2013 little lake county green lifestyle guide
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A guide to green and eco-friendly business in Lake County, IL. In it you will find information, contacts and coupons for everything from cloth diapers and laundry services to natural lawn care and organic meat and produce. Thank you for supporting local businesses who are doing their part to make our local community a little bit greener and a whole lot healthier. Enjoy this year’s guide and be sure to tell the businesses you heard about them here!TRANSCRIPT
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It’s no longer a question of why it’s important to seek out sustainable, organic or environmentally friendly
products and services; as we seek to live healthier, more sustainable lifestyles, the questions turn from why to
where.
Where do I find non-toxic nail polish? Where do I buy grass-fed beef? Where do I take my family when I’m seeking
holistic medicine?
The Little Lake County Green Guide bridges the gap between health-conscious families and health-centric
businesses and services.
Additionally, the businesses listed in the Spring 2013 Green Guide have also included coupons; be sure to print out
only the coupons you intend to use and conserve while you save some green.
Thank you for supporting local businesses who take seriously the call to healthy living; by giving these businesses
our patronage we not only help our local economy and our own families, but we also increase the health of our
greater local community.
Be well. Be healthy. Be green.
Melissa & Hyacynth
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Green Family 4
Green Body 10
Green Shopping 14
Green Home and Garden 16
Green Health 22
Green Eats 28
About the Editors 33
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Raising little ones with as little toxin exposure as possible isn't just possible in Lake
County; it's also enjoyable! A smattering of small businesses offer everything from
cloth diapers to all-natural teething toys, non-toxic finger paints and organic cotton
clothing just to name a few things.
When you're ready to take to the suburban streets, have fun exploring the
outdoors, learning how to farm or teaching kids about conservation through fun
exhibits and hands-on activities at local farms, preserves and park districts. And
when you need a break and kids need to burn some steam, Lake County even
features kid-friendly play spaces and cafes that focus on eco-friendly building and
cleaning methods and/or healthy and sustainable food options.
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Businesses
Cheap and Green Baby…………………….…..6
Green Kids Resale…….…………………………..6
Deerfield Park District…………………….…….7
Childbirth the Way Nature Intended…….8
Max and Jack’s Room…………………………..8
All Seasons Orchard …………………………….9
Nibbles Play Café…………………………….……9
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Green Kids Resale 833 E. Rollins Rd., Round Lake Beach, IL
(SE corner of Rt. 83 & Rollins Rd. near Garden Fresh Market)
(847) 986-6232
www.greenkidsresale-il.com
Store Hours: Mon.—Fri. 9:00 a.m.—8:00 p.m. Sat. and Sun. 10:00 a.m. — 5:00 p.m.
20% OFF One item
Expires: 12-31-13
Limit one coupon per customer per day. Not to be used
in conjunction with any other sale or offer.
833 E. Rollins Rd, Round Lake Beach , IL
(847) 986-6232
Green Kids Resale
The goal of Green Kids Resale is to
have a positive impact on local
families and schools. We do that by
providing a convenient option for
families to turn gently used items
that are no longer needed into cash. We then help meet new needs of growing
families by offering items at a fraction of the price of new. In our store, you will find
clothing size 0-16, shoes, toys, books, movies, games, baby gear, maternity clothing
and more. We also carry new items including Melissa & Doug crafts, games and toys
and Abby’s Accents hair accessories. A percentage of profits is donated to local
school districts. Teachers, foster families and military personnel get a 10% discount.
Cheap and Green BabyCheap and Green Baby
Modern Resizable Pocket Cloth Diapers
These diapers grow
with your baby.
Choose from all
different patterns. We
are a cloth-diapering
family happy to share
our discovery on
staying economically
and environmentally
healthy. We include
FREE shipping.
www.cheapandgreenbaby.com
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Woodland Park Rain Harvesting System
First building in Chicagoland to use
rainwater to flush toilets.
