Green Earth Institute

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Green Earth Institute is here today because of a fortuitous confluence of opportunities and interested people. First, we should recognize Mrs. Lenore McDonald, the stubborn farm owner on the south side of Naperville who in the face of suburban development on all sides declared that her land would remain in agriculture. It's been a few years since she passed away, but her generosity in donating her 60-acre farm to The Conservation Foundation, with a conservation easement stipulation, provides an immeasurable gift to all who come in contact with the farm. Secondly, we should salute The Conservation Foundation, a local not-for-profit land and watershed protection organization, for its stewardship of the McDonald gift and its 32+ years of working in the western suburbs of Chicago to enhance the quality of life by preserving open space, protecting natural lands, and improving rivers and watersheds. The Green Earth Institute leases the tillable land at the McDonald Farm from the Conservation Foundation, and we benefit from a close working relationship with the foundation's staff. Ever since we started the organic farming operation, there has been an outpouring of interest and help which has been key to making the farm successful. The call of nature is strong, and given the opportunity to work in the soil and be involved in growing one's own food, many people from near and far have responded, and enjoyed it, and come back again and again. ...

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