at a Chicago Eco Baby Boutique

Belly Bum is a new eco baby and parent boutique on 4347 N. Lincoln Ave. in NorthCenter, Chicago. They have tons of great classes for pre and post baby. Here is a list of what's happening in July:

Breatfeeding Support: July 8th and July 22nd from 11:00am - 1:00pm
Core Strength and the Pelvic Floor: July 8th from 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Music with Miss Aimee Leigh (ongoing): July 9th and 19th from 10:30am - 11:30am
Mommy Support Group (ongoing): July 10th from 10:00am - 11:00am
Doulas and Natural Childbirth Q & A: July 11th from 11:30am - 12:30pm
Finessing Fatherhood: A Support Workshop for New Dads: July 12th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Potty Learning 101: July 13th 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Baby Signing Playgroup (ongoing): July 13th from 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Infant Massage: July 18th and 25th from 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Story and Song with Tisa: July 20th from 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Postpartum Nutrition: July 20th from 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Organic Baby Food for You and Your Toddler: July 20th from 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Breastfeeding 101 for Expectant Parents: July 25th from 3:00pm - 4:30pm
How and Why to Cloth Diaper Your Baby: July 11th and July 26th from 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Nursing Multiples Workshop for Expectant Parents: July 17th from 1:00pm - 2:00 pm
Education Funding & 529 Savings Plans: July 29th 5:30pm - 6:30pm
New Children's Literature Storytime (ongoing): July 30th from 10:30am - 11:00am
The Whole Child: A Holistic Approach to Childhood Development: July 30th 6:30pm - 7:30pm

You can check out the details at http://www.bellybumboutique.com/.

Chicago Beach Cleanup!

You can help keep Chicago's Beaches beautiful and clean.



Join Chicago Green Families, the Alliance for the Great Lakes, and Green Genes every third Thursday of the month at Hartigan Beach, 1031 W. Albion Ave. to clean up the beach! This is a family friendly event that includes food, drinks, beach sports, education, and water testing, along with the clean up. The next clean up is 6/18 and 10am.

You can also join in the fun the first Sunday of every month at the 12th St. Beach at Northerly Island at 1pm. The next cleanup at that location will be July 5th at 1pm.

The Story of Stuff: A Must See on Consumerism

I was chatting with some folks over on Greenwala.com about consumerism, quality, and our intense desire to buy a lot of stuff. So that made me thing of The Story of Stuff, which has been around for a while now. I thought it was worth linking to since it really gets to the heart of what we are doing here at Recycle Me.

We are kind of a throw back if you will, to the good old days before consumerism, before WWII, when people grew crops without pesticides and synthetic fertilizers; when people sold and purchased high quality goods (that means goods that lasted); when people manufactured products in the USA.

If you haven't seen it already, please watch The Story of Stuff.