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April 1, 2017 – The Challenge of Upcycling

March 31, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Aluminum Upcycled, Carl Zimring, Chicago Recycling Coalition, environment, environmental justice, history, Keep America Beautiful, Pratt Institute, recycling, Roosevelt University, The Mike Nowak Show, upcycling

Mike Nowak and Peggy Malecki welcome Carl Zimring, author of Aluminum Upcycled, a look at how this metal became a staple of worldwide production and recycling in a few short decades.

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March 25, 2017 – LIVE from the Chicago Flower & Garden Show

March 24, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Ahmed Assan, Aquascape, Audubon Great Lakes, Brian Helfrich, Chicago Flower and Garden Show, Chris VanCleave, climate change, environment, gardening, native plants, Rick DiMaio, roses, The Mike Nowak Show

The Mike Nowak Show is on the road for the second straight week, this time from the Chicago Flower & Garden Show.

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March 18, 2017–Live from the Good Food Festival and Conference

March 21, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, American Farmland Trust, Band of Farmers, environment, FamilyFarmed, gardening, Good Food Festival, healthy soil, Sitka Salmon Shares, The Fishmongers Wife, The Mike Nowak Show, USDA

For the second straight year, The Mike Nowak Show with Peggy Malecki will be broadcasting live from the Good Food Festival and Conference at the UIC Forum in Chicago, with guests who will talk about sustainable fish, healthy soil, local CSAs and more.

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March 11, 2017 – Countdown to Good Food

March 10, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak environment, EPA, FamilyFarmed, Good Food Festival, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Jim Slama, Lake Erie, local food, pollution, The Mike Nowak Show

Mike and Peggy preview their broadcast next week from the Good Food Festival & Conference and catch up on some pressing news stories.

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March 4, 2017 – Good Food, Good Gardening

March 4, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak 1590 WCGO, Chicago Flower and Garden Show, environment, Good Food Festival, Honey Butter Fried Chicken, local food, Navy Pier, social justice, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Tony Abruscato

Peggy Malecki and I are taking The Mike Nowak Show on the road for two on-location broadcasts. The first is from the Good Food Festival & Conference at the UIC Forum on Saturday, March 18. The second is a week later, March 25 from the Chicago Flower & Garden Show at Navy Pier

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February 25, 2017 – Keeping Seeds and Making Films

February 24, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Catherine Zimmerman, environment, gardening, Green Community Connections, Gwendolen Cates, Hometown Habitat, One Earth Film Festival, seed starting, The Good Mind, The Mike Nowak Show, The Seed Keeper Company, Under the Canopy

Carol Niec and Kerrie Rosenthal from The Seed Keeper Company talk about their plans to introduce growing plants from seeds to schools all over the country. Then Mike and Peggy interview film directors from the 7th Annual One Earth Film Festival.

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February 18, 2017 – Will Chicago Divest from Fossil Fuels?

February 17, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Alderman John Arena, Chicago 350, Chicago City Council, City of Chicago. Rahm Emanuel, climate change, environment, EPA, fossil fuels, Melissa Brice, The Mike Nowak Show

Mike and Peggy welcome Chicago Alderman John Arena and Melissa Brice from Chicago 350 to see discuss whether the City of Chicago will divest funds from fossil fuel companies.

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February 11, 2017 – The Beauty and “Chicugly” of Nature

February 10, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Chicugly, Emily Graslie, environment, gardening, Great Lakes Bioneers Speaker Series, McHenry County College, resiliency, Robb Telfer, sustainability, The Brain Scoop, The Field Museum, The Mike Nowak Show, Wild Things

Mike Nowak and Peggy Malecki are covering the February nature and sustainability conference circuit this week, featuring the Bioneers Speaker Series at McHenry County College and Wild Things Conference at UIC Forum.

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February 4, 2017 – On the Front Lines of the Factory Farm Fight

February 3, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak CAFOs, Craig Porter, environment, factory farms, IEPA, Illinois Citizens for Clean Air and Water, Illinois Department of Agriculture, Illinois Farm Bureau, Karen Hudson, The Mike Nowak Show, water pollution

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Mike and Peggy welcome farmer and activist Karen Hudson back to the program, as Illinois Citizens for Clean Air & Water (ICCAW) holds its annual meeting in Lewiston, Illinois. She, and fellow farmer Craig Porter report on the latest battles against inhumane and environmentally destructive factory farms in the state.

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January 28, 2017 – Melinda Myers Is in the Yard!

January 27, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak Can't Miss Small Space Gardening, climate change, environment, gardening, Great Courses, Melinda Myers, pruning, Rick DiMaio, The Mike Nowak Show, trees and shrubs, winter garden care

Peggy and Mike welcome gardening expert, TV and radio host, author & columnist Melinda Myers, who has been on The Mike Nowak Show many times. Today she talks about winter pruning and what you need to keep in mind when hiring a landscape designer.