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The Possibilities of Amazing Native Plants

April 2, 2022April 4, 2022 Mike Nowak difference between native plants and nativars, gardening, hydrangeas and pollinators, Kelsay Shaw, native plants, Peggy Malecki, Possibility Place Nursery, reforestation problems, The Mike Nowak Show, the value of oak trees, Tristan Shaw

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The subject is native plants and the instructors are brothers Kelsay and Tristan Shaw, who, between them, have put in about 50 years’ work at Possibility Place Nursery in Monee, Illinois. On this show we talk about why natives are important and get some cold, hard truth from a couple of guys who aren’t afraid to call ’em as they see ’em.

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Smashing Pumpkins…Responsibly

October 24, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak African American Heritage Water Trail, Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards, Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, Kay McKeen, Kellogg School Garden Club, Openlands CEO Jerry Adelmann, Peggy Malecki, pumpkin smash, RENEW Conservation Corps Act, SCARCE, The Mike Nowak Show, UIC Nutrition Teaching Garden, University of Illinois Extension

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Kay McKeen from SCARCE and Amy DeLorenzo from Illinois Extension explain the importance of rescuing Halloween pumpkins from landfills. Jerry Adelmann of Openlands reports on environmental issues affecting our region. Mike and Peggy welcome a couple of winners from the Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards 60-Second Garden Video Challenge.

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Chicago’s War on Community Gardens

August 1, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, Chicago Department of Water Management, Chicago’s war on community gardens, community gardens and urban farms, eco-influencer, Illinois Farmers Market Association, National Farmers Market Week, Peggy Malecki, Plant Chicago, Sean Ruane, The Mike Nowak Show

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In Hour 2, we look at what we are calling the “Chicago’s War on Community Gardens.” Why in the world would the City spring new regulations on urban farms and community gardens that call for huge fees for accessing water? And then barely back off of those demands during the COVID pandemic? We’ll talk Sean Ruane, Executive Director of Advocates for Urban Agriculture, as well as representatives of a couple of community gardens. Hour 1 features a look at National Farmers Market Week with Janie Maxwell from the Illinois Farmers Market Association, Jonathan Pereira of Plant Chicago and Nebraska farmer Gary Fehr.

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Tomatomania II with KC and NC!

June 13, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Artisan Grain Collaborative, Chicago Region Food Fund, COVID-19 food chain, Craig LeHoullier, Dwarf Tomato Project, eco-influencer, Epic Tomatoes, Karen Lehman from Fresh Taste Chicago, KC Tomato, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show, tomato breeding

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KC Tomato and Craig LeHoullier return to the show to participate in Tomatomania II. If they can’t answer your tomato questions, nobody can. Karen Lehman from the Chicago Region Food System Fund says they are looking to provide grants to organizations that are responding to the immediate pandemic impacts on communities in Chicago and on food producers, processors, and distributors.

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January 14, 2018 – The Threat to Organics

January 13, 2018February 9, 2018 Mike Nowak Charlie Nardozzi, Chicago Flower and Garden Show, container gardening, environment, Francis Thicke, fresh food, gardening, green living, Illinois Farmers Market Association, NOSB, organic standards, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Janie Maxwell of the Illinois Farmers Market Association (ILFMA) talks winter farmers markets. Gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi talks containers, foodscapes and more. Former National Organic Standards Board member Francis Thicke explains why he thinks the organic label is at risk.

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2016-2017 Winter Farmers Markets Faith in Place Information from Faith in Place: Faith in Place sponsors indoor Winter Farmers Markets

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December 4, 2016 – Macro-recycling; Micro-universe

December 3, 2016February 24, 2017 Mike Nowak

On The Mike Nowak Show this week we try to connect the environmental dots–to see how the Future Energy Jobs Bill, which was passed by the Illinois General Assembly this week, ties in to contamination in Chicago’s recycling blue carts and the recently passed plastic bag fee in Chicago. Mel Nickerson from the Illinois Recycling Association and Melanie Eckner from the Chicago Sustainability Leaders Network join us to add some clarity to these issues. Then friend of the show Michele Hoffman Trotter explains why the microuniverse of our oceans holds the key to life on this planet and how she is creating a ninety-minute film to present this story to the world.

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November 20, 2016 – The Wilds of Chicago and of Chicago’s Farmers Markets

November 20, 2016 Mike Nowak

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Mike MacDonald talks about his 22 year journey to create a photo book about Chicago’s natural areas. Representatives of Plant

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November 20, 2016 – The Wilds of Chicago and of Chicago’s Farmers Markets

November 19, 2016November 23, 2016 Mike Nowak

Mike MacDonald has spent the past year teaching people through photography and prose that the Chicago area has a lot more spectacular nature than they ever imagined. He comes to the studio to talk about his book, My Journey into the Wilds of Chicago. Then Elizabeth Lyon, manager of the Plant Chicago Farmer’s Market, Alex Poltorak, founder of The Urban Canopy, and others discuss how difficult it can be to run a successful farmers market.

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Promoting Bioneers and Protecting Starved Rock

October 27, 2012 Mike Nowak Eco-Justice Collaborative, fracking, Great Lakes Bioneers Chicago, Illinois River Coordinating Council, Illinois Sierra Club, John Edel, Plant Chicago, Starved Rock State Park, sustainability

October 21, 2012 What are Bioneers and why are they coming to Chicago? Just when you thought you had seen

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