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Gardening Nude is an inspirational blog built by Shawna Coronado to encourage greening and community improvement. It's ideas and lessons are simple; improving health, lifestyle greening, and building community will enable readers to live well and hap
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Global Warming VS. Climate Change VS. Idiocy Start Taking Care of the Earth and Stop Your Whining and Gossiping!
Recently, there’s been a lot of debate related to the supposed hacker confiscation and internet broadcast of private atmospheric scientist’s documentation and correspondence. Apparently, in these documents, the scientists are discussing the po...
How To Winterize Rain Barrels For The Big Freeze
As the thermometer plummets in the northern states, it is time to close up gardens and winterize/weatherize garden tools and rain barrels. It is easy to do and a must for extending the life of your rain barrels as freezing water left inside a rai...
Stop Throwing Your Disgusting Cigarette Butts On The Ground Our Earth Is Not Your Ashtray and Taxpayers Are Paying For It!
Did you know that cigarette butt litter makes an impact economically and environmentally in your community? Daily, as I go about my business, I am constantly shocked by drivers who pitch their disgusting cigarette butts out of car windows and on t...
Pumpkin Seeds - How Halloween Can Teach Your Children About Nature
All summer long our family grew pumpkins; first we planted tiny plants in the soil – they flowered bright orange flowers as large as my hand. Green balls soon formed in the early summer and grew into larger pumpkins mid-summer. Finally, in Sept...
What Would Harry Do? Living Life Simply Can Make You As Happy As A Pug!
Today I challenge you to think more about spending time with your family community and living a simpler life. It is what Harry would do. Every morning my dog, Harry the Pug, wakes up with a positive wag in his tail. He is old now and has arthriti...
A Trip To Indiana in Fall Get Out In Nature For Better Health and More Energy
Can spending time in nature – you know – out in the dirt and weather - improve your health? According to growing scientific evidence on nature’s healing power – YES! Last weekend, my family’s journey to Indiana is testimony of that. Of cou...
Feeding the Hungry A Homemade Video On How You and Your Children Can Make A Difference For A Food Bank!
According to AmpleHarvest.org,”an estimated 100 billion pounds of food, enough to totally eliminate hunger, is thrown away annually in the United States.” Be shocked – and then make a difference for your community by stopping the waste. Regular...
College of Dupage Students Make A Difference With A Rain Garden
Educating the community on the benefits of having water conservation oriented gardens is critical to help the storm water system in the United States experience less stress. Students from one College of DuPage classroom in Illinois are working to hel...
College of Dupage Students Make A Difference With A Rain Garden
Educating the community on the benefits of having water conservation oriented gardens is critical to help the storm water system in the United States experience less stress. Students from one College of DuPage classroom in Illinois are working to ...
The Field Museum Teaching How Soil Connects The World In A Sustainable Way
Healthy soil is more than just dirt we clean off our shoes after gardening; it is a living ecosystem in itself, full of an amazing variety of creatures necessary for healthy plant development. One teaspoon of healthy soil contains as......
The Field Museum Teaching How Soil Connects The World In A Sustainable Way
Healthy soil is more than just dirt we clean off our shoes after gardening; it is a living ecosystem in itself, full of an amazing variety of creatures necessary for healthy plant development. One teaspoon of healthy soil contains as many as 5 b...
Make A Difference In Your Community Get Involved To Help Beautify It
There are many ways to enhance local community. Of course, you can be a one man show and help a neighbor on your own, but it is far more effective when you get together with a group of like minded......
Make A Difference In Your Community Get Involved To Help Beautify It
There are many ways to enhance local community. Of course, you can be a one man show and help a neighbor on your own, but it is far more effective when you get together with a group of like minded individuals – working as a team you can accompli...
Chicago Botanic Garden Plant Conservation Science Center Saving the Planet With Research and Conservation!
On the cover of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s (CBG) map and garden guide it says, “Plant Science Will Save The Planet.” After visiting The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, I agree that educating the public......
Chicago Botanic Garden Plant Conservation Science Center Saving the Planet With Research and Conservation!
On the cover of the Chicago Botanic Garden’s (CBG) map and garden guide it says, “Plant Science Will Save The Planet.” After visiting The Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Plant Conservation Science Center, I agree that educating the public on this ...
Support Healthy Living Have A Green Fair!
