The Key(stone) to your Garden
With this amazing spring weather, our thoughts turn to gardening! You can make your backyard an ecological powerhouse with just a few strategic plant choices.
Compost Curious? Let's Get Scrappy!
Are you scrappy? Maybe it is time to start separating your food scraps and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by taking advantage of Glen Ellyn's curb side compost service (for Groot customers).
All about our Springfield Trip
Even though next week is Spring Break, I am still reflecting on the fantastic "advocacy-cation" (is this a word??) to Springfield that I took with nearly a dozen other Go Greenies last week.
Village Candidates Tell All! (about their views on sustainability that is!)
2025 Municipal Election
Go Green GE asks Village Candidates for President and Trustee their views on sustainability in Glen Ellyn!
Feel Good Green News
Need a boost of feel-good dopamine? This week marked a couple of exciting green firsts!
GG Movie Night at the MAC
Let's meet this week and take in a movie! We have been excited to see Xtrillion and the MAC at COD is offering FREE screenings!
It's Restaurant Week in GE: Let's Green it Up!
The Downtown Alliance and the Glen Ellyn Chamber are working to save us from the February Doldrums with Restaurant Week! Starting TODAY, you will be able to enjoy unique prix fixe menus, chef specials or take advantage of a restaurant promotion. Learn how to make your GE culinary quest a bit more sustainable!
Green Valentines and Sustainable Treats
Love is a many splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love. If all we need is love, then why is February and this month associated with so much waste?!
Darker Skies in Glen Ellyn
You might have heard there is a rare planetary alignment happening in our night skies!
Celebrate the Winter Solstice
There are so many things we are celebrating this time of year that require us to shop, cook, travel, dress up, etc. This week, take a breath and celebrate the return of light after the longest night of the year -- the winter solstice. It's a great time to take a walk, connect with nature, and let the stress of the holiday season dissipate. We have asked Andrea Laszlo, Forest Bathing Guide and GE resident, to step in this week to teach us a little bit about the winter solstice.
Holiday Recycling Guide
It's go time for the holidays! During the Thanksgiving to New Year's season Americans throw away 25% more trash than at any other time period. It's a consumption-focused time of the year for sure! So here's a handy guide for holiday recycling as we head toward the New Year!
10 Ways to Green Up Your Holiday Shopping
The holiday season is a time of joy, celebration, and... shopping! We are all for spreading cheer, supporting the local economy AND making green choices, so we've come up with ten ways to make holiday gift-giving more sustainable this year.