Articles & Education

Celebrating A Harvest of Good: Itasca Bank & Trust Co.’s 75th Anniversary
Aricema, an Itasca Bank & Trust Co. employee, volunteering at the Bensenville- Wood Dale Food Pantry In a time when our conservation work is getting done more and more at

Is It Spring Yet?
By Jackson Yow, Assistant Farm Manager “Hello, everyone! My name is Jackson, and I am entering my fourth season of farming at Green Earth and second as assistant farm manager. I

Welcome To Our New Trustees
We’re so pleased to have welcomed two new faces to our Board of Trustees!! It’s our pleasure to introduce Dr. Mimi Cowan and Alvin Gates, who joined our Board and

McDonald Farm Annual Plant Sale
Gardeners will delight in the many varieties of native plants, organic veggie and herb starts, rain barrels, organic compost, and more available at our annual plant sale! Plant kits will

How Healthy Soil Makes Healthy Plants and Ecosystems
Imagine a garden with few pests and weeds, lush plant growth, and soil that maintains its moisture. Of course, it is buzzing with bees and aflutter with butterflies too. Here’s

Live for Today, Plan for Tomorrow
by Russ Cerocke, Farm Manager Planning ain’t easy, that’s what they say; today’s plan is tomorrow’s memory. As one who works in agriculture, you might think my winters are

CBBEL Tree Planting Initiative Honors Milestone Years
Tree planting ceremony in the Village of Algonquin The suburban Chicago landscape is 75 trees richer, thanks to an initiative by Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. in honor of The

Announcing Our 2023 Conservation Award Winners
We’re so pleased to announce our 2023 Conservation Award winners!!! All of these individuals and organizations are doing extraordinary conservation work in our communities and it is our pleasure to

Artificial Intelligence and Conservation a View From the Other Side (This Post Was Generated Using ChatGPT*)
Image created by Steve Stawarz using DALL-E 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize conservation efforts by providing new tools for monitoring and protecting wildlife, identifying and

Electrifying DuPage County: Webinar Recording & Resources
Above Photo: Felix Kramer / Wikimedia More than 300 participants logged in to charge up for an eco-friendly 2023 at the virtual DuPage Environmental Summit held on Thursday, January 19th,

Winter Food
by Russ Cerocke, Farm Manager Since farms can’t grow food around here in the winter, how can we still eat locally? That’s easy, put food in your mouth, chew, swallow!

Conservation and the Metaverse
The Metaverse. To hear technology CEOs like Meta’s (previously known as Facebook) Mark Zuckerberg or Microsoft’s Satya Nadella talk about it, the metaverse is the future of the Internet. But