Permeable paved parking area
Rain garden and native planting
High efficiency lighting
Savannah restoration—future plan
Deerfield Park District offers parks, open space and
amenities including playgrounds, shelters, athletic
fields, natural area, swimming pools, golf course and a
fitness center. Facilities are available for parties, picnics,
tournaments, rentals and more! Take time for outdoor
recreation and leisure, health, wellness and fitness
opportunities in the Deerfield Community!
www.deerfieldparks.org (847) 945-0650
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Cloth diapers, cloth diapering accessories,
wooden toys, hazelwood and amber
necklaces and more!
We have a Customer Rewards program and cloth
diaper rentals and trials.
www.maxandjacksroom.com
Find us on Facebook!
Orders more than $15 ship free!
Childbirth the Way Nature Intended, Inc.
133 E. Sunnyside Ave, Libertyville
(847) 816-4640 | [email protected]
www.yourbirth.com
Childbirth the Way Nature Intended is a full-scope
midwifery practice providing licensed home birth,
holistic well-woman care, doula services and
childbirth education.
See our full ad on Page 23
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A green play space and café for kids and parents!
Specializing in first birthdays!
Daily Open Play | Special Events | Birthday Parties
Nibbles’ Play Cafe 13 Huntington Ln., Wheeling, IL | (847) 229-0400
www.nibblesplaycafe.com
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 8:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m. Admission: $7.50 per child $3.75 for siblings
Nibbles’ indoor play areas are designed to keep young children busy by using their imaginations. Our kid-friendly restaurant
and kids' play place makes our space the perfect place for children to play while caregivers enjoy some adult time. Our kid-
friendly cafe offers a variety of food, specialty coffees and teas and is happy to take special requests to meet vegan/
vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-fee lifestyles. Nibbles' does not serve items made with tree nuts. Nibbles’ features non-
toxic surfaces, green cleaning methods and limited amounts of disposable products while recycling and reusing as much as
possible.
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From all-natural hair coloring to manicures
featuring non-toxic nail color, these eco-
friendly salons and spas are concerned about
beauty in the context of being green while
helping coif a red-hot look.
Homemade soap and beauty companies al-
low you to keep up your new look at home.
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Businesses
Ashley Alwin…………………...….12
Soap of the Earth…………….....12
Art & Nature Eco Salon………..13
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Ashley Alwin Hair & Nail Salon
250 Center St., Grayslake 60030
(847) 223-1100 | www.ashleyalwin.com
An affordable, eco-friendly, express spa located in historic downtown
Grayslake. Voted Daily Herald Readers' Choice for Best Salon 2012.
50% OFF Your FIRST Hair or Nail Service
Ashley Alwin Hair and Nail Salon, Grayslake Call for an appointment: (847) 223-1100
New Guests ONLY
Natural soaps | Aromatic waters | Herbal body care products
Handmade in our southern Wisconsin farm house.
Find us at these great Farmers Markets:
Grayslake, Woodstock, Cary & Rockford City Market
www.soap-of-the-earth.com
(608) 359-1015 | [email protected]
Find us on Facebook for latest promotions, products
and events.
No synthetic dyes, fragrances, preservatives or filler ingredi-
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Be the first to experience Libertyville's first and only eco-friendly, full-service salon and spa. At Art
& Nature Eco Salon we take pride in providing you the style you want while taking care of the
environment and your health by using products that are earth-and-eco-friendly. Our philosophy is
that you shouldn't have to sacrifice quality to be eco-conscious and beautiful.
330 Peterson Rd., Libertyville (847) 816-7444 | [email protected]
www.artandnaturesalon.com
Our salon supports local artisans whose work we feature throughout the salon.
We carry Davines and Onesta, hair care lines that are 98 percent vegan and free of
parabens ,sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, DEA, TEA, colors, dyes,
animal ingredients and animal testing. Our Davines hair color is now available in low-
ammonia and ammonia-free.
Complimentary brow with your next service of $25 or
more—One coupon per guest per visit. 330 Peterson Rd., Libertyville
Call for an appointment: (847) 816-7444
www.artandnaturesalon.com
25% off One retail item—One coupon per guest per visit.
330 Peterson Rd., Libertyville
Call for an appointment: (847) 816-7444
www.artandnaturesalon.com
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Stores and boutiques offering the finest in
recycled, up-cycled and organic clothing,
accessories and gift items are growing in
demand.
