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September 3, 2017 – Chicago: City of Big Celery

September 2, 2017September 8, 2017 Mike Nowak celery, Chicago, Eden Place Nature Center, environment, gardening, Illinois Recycling Association, Michael Howard, Monica Eng, pickles, Revitalizing Plastics Recycling, Styrofoam, The Mike Nowak Show, WBEZ

Ken Santowski from Chicago Logistic Service explains to recover Styrofoam. WBEZ’s Monica Eng gives a history lesson on Chicago’s farming past. Michael Howard promotes the Go Fund Me campaign for Eden Place Nature Center on Chicago’s south side.

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September 2, 2017 – Hurricane Harvey: Predicting and Coping with the New Normal

September 1, 2017September 8, 2017 Mike Nowak Anthropocene Alliance, climate change, environment, FEMA, Flood Forum USA, gardening, Harriet Festing, Houston, Hurricane Harvey, Rick DiMaio, The Mike Nowak Show, urban planning

Harriet Festing from Flood Forum USA and meteorologist Rick DiMaio discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey–the role of climate change in catastrophic weather events and whether we will be prepared for the next one.

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August 27, 2017 – Live from Heirloom Fest at the Chicago Botanic Garden!

August 26, 2017August 30, 2017 Mike Nowak Andrew Bunting, Chicago Botanic Garden, environment, Fred Spicer, gardening, Heirloom Fest, Lisa Hilgenberg, open pollinated vegetables, Regenstein Fruit and Vegetable Garden, The Mike Nowak Show

Mike and Peggy head to the Chicago Botanic Garden to broadcast live from Heirloom Fest: Tomatoes and More. Horticulturist Lisa Hilgenberg from the Regenstein Fruit and Vegetable Garden joins them to talk about the 50,000 plants under her care.

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August 26, 2017 – Hall of Fame Horticulturist

August 25, 2017August 30, 2017 Mike Nowak environment, gardening, GWA, Melinda Myers, Melinda's Garden Moment, Midwest Gardener's Handbook, Milwaukee, pruning, The Mike Nowak Show

Peggy and Mike welcome garden author, lecturer and media star Melinda Myers back to the show. She was recently inducted into the Hall of Fame of GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators.

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August 20, 2017 – Respect for Animals Large and Small

August 19, 2017August 29, 2017 Mike Nowak agriculture, coral reefs, Crate Free Illinois, environment, factory farms, gardening, Humane Society, Mark Schick, Michele Hoffman, Microcosm, Shedd Aquarium, The Mike Nowak Show

Jessica Chipkin from Crate Free Illinois and Scott Beckstead of the Humane Society preview the new Illinois Agriculture Advisory Council. Michele Hoffman of Microcosm and the Shedd Aquarium’s Mark Schick report on the future of the oceans’ coral populations.

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August 19, 2017 – The Dark Side of the Sun

August 18, 2017August 29, 2017 Mike Nowak astronomy, environment, gardening, Meagan Thompson, NASA, science, The Mike Nowak Show, total solar eclipse

It’s Total Solar Eclipse Central today, as Mike and Peggy welcome NASA Senior Scientist Meagan Thompson, who will explain what scientists will be doing during the big event on Monday, and what you can do to safely participate in the national experience.