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2 Million Blossoms, Umpteen Million Seeds

January 16, 2021January 18, 2021 Mike Nowak 2 Million Blossoms, bees, Fruition Seeds, gardening during the pandemic, heirloom plants, open pollinated plants, Peggy Malecki, pollinators, Seed Savers Exchange, seed sharing, The Mike Nowak Show

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Roger Hartwell from Seed Savers Exchange and Petra Page-Mann of Fruition Seeds explain how there has been an explosion of gardening in the past year and why you might want to get your seed orders in early. Kirsten S. Traynor, PhD explains how, in an age of online publications, it’s still possible to create a quality quarterly print magazine–about pollinators!

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July 9, 2017 – Of Seeds, Monarchs and Kayaks

July 8, 2017July 18, 2017 Mike Nowak Allan Lawrance, environment, gardening, Lee Buttala, monarch butterly, Openlands, Paddle Illinois Water Trails, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Seed Savers Exchange, species diversity, The Mike Nowak Show

New executive director of Seed Savers Exchange Lee Buttala talks about the challenges of being the guardians of 25,000 varieties of seeds. Allen Lawrance from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum has monarch update for the 2017 season. Laura Barghusen from Openlands announces the launch of Paddle Illinois Water Trails for canoes and kayaks.

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Recoverable waste and edible treasures

April 8, 2012 Mike Nowak Carl Zimring, Chicago Recycling Coalition, Diane Ott Whealy, Dig In Chicago, Edible Treasures, Green Exchange, Green Metropolis Fair, Peterson Garden Project, Seed Savers Exchange

April 8, 2012 Two weeks to the premiere of Dig In® Chicago I’m trying to remember the last time I