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Reclaiming Real Organics

January 8, 2021January 12, 2021 Mike Nowak Ariel Pressman, CAFOs, COVID-19 pandemic, feed the soil, home gardening, hydroponics, Megy Karydes, new gardeners, Peggy Malecki, Real Organic Project, The Mike Nowak Show, USDA Organic

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Ariel Pressman from the Real Organic Project explains how his organization is attempting to go beyond USDA Organic certification by getting back to organic basics. Mike and Peggy talk to two backyard gardeners who are among many who have used the pandemic to discover how to grow their own food.

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The Tyranny of CAFOs

December 1, 2018June 9, 2019 Mike Nowak aluminum recycling, CAFOs, environment, euphorbias, gardening, hog farms, Open Water, Shady Hill Gardens, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, United States Botanic Garden

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Crystal Clair, Thad King and Karen Hudson talk about the fight to keep a CAFO from being sited next to Sunset Lake Organics in Adams County, Illinois. Nicole Doucet from Open Water explains why they’re selling water in aluminum cans rather than plastic bottles. Bill McLaughlin from the United State Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. and Joe Heidgen from Shady Hill Gardens in Elburn, Illinois, talk about old and new poinsettias.

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February 11, 2018 – Healing Agriculture, Healing Earth

February 11, 2018February 24, 2018 Mike Nowak agroecology, Bioneers, CAFOs, environment, gardening, green living, Healing Earth, John Ikerd, Loyola University Chicago, McHenry County College, Pope Francis, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Dr. John Ikerd, former chicken raiser Craig Watts, and activist/farmer Karen Hudson preview the annual meeting of Illinois Citizens for Clean Air and Water and the many issues surrounding industrial agriculture. Dr. Michael Schuck and Dr. Nancy Tuchman from Loyola University Chicago explain their open source online textbook called Healing Earth.

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July 1, 2017 – A Tale of Two Counties

June 30, 2017July 7, 2017 Mike Nowak CAFOs, Community gardens, environment, factory farms, gardening, gnomes, Illinois Citizens for Clean Air and Water, Karen Hudson, LaManda Joy, Peterson Garden Project, The Mike Nowak Show, water pollution

LaManda Joy from the Peterson Garden Project previews GnomeDependence Day. Then Mike and Peggy follow up on factory farm issues in Illinois with Karen Hudson from Illinois Citizens for Clean Air & Water and farmers Craig Porter and Carrie Johnson.

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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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