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2 Million Blossoms, Umpteen Million Seeds

January 16, 2021January 18, 2021 Mike Nowak 2 Million Blossoms, bees, Fruition Seeds, gardening during the pandemic, heirloom plants, open pollinated plants, Peggy Malecki, pollinators, Seed Savers Exchange, seed sharing, The Mike Nowak Show

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Roger Hartwell from Seed Savers Exchange and Petra Page-Mann of Fruition Seeds explain how there has been an explosion of gardening in the past year and why you might want to get your seed orders in early. Kirsten S. Traynor, PhD explains how, in an age of online publications, it’s still possible to create a quality quarterly print magazine–about pollinators!

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May 14, 2017 – Bees, Conservation, Green Buildings and More

May 13, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak bees, Camp BreakDown Break Down, Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards, Conservation at Home, environment, Heather Holm, Illinois Extension, retrofitting, The Conservation Foundation, The Mike Nowak Show, USGBC Illinois

Mike and Peggy start with a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT GARDENING IN CHICAGO. Then they welcome a slew of guests and talk about bees, a camp about reconnecting with the earth, a conservation program coming to Cook County, and the work of the Illinois Chapter of the US Green Building Council.