Crate Free Illinois Archives

Winter Tree Care: Inspection, Pruning and More

November 21, 2020November 24, 2020 Mike Nowak Bartlett Tree Experts, Chad Rigsby, Crate Free Illinois, Farm System Reform Act, Food & Water Watch, Jessica Chipkin, managing trees in drought, Peggy Malecki, spotted lanternfly, The Mike Nowak Show, The Morton Arboretum, tree pests and diseases, Tyler Lobdell

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Chad Rigsby from Bartlett Tree Experts talks about the importance of inspecting your trees during the winter months. Jessica Chipkin from Crate Free Illinois and Tyler Lobdell of Food & Water Watch report on the progress of the Farm System Reform Act and other fights against the inhumanity of factory farms in the U.S.

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The Right to Garden as Law

March 7, 2020March 14, 2020 Mike Nowak Chicago’s First Factory Farmed Animal Welfare Town Hall, Crate Free Illinois, eco-influencer, Food and Water Watch, Illinois Environmental Council, Mercy for Animals, Nicole Virgil, Peggy Malecki, Right to Garden laws, siting hoop house in backyards, The Mike Nowak Show

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Nicole Virgil has taken her battle to construct a hoop house in her suburban Elmhurst yard to the Illinois General Assembly. She joins us, along with State Representative Sonya Harper, primary sponsor of the “Right to Garden” bill, and Eliot Clay from the Illinois Environmental Council. Jessica Chipkin from Crate Free Illinois previews Chicago’s first Factory Farmed Animal Welfare Town Hall, along with Tyler Lobdell from Food and Water Watch and Erin Kwiatkowski from Mercy for Animals.

Commentary

Thoughts on Pigs and People

December 10, 2019 Mike Nowak CAFO, Crate Free Illinois, factory farm, healthy pigs, The Mike Nowak Show with Peggy Malecki

Let’s face it. I’m a city guy. Always have been, probably always will be. But that doesn’t mean I don’t

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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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Saving Trees; Eating Animals

February 9, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak Bartlett Tree Experts, certified arborists, Crate Free Illinois, David Story, Eating Animals, environment, gardening, Jessica Chipkin, serviceberries, sustainability, The Humane League, The Mike Nowak Show

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Certified arborist David Story from Bartlett Tree Experts talks about winter care and answers your tree questions at 877-711-5611. Crate Free Illinois founder Jessica Chipkin and Josh Richards from The Humane League preview Tuesday’s screening of the documentary film Eating Animals.

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March 25, 2018 – Microcosm Rides Again!

March 24, 2018April 1, 2018 Mike Nowak Crate Free Illinois, environment, gardening, gestation crates, Go Green Oak Park, Macy's State Street, Michele Hoffman, Microcosm, pesticide preemption laws, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Trader Joes

Mike and Peggy preview the 2018 Macy’s Flower Show, discuss how Go Green Oak Park is waging a battle against unnecessary pesticide use, talk to Michele Hoffman at the Science Desk about her upcoming voyage to Alaska to shoot more footage for the film Microcosm and how you can participate, and examine a victory for Crate Free Illinois in the fight against animal cruelty.

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August 20, 2017 – Respect for Animals Large and Small

August 19, 2017August 29, 2017 Mike Nowak agriculture, coral reefs, Crate Free Illinois, environment, factory farms, gardening, Humane Society, Mark Schick, Michele Hoffman, Microcosm, Shedd Aquarium, The Mike Nowak Show

Jessica Chipkin from Crate Free Illinois and Scott Beckstead of the Humane Society preview the new Illinois Agriculture Advisory Council. Michele Hoffman of Microcosm and the Shedd Aquarium’s Mark Schick report on the future of the oceans’ coral populations.