How do you live healthier? How do you learn more about living a green lifestyle and what that means? There’s so much information out there it can be quite confusing. My suggestion is to educate your community by getting awesome......
Project Peace and Grace Eric Vinsels Cross-Country Quest To Discover Spirituality and Kindness In Humanity Part 1
Where do you go to find spirituality and kindness in humanity? Church? Synagogue? Mosque? Family? Nature? Many seek this answer and SHOULD – because for individuals around the world, connecting to nature and to community is the difference between t...
Children Can Make A Difference and Help Their Community Case In Point The Llama Mama Saga
Jennifer Lund is one determined woman. For twelve years she has dreamed of having llamas on her property in Warrenville, Illinois. Jennifer is a skilled knit and fiber artist with no pets at home. Having llamas seemed an imaginative and......
A Salute To Fermilab Garden Club Businesses CAN Make A Difference For Food Pantrys and the Feeding of Americas Hungry
Family. Love. Friendship. These things define us, connecting us to the surrounding world and making our lives both enriched and worth living. When I met the Fermilab Garden Club this season, I imagined I would simply see gardens. Instead, I......
The Morton Arboretum On The Cutting Edge; Beer Bottle Glass Sustainable Paving
Once again The Morton Arboretum is on the cutting edge with sustainability; utilizing recycled glass as a path product. “Building paths from recycled beer bottles is another wonderful example of our progress towards a more sustainable experience fo...
Get Yo Green On Tuesday - Do Not Burn Your Leaves - Kick It New School - Dispose of Leaves the Green Way!
Fall is upon us and it is almost time to clean up some serious leafage. This is the time millions of Americans burn their leaves – the old school way as they have been doing it for generations. According to......
How 14 Days In The Yucatan Made Me Realize The Value of Planet Earth Part 4 Building Community
Sixty feet up the spectacular Mayan pyramid known as Nohoch Muul, wind buffets me and I cling to the rock desperately - trembling in the 100 degree heat – my heart pounding wildly. As I carefully climb up the steep......
Greening in Business - Ball Horticulture Teaching Employees How To Tend To Nature and Tend To Their Health With A Community Garden
Think about this – across the globe many businesses, churches, synagogues, mosques, and community centers are surround by a sea of an utterly useless plant – grass! What positive effect does acres of grass have for an organization? You cannot......
What a Three-Legged Dog Taught Me About Being A Part Of A Community
This weekend I went camping with my cousins in Indiana and met the most incredible dog ever. His name is Frankie and he’s a three-legged dog. My cousin, Sunday, owns him - he lost his leg in a horrid farm......
Building a Green Community and Making A Difference With Depression and Isolation Is It Help For The The Medical Crisis?
With over 307,042,234 habitants in the United States currently, it seems absolutely shocking that we are the largest consumer of anti-depressants in the world. As a nation, the power of isolationism, stress, and poor economy is working to pull indivi...
You Can Reduce Crime In Your Community By Going Green With Landscaping and Sharing Plants
Want to reduce crime and encourage greener living in your community? Share your plants and help others to landscape in your neighborhood. Research conducted by the University of Illinois Landscape and Human Health Laboratory team has been doing on th...
Buy Local Handmade Soaps and Make a Green and Clean Difference
Why buy local? Simple – it’s green. Studies on buying local show that locally-owned businesses generate a premium in economic impact to the community and our tax base. Locally owned business contributes less to urban sprawl, congestion, habitat l...
Plant A Row For the Hungry and Feed America Healthy Food You Can Make A Difference!
This year I wanted to truly make a difference for my community with the garden and encourage people to grow their own vegetables. Locally grown food is the freshest, plus growing your veggies organically ensures your family has a healthier......
Taste of Chicago - Why Are People Pigs? Stop Being Inconsiderate and Make a Difference For Your Community!
Above you see a photo of my oldest daughter at the Taste of Chicago ‘09. An event which draws millions of attendees and presents Chicago with an opportunity for a lot of positive financial revenue – a desperately needed commodity......
Buy Local: Be Green and Strengthen Your Community
Yesterday I went to the Warrenville, Illinois Farmer’s Market. It was a joy to see so many people I know and love buying wonderfully fresh foods and homemade products. Instead of the normal anonymous mall shopping that usually happens out......
