Is A Green Burial Right for You?

Women’s Exchange 630 Lincoln, Winnetka, IL, United States

A Women’s Exchange Program As we work to become more conscious about ever-expanding environmental products and services, Women’s Exchange has invited Jack Davenport, co-owner of Davenport Family Funeral Homes and Crematory to speak about ‘green’ burials.This talk will cover options for biodegradable caskets, shrouds, and water-based cremation used to reduce carbon footprint. Be among the […]

$20

Climate: A New Story

Women’s Exchange 630 Lincoln, Winnetka, IL, United States

A Women’s Exchange Program In this transformative program with Kathleen Skoller, we will view a series of short film clips to explore what it means to be human at this critical moment in time. There will be discussion from “Climate: A New Story”, journaling or art making prompts each week. We’ll reflect on the opportunities […]

$90

Go Green Reads: Artic Dreams

The Book Stall IL, United States

Join us for a lively discussion of Artic Dreams by Barry Lopez. This award-winning, bestselling, and groundbreaking exploration of the Far North is a classic of natural history, anthropology, and travel writing. Written in prose as pure as the land it describes, Arctic Dreams is a timeless meditation on the ability of the landscape to […]

Go Green Illinois Schools Meeting

Ravinia Elementary School 763 Dean Ave., Highland Park, IL, United States

 Go Green Illinois Schools Meeting (run by Katie Narhwold of GGILS and Go Green Kenilworth) Join Go Green Illinois Schools for its Winter Meeting and learn about Ravinia School’s amazing greenhouse and their Green Growers student club. Students use a hydroponic system to grow lettuces in the fall and winter months, selling some produce to a local restaurant, and […]

Movie Screening: Renewal

Winnetka Congregational Church 725 Pine Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

Join us for a special screening of Renewal, which presents eight different stories about America’s growing religious-environmental movement. Each story is set in a different religious tradition and addresses a different environmental concern.

Indoor Farmer’s Market

Evanston Ecology Center 2024 McCormick Blvd., Evanston, IL, United States

Saturdays, December 7 2019 –  April 25, 2020 Make your Saturday morning destination the Evanston Ecology Center Indoor  Farmers’ Market. Come support Midwest vendors selling your winter time favorites. Parking: Free parking is available in the lot at Bridge and McCormick.  This parking lot can be accessed from McCormick Blvd.

Climate: A New Story

Women’s Exchange 630 Lincoln, Winnetka, IL, United States

A Women’s Exchange Program In this transformative program with Kathleen Skoller, we will view a series of short film clips to explore what it means to be human at this critical moment in time. There will be discussion from “Climate: A New Story”, journaling or art making prompts each week. We’ll reflect on the opportunities […]

$90

Incredible Bats!

Takiff Center 999 Green Bay Road, Glencoe, IL, United States

FREE! See live Egyptian fruit and African Straw-colored fruit bats.  Bats are considered  keystone species and a vital part of natural wildlife. They are essential pollinators, a natural pest control service that minimizes  insect borne diseases and are a key indicator of environmental health. The bats will also be accompanied by a descented skunk and […]

Climate: A New Story

Women’s Exchange 630 Lincoln, Winnetka, IL, United States

A Women’s Exchange Program In this transformative program with Kathleen Skoller, we will view a series of short film clips to explore what it means to be human at this critical moment in time. There will be discussion from “Climate: A New Story”, journaling or art making prompts each week. We’ll reflect on the opportunities […]

$90

Indoor Farmer’s Market

Evanston Ecology Center 2024 McCormick Blvd., Evanston, IL, United States

Saturdays, December 7 2019 –  April 25, 2020 Make your Saturday morning destination the Evanston Ecology Center Indoor  Farmers’ Market. Come support Midwest vendors selling your winter time favorites. Parking: Free parking is available in the lot at Bridge and McCormick.  This parking lot can be accessed from McCormick Blvd.