2013 Little Lake County Green Lifestyle Guide

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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.

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Green Family

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Green Body

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Green Shopping

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Green Home and Garden

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Green Health

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Green Eats

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About the Editors

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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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Cheap 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

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 Green Kids Resale 833 E. Rollins Rd, Round Lake Beach , IL (847) 986-6232

Limit one coupon per customer per day. Not to be used in conjunction with any other sale or offer.

Expires: 12-31-13

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.

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www.deerfieldparks.org (847) 945-0650 info@deerfieldparks.org

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!

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Woodland Park Rain Harvesting System 

First building in Chicagoland to use rainwater to flush toilets.

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Permeable paved parking area

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Rain garden and native planting

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High efficiency lighting

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Savannah restoration—future plan

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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 | midwife@yourbirth.com 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.

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A green play space and café for kids and parents!

Daily Open Play | Special Events | Birthday Parties

Specializing in first birthdays!

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 kidfriendly 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 nontoxic 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 ecofriendly 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 allow 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 New Guests ONLY

Ashley Alwin Hair and Nail Salon, Grayslake Call for an appointment: (847) 223-1100

No synthetic dyes, fragrances, preservatives or filler ingredi-

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 | loriann@soap-of-the-earth.com

Find us on Facebook for latest promotions, products and events.

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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.

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 lowammonia and ammonia-free.

330 Peterson Rd., Libertyville (847) 816-7444 | artandnaturesalon@att.net www.artandnaturesalon.com

Complimentary brow with your next service of $25 or more—One coupon per guest per visit.

25% off One retail item One coupon per guest per visit. —

330 Peterson Rd., Libertyville

330 Peterson Rd., Libertyville

Call for an appointment: (847) 816-7444 www.artandnaturesalon.com

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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Health and environmental stewards investing in conscious consumerism and corporate responsibility 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!

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 | gina.wolf78@yahoo.com 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 | info@majesticcleaners.com 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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Childbirth the Way Nature Intended is a full-scope midwifery practice providing licensed home birth, holistic wellwoman 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 midwives (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 reimbursement for doula services.

(847) 816-4640 | www.yourbirth.com | midwife@yourbirth.com 133 E. Sunnyside Ave., Libertyville

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Growing together in body and mind!

Wellness programs: 

massage therapy

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Zumba fitness

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yoga

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YogaKids

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Feldenkrais

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support groups

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Kyukido martial arts

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advance skincare

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occupational therapy

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physical therapy

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speech therapy

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counseling

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summer camps

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reading, feeding, handwriting and social skills groups

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Dr. Reena Jacob Chiropractic Physician

Chiropractic Care | Massage | Myofascial Release 1244 American Way, Libertyville (847) 549-9595

Where serenity becomes reality for the mind, body and Ssul .

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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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Radical Root Farm www.radicalrootfarm.com | radicalrootfarm@gmail.com

(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

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.

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 (847) 970-9235 www.mundelein.org/farmers_market/

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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

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.

Drink Coffee! Be Happy!

ALL SEASONS ORCHARD 14510 IL Rt. 176, Woodstock www.allseasonsorchard.com

(815) 338-5637

About an hour drive from the Chicago metropolitan area, All Seasons Apple Orchard is an apple orchard located 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.

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Photography, Design and Layout 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.

Editing 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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