Gary Oppenheimer, founder and Executive Director of AmpleHarvest.org, explains his organization’s mission to enlist backyard gardeners to fight food waste by connecting them to local food pantries.
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Mike and Peggy talk about a battle over a proposed compost operation in unincorporated Cook County and how one woman is fighting to document all of the endangered plant and animal species in Illinois.
Read moreMarch 25, 2012 My thanks to all of the folks who have sent their congratulations to me following the announcement
Read moreNovember 13, 2011 Dr. Wally helps you put your garden to bed for the winter A gardener’s work is never
Read moreMarch 27, 2011 Saving green(backs) on energy is as easy as…well, is it easy? I think I’m the poster child
Read moreJanuary 2, 2011 Ladies and gentlemen…start your dahlias! Who knew? This is a great time of year to be thinking
Read moreSeptember 12 , 2010 Welcome to our new time–9:00 to 11:00 a.m.! Did you enjoy that extra hour of sleep?
Read moreAugust 8, 2010 [Update: Illinois Extension Educator Maurice Ogutu recommends that gardeners who have experienced severe flooding err on the
Read moreAugust 1, 2010 Now if I could just write the novel that goes along with that headline, I’m sure I’d
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