gardening, the environment, green living and a lot of humor

Green activist Kathleen Haerr previews suburban Elgin's Mindful Mouthfuls: Back to Nature Food Day Fair and Tasting on the weekend before Food Day, October 24. Erik Grossnickle, co-chair of the Public Way Committee for the Greater North Michigan Avenue Association, talks about the 2011 Beautification Awards for the Magnificent Mile's landscapes. Author Alissa Hamilton explains why her book Squeezed: What You Don't Know About Orange Juice is still making news two years after it was first released.