Restoration:

Chicago Wilderness- chicagowilderness.org

The Habitat Project- habitatproject.org

McHenry County Conservation District – mccdistrict.org

Permaculture:

Midwest Permaculture – midwestpermaculture.com
The Permaculture Activist – permacultureactivist.net

Urban Permaculture Initiatives -

Rhythmic Water- rhythmicwater.com

Deep Ecology

An Introduction to Deep Ecology - morning-earth.org/deep-ecology

The Great Story - thegreatstory.org

Great Local Organizations:

McHenry County Transition - mchenrycountytransition.com

DePaul Institute for Nature and Culture - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=52472144336

Friends of Hack-ma-tack - hackmatacknwr.org - Join in the creation of a National Wildlife Refuge in McHenry County IL and Walworth County WI.

Angelic Organics Learning Center - learngrowconnect.org

The Dome Education and Gathering Center - thedomecenter.com

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County - conservemc.org

Environmental Defenders of McHenry County - mcdef.org

Drums Across America - drumsacrossamerica.org

Green Earth Farm - greenearthfarm.org

Natural Farm Stand - localharvest.org/farms/M13446

Salute Farm and Vineyard - salutefarm.com

Walkup Heritage Farm & Gardens - walkupheritagefarm.com

Red Buffalo Nursery - Native grasses, wildflowers, shrubs and trees - redbuffalonursery.com

FOOD PRESERVATION AND FERMENTATION

Home Canning Safety

http://www.aces.edu/dept/extcomm/specialty/food_safety.html

http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cook/blogs/eb124/20100711_3810.html

Fruit Jams and Preserves

http://www.pomonapectin.com/index.html

Plans for a solar food dryer

http://www.geopathfinder.com/9473.html

http://www.motherearthnews.com/Do-It-Yourself/2006-08-01/Build-a-Solar-Food-Dehydrator.aspx?page=4

Info on fermentation

http://sustainjefferson.org/files/Shivani%20Arjuna%20Fermentation%20Class.pdf

Kombucha

http://www.fungi.com/info/articles/blob.html

http://www.happyherbalist.com/kombucha_brewing_guide.htm

Kimchi

http://chetday.com/kimchirecipe.htm

Sauerkraut

http://www.wildfermentation.com/resources.php?page=sauerkraut

Cucumber Pickles

http://www.wildfermentation.com/resources.php?page=pickles

EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE RESOURCES

Opening Up: The Healing Power Of Expressing Emotions by James W. Pennebaker

http://www.joannamacy.net/theworkthatreconnects/

The Work thatReconnects