Advocates for urban Agriculture Archives

Growing Under Cover with Niki Jabbour

November 28, 2020December 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, Growing Under Cover, growing with polytunnels, Grown in Chicago, hyper-local food production, Niki Jabbour, Peggy Malecki, row covers, Savvy Gardening blog, Sean Ruane, The Mike Nowak Show, The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener

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Niki Jabbour returns to the show to talk about her new book, “Growing Under Cover: Techniques for a More Productive, Weather-Resistant, Pest-Free Vegetable Garden.” Sean Ruane from Advocates for Urban Agriculture says you have one more day to be part of AUA’s “Grown in Chicago” campaign.

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Chicago’s War on Community Gardens

August 1, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, Chicago Department of Water Management, Chicago’s war on community gardens, community gardens and urban farms, eco-influencer, Illinois Farmers Market Association, National Farmers Market Week, Peggy Malecki, Plant Chicago, Sean Ruane, The Mike Nowak Show

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In Hour 2, we look at what we are calling the “Chicago’s War on Community Gardens.” Why in the world would the City spring new regulations on urban farms and community gardens that call for huge fees for accessing water? And then barely back off of those demands during the COVID pandemic? We’ll talk Sean Ruane, Executive Director of Advocates for Urban Agriculture, as well as representatives of a couple of community gardens. Hour 1 features a look at National Farmers Market Week with Janie Maxwell from the Illinois Farmers Market Association, Jonathan Pereira of Plant Chicago and Nebraska farmer Gary Fehr.

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Can Farmers Markets Survive COVID-19?

May 16, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, Blazing Star Inc., COVID-19 Famer Support Grant, Dennis Warnecke, eco-influencer, Illinois Farmers Market Association, It’s the biology stupid, Janie Maxwell, Peggy Malecki, social distancing, soil biology, Tainio Biologicals Inc., The Mike Nowak Show

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Can farmers markets open safely during the COVID-19 and still survive? Janie Maxwell, executive director of the Illinois Farmers Market Association hopes to answer that question. Dennis Warnecke from Tainio Biologicals explains why soil health is all about biology. Sean Ruane of Chicago’s Advocates for Urban Agriculture announces the second round of COVID-19 Farmer Support Grants.

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Victory Gardens for Pollinators and People

April 18, 2020April 22, 2020 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, Blumen Gardens, clean energy, eco-influencer, EcoBeneficial, essential businesses, Kim Eierman, Marta Keane, Peggy Malecki, recycling PPE, The Mike Nowak Show, The Pollinator Victory Garden, Tom Szaky of Terracycle, Ty Benefiel of Hero Power

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With COVID-19 as a backdrop, Kim Eierman discusses her new book, The Pollinator Victory Garden: Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening. Ty Benefiel from Hero Power talks about how clean energy programs might be affected by the pandemic. Joel Barczak of Blumen Gardens in Sycamore, Illinois explains why he thinks garden centers need a little more consideration during the the stay at home order. Sean Ruane, new executive director of Advocates for Urban Agriculture, has information about the COVID-19 Farmer Support Grant. Tom Szaky from Terracycle and Marta Keane, Will County Recycling Program Specialist, talk about the difficulties of continuing recycling and reuse programs during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Guy McPherson and Near Term Human Extinction

September 28, 2019September 30, 2019 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, animal welfare, Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts, climate change, environment, feedback loops, gardening, Guy McPherson, Nature Bats Last, Peggy Malecki, roosters, The Mike Nowak Show, urban livestock

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Guy McPherson, professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, returns to the show to talk about his blog Nature Bats Last. He believes we are in the end days as a species, and has paid the price for being so outspoken. Laura Calvert from Advocates for Urban Agriculture and Martha Boyd of Chicagoland Chicken Enthusiasts report on their opposition to a proposed ordinance that would ban roosters and impose fees and fines on people raising livestock in the city.

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Eating Your Neighborhood

April 6, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, City of Elmhurst, Dan Protess, Dave Odd, edible foraging, environment, gardening, hoop houses, Nicole Virgil, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show, Urban Nature, WTTW

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Dan Protess, writer and producer for Urban Nature, talks about the second season of the WTTW online show, featuring an episode about forager Dave Odd, who is also in studio. Nicole Virgil reports on how she is fighting to rewrite Illinois law if the City of Elmhurst won’t allow her to site a hoop house on her property. Laura Calvert from Advocates for Urban Agriculture joins the conversation by phone.

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Plants, Animals and Their Communities

February 2, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, Benjamin Vogt, Claudia West, climate change, environment, gardening, packaging reuse, plant communities, sustainability, TerraCycle, The Mike Nowak Show, Tom Szaky, urban livestock

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Claudia West and Benjamin Vogt will be at West Cook Wild Ones The Naturally Beautiful Garden Conference. Nick Lucas of Advocates for Urban Agriculture previews the 7th Annual Urban Livestock Expo. Tom Szaky from TerraCycle explains how the Loop program could exponentially increase packaging reuse.

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The Garden Boss Is in the Hoss…er, House

June 9, 2018June 16, 2018 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, apple scab, Benjamin Vogt, Chicago composting law, edible gardening, environment, gardening, Get Out and Grow, native plants, The Garden Boss, The Mike Nowak Show, weed laws, William Moss

Mike and Peggy welcome William Moss (also known as The Garden Boss) from Get Out and Grow to talk about all things gardening. Native landscaper Benjamin Vogt recounts his battle with the City of Lincoln, Nebraska over what they consider “weedy” plants.

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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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The state of urban agriculture and new environmentalists

May 30, 2013 Mike Nowak 350.org, Advocates for urban Agriculture, Chicago Youth Climate Coalition, Farmers for Chicago, fossil fuel divestiture, March Against Monsanto, Michele Hoffman, Microcosm, sustainability

May 26, 2013 The state of urban agriculture in Chicago Ten years ago, if you had said that the City

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