City Grange Archives

It’s a Wonderful Slice 2020!

December 19, 2020December 29, 2020 Mike Nowak City Grange, Elysabeth Alfano, holiday plants, It's a Wonderful Slice, Melinda Myers, Mighty House Home Improvement Show, Peggy Malecki, plantbased business, Ron Cowgill, The Mike Nowak Show, vegans

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Mike and Peggy welcome an all-star cast to the 2020 version of It’s a Wonderful Slice, including horticultural expert Melinda Myers! Elysabeth Alfano returns to the show to talk about her plantbased business predictions for 2021. Joan Murray from City Grange has advice on keeping your holiday and indoor plants healthy.

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Green Tomatoes and Plant Trucks

September 1, 2019September 5, 2019 Mike Nowak Aldi, City Grange, Crate Free Illinois, environment, gardening, gestation crates, Get Growing Foundation, LaManda Joy, Peggy Malecki, Plant Truck, The Humane League, The Mike Nowak Show, Tony Abruscato

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LaManda Joy and Joan Murray from City Grange talk about fall vegetables and containers. Tony Abruscato of the Get Growing Foundation is bringing Plant Truck to underserved neighborhoods. Jessica Chipkin of Crate Free Illinois and Josh Richards of The Humane League are working to make meat purveyors more responsible for the products they serve.

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Live From City Grange!

April 20, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak City Grange, environment, gardening, Get Growing Foundation, LaManda Joy, organic gardening, Peggy Malecki, Peterson Garden Project, seed quilt, Shilin Hora, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, United We Blossom

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The Mike Nowak Show spends this holiday Sunday broadcasting from the brand spanking new City Grange on Chicago’s northwest side. Founder LaManda Joy joins us, along with staff members, who talk about the mission of this not-so-usual retail establishment. America’s Seed Artist Shilin Hora also stops by to talk about a seed quilt that she has created with students from Emerson Elementary School in Berwyn.