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Landscaper David Pearling tells you how to plan a simple, effective garden design with five simple rules. Civic educator and warrior Tom Tresser talks about fighting for open spaces and community justice in Chicago.
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Robb Telfer, conservationist, poet and performance artist, previews the 2019 Wild Things Conference. Adam Goldstein from Do the Right Thing! Recycling, talks about why it’s still important to recycle a Christmas Tree. Meteorologist Rick DiMaio joins Mike and Peggy for the entire second hour to recap the 2018 climate and weather year.
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An Xmas Carol is a retelling of the Dickens classic by Mike Nowak for the November-December 2018 issue of Chicagoland
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On the Christmas Show, the Not-Ready-for-Anytime-Anywhere-Players, including Ron Cowgill, Rich Cowgill and Bill Turck, help Mike and Peggy do the annual performance of It’s A Wonderful Slice of It’s a Wonderful Life. Judy Pollock stops by to report on the Audubon’s 119th Christmas Bird Count.
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Dr. Nicolaas Mink, CEO of Sitka Salmon Shares, comes to the studio to talk about how their company and Community Supported Fisheries are part of sustainable harvests. Photographer Carol Freeman returns to talk about her photos of endangered Illinois species.
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Bill Turck and Nic Romano explain how to help the homeless. Mandy Bayer from Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amhurst has advice on de-icing products for your walks and driveways. Lisa Albrecht and Clay Sterling promote solar installation training classes in Illinois.
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Crystal Clair, Thad King and Karen Hudson talk about the fight to keep a CAFO from being sited next to Sunset Lake Organics in Adams County, Illinois. Nicole Doucet from Open Water explains why they’re selling water in aluminum cans rather than plastic bottles. Bill McLaughlin from the United State Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. and Joe Heidgen from Shady Hill Gardens in Elburn, Illinois, talk about old and new poinsettias.
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Three farmers and Liz Moran Stelk from Illinois Stewardship Alliance explain why the signing of the industrial hemp bill makes sense for the state. Alderman Scott Waguespack and representatives of Friends of the North Branch Park & Nature Preserve talk about the fight to make open space in the new Lincoln Yards neighborhood.
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William Moss The Garden Boss returns to the show to offer gardening advice. Mike and Peggy examine the latest in the battle regarding whether the carriage horse industry will continue in Chicago.
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Gardening expert Melinda Myers returns to talk about late season strategies for your outdoor garden and early season strategies for indoor plants. Mike and Peggy report on post-election environmental stories.
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