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It’s the Seed-i-est Time of the Year!

January 26, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak Chicago Botanic Garden, clean water, coal ash, Dynegy, Eco-Justice Collaborative, environment, fruits and vegetables, gardening, Lisa Hilgenberg, seed starting, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Vermilion River

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Lisa Hilgenberg, horticulturist for the Regenstein Fruit and Vegetable Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden, has seed choosing and seed starting tips. Lan and Pam Richart from Eco-Justice Collaborative follow up on efforts to protect the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River in Central Illinois from coal ash contamination.

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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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August 13, 2017 – Cultivating Resilience

August 12, 2017August 18, 2017 Mike Nowak Chicago Botanic Garden, Chris Beiser, fruits and vegetables, Lisa Hilgenberg, Peggy Malecki, permaculture, plant diseases, The Mike Nowak Show, The Resiliency Institute

Mike’s taking a couple of days off and Peggy Malecki sits in the pilot’s chair for today’s show. Lisa Hilgenberg, mega-horticulturist at the Chicago Botanic Garden, joins Peggy in-studio as they welcome Michelle Hickey of The Resiliency Institute to discuss using permaculture, growing food security projects and using community engagement to build resilient communities. Then Peggy and Lisa welcome Chicago Botanic Garden plant care specialist Chris Beiser for a lively discussion of late summer gardens, plant problems and yellow jacket wasps.