Businesses
Northerly Outfitters…….15
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Businesses
Natural Lawn of America……………………...18
Eco Options LTD…………………………………...19
Norwex………………………………………………...19
Royal Majestic Cleaners……………………20-21
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Green by nature and green by care, help your home garden be as healthy
and lush as possible by shopping native-plant nurseries and organic or
eco-friendly gardening, lawn services and/or garden suppliers.
This section also details products and businesses to help you keep a
clean, green home on the inside as well.
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Become a member and be assured you are purchasing the highest-quality products from the most responsible companies at average savings of 15-30 percent!
Check out our website at www.ecooptionsltd.com
and start saving today!
Health and environmental stewards investing in conscious consumerism and
corporate responsibility
With the Norwex microfiber system, you don't
breathe, touch or ingest household cleaning
chemicals; you simply utilize water and create a
cleaner, healthier indoor environment.
Gina Wolf Independent Sales Consultant
(847) 606-2393 | [email protected]
www.ginawolf.norwex.biz
Mention this ad and receive 20 percent off your first order!
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Royal Majestic Dry Cleaners and Laundry
1355 Wilhelm Rd., Mundelein (847) 362-3595 | [email protected]
www.royal-delivers.com
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With more of us turning toward alternative medicine, doctors and other medical
professionals focusing on whole-body health and alternative-treatment options are
sprouting up slowly across Lake County. These holistic practitioners focus on health
and turning the body from disease naturally.
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Businesses
JBS Wellness…………………………………….24
Child Birth the Way Nature Intended..25
The Therapy Tree……………………………...26
Dr. Reena Jacob……………..………………...27
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(847) 816-4640 | www.yourbirth.com | [email protected]
133 E. Sunnyside Ave., Libertyville
Childbirth the Way Nature Intended is a full-scope midwifery practice providing licensed home birth, holistic well-woman care, doula services and childbirth education. We provide monitrice doula services at most hospitals in the Chicago area and southeast Wisconsin. Our doulas are all licensed nurses, licensed certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and/or certified professional mid-wives (CPMs). Our doula services include two pre-natal visits, full birthing care from home until the baby is breastfeeding and one post-natal visit at home. The home birth coverage area includes northeast Illinois and southeast Wisconsin.
Do you have insurance? Because our company is run by a licensed CNM, we are able to bill to insurance. We use a professional billing service to submit claims and we have been successful at getting partial or even full reimburse-ment for doula services.
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Growing together in body and mind!
Wellness programs:Wellness programs:
massage therapy
Zumba fitness
yoga
YogaKids
Feldenkrais
support groups
Kyukido martial arts
advance skincare
Therapy programsTherapy programs::
occupational therapy
physical therapy
speech therapy
counseling
summer camps
reading, feeding, handwriting and social skills groups
89 Cedar Ave., Lake Villa (847) 265-7300
www.thetherapytree.org
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Where serenity becomes reality for the mind, body and Ssul .
Dr. Reena Jacob
Chiropractic Physician
Chiropractic Care | Massage | Myofascial Release
1244 American Way, Libertyville
(847) 549-9595
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Farm-fresh fruits and vegetables alongside locally raised and organic meats
make meals fresh, delicious and green {sometimes in more than one
way!}. Teach your children where their food comes from while picking your own
farm-fresh treats and supporting the farmers who care for the land and animals
in our community.
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Businesses
Arnolds Farm….………………………...…………30
Mundelein Farmers Market…………………..30
Radical Root Farm.………………………………..30
Whole Foods Market– Deerfield.……………31
All Seasons Orchard……………………………….33
Julie’s Coffee………………………………………….33
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(847) 970-9235
www.mundelein.org/farmers_market/
Egg shares from our organic, pastured chickens!
Fridays
3:00 — 7:00 p.m.
