gardening, the environment, green living and a lot of humor

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August 6, 2017 – Breeding Success

2017-08-10

Mary Hennen and Peggy Macnamara on their new book, The Peregrine Returns; Laura Calvert is new executive director of Advocates for Urban Agriculture; Dr. Harry Klee on his quest to breed the perfect commercial tomato; Jonathan Kruger previews Veggie Fest.

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August 5, 2017 – Plastic Behavior

2017-08-10

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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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 23.42MB - Duration: 51:09 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


July 30, 2017 – Snipping and Spraying

2017-08-04

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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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 47.61MB - Duration: 1:44:01 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


July 29, 2017 - Fun with Foliage

2017-08-04

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.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 24.01MB - Duration: 52:26 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


July 23, 2017 - Soil Sisters, Ocean's Daughter

2017-07-25

Farmers Lisa Kivirist and Alison Parker preview Soil Sisters and In Her Boots events. Michele Hoffman previews her trip to Florida to research plankton and the affects of the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. Coorens reports on a big land use deal in Chicago

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 46.45MB - Duration: 1:41:29 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


July 22, 2017 – The Chef and the Meteorologist

2017-07-25

Chef Paul Virant previews the 10th Annual Peak Harvest Farm Dinner presented by Angelic Organics Learning Center. Rick DiMaio returns from and educational trip to Iceland to study climate change.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 22.31MB - Duration: 48:44 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


July 16, 2017 - Floating Gardens, Trash Talking Professors

2017-07-18

Urban Rivers has an idea for bring floating nature to the Chicago River; Carl Zimring and Kris Kaar explain the IRA event "A Couple of Professors Talkin' Trash;" plus an update on the British Columbia wildfires from Dave Scott of Spaced Out Radio.

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July 15, 2017 – 49 Years and Counting

2017-07-18

Former Chicago Gardener of the Year and co-director of the 49th Annual Sheffield Music Festival and Garden Walk Laury Lewis stops by the studio to promote “The Summer’s Best Festival” and talk a little gardening.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 24MB - Duration: 52:26 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


July 9, 2017 – Of Seeds, Monarchs and Kayaks

2017-07-13

Lee Buttala from the Seed Savers Exchange seeds, Allen Lawrance from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum updates the monarch butterfly count, and Laura Barghusen from Openlands announces the launch of Paddle Illinois Water Trails for canoes and kayaks.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.73MB - Duration: 1:46:28 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


July 8, 2017 – The Return of the Natives

2017-07-13

Mike and Peggy talk to Charlotte Adelman and Bernard L. Schwartz about their new book, Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees and the importance of putting native plants in your landscape.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 24.11MB - Duration: 52:41 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


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