August 5, 2017 – Plastic Behavior
Jordan Park of Bring Your Bag Chicago returns to the show to talk about the success of the 7 cent fee on single-use plastic bags in Chicago.
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July 30, 2017 – Snipping and Spraying
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Dan Kosta answers gardening questions and promotes the Prairie State Bonsai Society annual event. Ruth Kerzee from the Midwest Pesticide
Read MoreJuly 29, 2017 – Fun with Foliage
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Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz, authors of Gardening with Foliage First, explain to Mike and Peggy how to design a
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July 30, 2017 – Snipping and Spraying
Dan Kosta answers gardening questions and promotes the Prairie State Bonsai Society annual event. Ruth Kerzee from the Midwest Pesticide Action Center and Laura McGowan from Clarke talk about the complexities of controlling mosquitoes in the Chicago area.
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July 29, 2017 – Fun with Foliage
Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz, authors of Gardening with Foliage First, explain to Mike and Peggy how to design a beautiful garden while almost making blooms an afterthought. As always, meteorologist Rick DiMaio reports on climate and weather.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2017 – Soil Sisters, Ocean’s Daughter
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Farmers Lisa Kivirist and Alison Parker preview Soil Sisters and In Her Boots events. Michele Hoffman previews her trip to
Read MoreJuly 22, 2017 – The Chef and the Meteorologist
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Chef Paul Virant previews the 10th Annual Peak Harvest Farm Dinner presented by Angelic Organics Learning Center. Rick DiMaio returns
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July 23, 2017 – Soil Sisters, Ocean’s Daughter
Farmers Lisa Kivirist and Alison Parker preview coming Soil Sisters and In Her Boots events. Scientist, educator and filmmaker Michele Hoffman previews her trip to Florida to research plankton and the affects of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. Elaine Coorens explains a coming deal for new land use in the North Branch Industrial Corridor in Chicago.
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July 22, 2017 – The Chef and the Meteorologist
Renowned Chef Paul Virant previews the 10th Annual Peak Harvest Farm Dinner presented by Angelic Organics Learning Center this Thursday, featuring Mike Nowak as auctioneer for the evening. Rick DiMaio returns from and educational trip to Iceland to study climate change.
Read MoreJuly 16, 2017 – Floating Gardens, Trash Talking Professors
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Urban Rivers has an idea for bring floating nature to the Chicago River; Carl Zimring and Kris Kaar explain the
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