"Mother Earth Twirls Her Skirt"
Conservation At Home


Presented by
The Conservation Foundation
www.theconservationfoundation.org

Designed and Coordinated by
Kathleen Haerr, Local Green Connect
www.weflourish.weebly.com
contact at 847.909.5142

Our Gracious Collaborators & Sponsors

Native Plants (Commercial Grower)
JFNew Native Plant Nursery

Garden Walls
Lannon Stone Walls (Limestone locally from Michigan)
Brickman Group

Permeable Pavers
Unilock
Paveloc

Design Sponsor
Environmental Services
Veolia Environmental Services

Building of Kitchen Facade
Chicagoland's Premier Green Builder
Weiss Builders

Tomato Plants
University of Illinois, Agriculture Department
Dan Anderson and Intern: Heidy Vallez
email Heidy at info@localgreenconnect.com

Additional Native Plants
Sebert Landscaping

Chicken Coops
EZ-Clean Chicken Coops

Bee Condo
Bee Keeping for Honey and Meadery
Wild Blossom Meadery

Geothermal Heating and Air Conditioning
Advanced Geothermal

Light Pole with wind and solar power
Wind Turbine
AVA Power Inc

Natural Clay Finish on walls
Chicago Natural Building Meet Up Group
www.meetup.com/naturalbuilding-4/

Solar Power on Roof
Solergy

Loui Saves the Earth Children's Book
Recycle Me

Aquaponic gardening and raising fish
Aquaranch Industries

Recycled outdoor furniture
EPS Perennial Park Products

Worm Compost Bins
Urban Worm Girl

A public Facility for education
The Morton Arboretum

Recycled Granite Back splash
Recycled Granite

Hand made stepping stones and ground birdbath
BathsAndPaths@comcast.net

Green Kitchen Cabinetry and Sink
The Green Depot
greendepot.com

Green Growing Pouches
Roof Top Greenworks
rooftopgreenworks.com

Growing Pouches over sink on interior walls
Also students made birdhouses, small table and stool

Repkin Biosystems (Living Wall)  
repkinbiosystems.com

Biotiles with veggies on exterior walls
Sage Botanic Media (Hydroponic)
sagebotanicmedia.com

Raptors, Owls and Hawk Exhibit
Illinois Region Raptor Center
tnirc.org

Living roof tower system with sunflower sprouts and wheat grass
The Urban Canopy (Living Roof)
theurbancanopy.org


Permeable Concrete Bird bath and frog sculpture
Ozinga Permeable Concrete
http://www.ozingagreenbuilding.com/



Many thanks to each of our 2012 collaborators!

Without each and everyone of you this project would not be possible.

We are very proud of the commitment each of you have to the environment, Conservation at Home
and creating sustainable living and gardening spaces to protect and preserve our earth and natural resources.


"Mother Earth Twirls Her Skirt" A Conservation at Home Display
Presented by: The Conservation Foundation
www.theconservationfoundation.org
Garden Designer/Coordinator,  Kathleen Haerr of Local Green Connect
For design or collaborative assistance please call Kathleen at 847.909.5142
or email at
kathleen@localgreenconnect.com
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