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Make Earth Day Count

April 21, 2018March 26, 2022 Mike Nowak Alderman Michele Smith, Emily Murphy, endangered species, environment, gardening, green living, Illinois Environmental Council, North Branch Industrial Corridor, organic gardening, Pass the Pistil, Scott Waguespack, The Mike Nowak Show

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Emily Murphy talks about her book Grow What You Love, Chicago Aldermen Michele Smith and Scott Waguespack explain why they want to create a 24-acre park in the North Branch Industrial Corridor, and Jennifer Walling from the IEC reports on a bill that would weaken the state’s Endangered Species Protection Board.

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April 15, 2018 – Science is for Citizens, Too

April 14, 2018April 19, 2018 Mike Nowak butterflies, Cam Davis, Doug Taron, energy efficiency, environment, gardening, green living, MWRD, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, stormwater, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Yellow Brick Properites

Cheryl Julcher from Yellow Brick Properties is a realtor who uses sustainability as a selling point. Cam Davis just garnered 15,000 write-in votes for an MWRD seat in the Illinois primary. But will he be seated? Butterfly expert Doug Taron celebrates 30 years of the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network, and has a monarch update.

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April 8, 2018 – Anticipation…

April 7, 2018April 14, 2018 Mike Nowak Chicago Botanic Garden, Conserve Lake County, environment, fruits and vegetables, gardening, green living, LaManda Joy, Lisa Hilgenberg, Openlands, organic plant sale, Peterson Garden Project, The Mike Nowak Show

LaManda Joy from Peterson Garden Project promotes their annual Organic Edible Plant Sale. Sarah Surroz of Conserve Lake County talks about their new partnership with Openlands. The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Lisa Hilgenberg answers spring veggie gardening questions.

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Seeds As Art, Seeds As Medium

March 31, 2018April 20, 2019 Mike Nowak animal welfare, environment, gardening, Good Food EXPO, green living, horse-drawn carriages, nature art, organics, Seed Museums, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, young farmers

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Artist Shilin Hora describes her “Seed Museum works.” 2018 Beginning Farmer of the Year Yoram Shanan of Sandbox Organics talks about the new wave of farmers. Jodie Wiederkehr of Chicago Alliance for Animals (CAA) explains why she wants to put horse-drawn carriages out of business in Chicago.

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March 25, 2018 – Microcosm Rides Again!

March 24, 2018April 1, 2018 Mike Nowak Crate Free Illinois, environment, gardening, gestation crates, Go Green Oak Park, Macy's State Street, Michele Hoffman, Microcosm, pesticide preemption laws, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Trader Joes

Mike and Peggy preview the 2018 Macy’s Flower Show, discuss how Go Green Oak Park is waging a battle against unnecessary pesticide use, talk to Michele Hoffman at the Science Desk about her upcoming voyage to Alaska to shoot more footage for the film Microcosm and how you can participate, and examine a victory for Crate Free Illinois in the fight against animal cruelty.

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March 18, 2018 – Live from the 2018 Chicago Flower & Garden Show!

March 17, 2018April 1, 2018 Mike Nowak butterflies, Chicago Flower and Garden Show, Chris VanCleave, environment, gardening, green living, Natural Garden Natives, Purple Cow Organics, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, The Rose Kings, William Moss, Wyld Creek Water Gardens

Mike and Peggy broadcast live from the 2018 Chicago Flower & Garden Show. They talk to show president Tony Abruscato, The Rose Kings Chris VanCleave and Brian Puckett, Sandy Syburg from Purple Cow Organics, William Moss the Garden Boss, and Janie Grillo aka Butterfly Jane.

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March 11, 2018 – Healthy Water, Soils, Lands and Laws

March 10, 2018March 22, 2018 Mike Nowak Chicago Flower and Garden Show, David Montgomery, environment, gardening, Good Food EXPO, green living, Jerry Adelmann, Melinda Myers, natural areas, Openlands, regenerative agriculture, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Horticulturist Melinda Myers previews her appearance at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show. Openlands president and CEO Jerry Adelmann explains how one our most important environmental laws is at risk and how you can protect it. David R. Montgomery has a plan to regenerate our soils and he will be speaking at the Good Food EXPO.

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March 4, 2018 – On the Road Again

March 4, 2018March 22, 2018 Mike Nowak Beth Vercolio-Osmund, Cam Davis, Congress, environment, gardening, Good Food EXPO, green living, Jim Slama, MWRD, sustainability, TerraCycle, The Mike Nowak Show, Tom Szaky

Mike and Peggy are on the road at the Greater Chicago Home + Remodeling Show in Schaumburg with show packed with guests–Jim Slama from the Good Food EXPO; Cam Davis, who is running as a write-in candidate for the MWRD; Kenneth Gallt of Foliage Design Systems of Chicago; genius recycler Tom Szaky from TerraCycle; and 16th Congressional District candidate Beth Vercolio-Osmund.

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February 25, 2018 – Celebrating Our One Earth

February 24, 2018February 28, 2018 Mike Nowak Chanda Chevannes, environment, gardening, indoor plants, Jim Nienhuis, Linda Booker, MCC Bioneers Series, One Earth Film Festival, plastic straws, Sandra Steingraber, sustainability, The Houseplant Guru, The Mike Nowak Show

Jim Nienhuis talks about the evolution of vegetables, his work helping women entrepreneurs in Central America, and his talk for the 2018 Great Lakes Bioneers McHenry County Speaker Series. Lisa Eldred Steinkopf has written House Plants: The Complete Guide. Mike and Peggy interview a couple of directors featured in the One Earth Film Festival, opening this week.

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February 18, 2018 – Being Christy

February 17, 2018February 24, 2018 Mike Nowak Adam Federman, Chicago Flower and Garden Show, Christy Webber, Department of the Interior, environment, fossil fuels, gardening, green living, immigration reform, landscaping, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

The inimitable Christy Webber returns to talk horticulture, business and the Chicago Flower & Garden Show. Adam Federman from The Nation Magazine returns to report on the latest threats to what we thought were protected U.S. natural lands.