June 14 through October 11 (no market July 5)
Located in the parking lot on the southwest corner of Seymour Ave. and Park St. in
downtown Mundelein
We are a small-scale, family-run, certified organic CSA vegetable
farm! We grow nutrient-dense vegetables and herbs in rich soil,
paying special attention to ecological growing, bettering the earth,
and feeding bodies the healthiest food possible. Our CSA boxes are
loaded with fresh-picked vegetables that will give you and your
family the nutrition you need, along with recipes and cooking
tips. We offer weekly boxes of our harvest's best for spring,
summer and fall.
Radical Root Farm www.radicalrootfarm.com | [email protected]
(815) 830-6653 BEEF - PORK - LAMB - CHICKEN - TURKEY
Grass and grain finished with no chemicals, antibiotics,
hormones, or animal byproducts. Whole animals, sides,
quantity packages and individual cuts.
Visit the farm in Elizabeth, IL, have it delivered or visit
us at the Mundelein Farmers Market.
www.arnoldsfarm.com
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About an hour drive from the Chicago metropolitan area, All Seasons Apple Orchard is an apple orchard locat-
ed in Woodstock. We offer more than 11,000 u-pick apple trees and 12 varieties of apples. We also have a pick
-your-own-pumpkin patch (pumpkin picking), with six different varieties of pumpkins for your decorating and
baking needs. Starting Labor Day Weekend, explore our 12-acre corn maze with three miles of pathways and
lookout bridge. Spend time in our petting zoo, farm market or Country Kitchen, which offers seasonal favorites
like apple cider donuts, apple cider, caramel apples, raw honey and much more.
ALL SEASONS ORCHARD
14510 IL Rt. 176, Woodstock
www.allseasonsorchard.com
(815) 338-5637
See our ad on Page 8
Julie’s Coffee 216 N. Milwaukee Ave. Ste. 1, Lake Villa
(224) 372-7341 www.juliescoffeeshop.com
Organic Coffee
Teas
Smoothies
Frozen blended coffees
Pastries
Gluten-free foods
Drink Coffee! Be Happy!
Radical Root Farm for being named
Beginning Farmer of the Year
by the Angelic Organics Learning Center and the Upper Midwest Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training.
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A journalist by nature and profession, Hyacynth has been on special assignment from the Great Editor and Chief covering the foreign land of motherhood for five years. While she admittedly enjoy covering bare baby bottoms with diapers, she does, from time to time, miss covering chair-throwing, name-calling town hall meetings during her newspaper reporter days. But those moments of day-dreaming bliss are often burst by a toddler's tantrum, which, ironically enough, does include pee-wee chair throwing and name calling.
Hyacynth writes about faith, marriage, healthy living and grief and loss in motherhood at Undercover Mother. She is wife to very a tolerant, patient man, John, who had no idea what he was getting himself into when her married her shortly after returning from a study abroad trip to Egypt when they were both 22. John and Hyacynth began their journey in green, organic, sustainable living when Hyacynth became pregnant with their oldest son. They garden, support local farmers, cook slow food and have
dreams to someday live off the land with a little assistance from their two dirt-happy sons. As a researcher and skeptic, Hyacynth devours articles, studies and books on health, wellness and nutrition, but her first-hand health experiences with her own body, family members and clients have most dramatically persuaded the Worth family that a whole foods diet and sustainable, natural lifestyle with lots of laughter is the best medicine … and the way to really live well.
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Melissa is mom to four kids and two angels. She once lived in heels and dreamed of traveling the world, now she lives in her minivan and dreams of a clean kitchen. Melissa left a career in health-care to tend to scraped knees and snotty noses and finds it just as gross but more rewarding. Melissa shares all the sticky bits of
life with a house full of kids daily at Peanut Butter in my Hair. She left the city for the
suburbs and frequently finds herself lost. She created Little Lake County to help parents find out what’s going on and where to go, but she still can’t find the peanut butter at her super-sized Target.
Melissa is passionate about “little,” whether that be little people and entertaining them or small businesses and supporting them. She wants to help the parents of Lake County realize the wealth of resources they have right in their backyard. Through Little Lake County’s Mompreuner Monday’s, 12 Shops of Christmas and Green Lifestyle Guide, she connects people to the businesses
in Lake County that they are looking for.
Photography, Design and Layout
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