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It’s the Seed-i-est Time of the Year!

January 26, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak Chicago Botanic Garden, clean water, coal ash, Dynegy, Eco-Justice Collaborative, environment, fruits and vegetables, gardening, Lisa Hilgenberg, seed starting, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Vermilion River

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Lisa Hilgenberg, horticulturist for the Regenstein Fruit and Vegetable Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden, has seed choosing and seed starting tips. Lan and Pam Richart from Eco-Justice Collaborative follow up on efforts to protect the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River in Central Illinois from coal ash contamination.

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Coal Ash Threat Dead Ahead!

April 28, 2018January 26, 2019 Mike Nowak coal ash, cold season crops, Eco-Justice Collaborative, environment, gardening, green living, Milwaukee, Prairie Rivers Network, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener

Holly and Joey Baird, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, answer your gardening questions for a cold spring. Pam and Lan Richart from Eco-Justice Collaborative Andrew Rehn from Prairie Rivers Network explain the threat to a cherished east central Illinois river.