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Solutions for a Planet on the Brink

November 6, 2021November 8, 2021 Mike Nowak Bell Bowl Prairie, climate change, COP26, Dr. Allan Armitage, eco-influencer, environment, gardening, GreenTown Rockford, Peggy Malecki, Sustain Rockford, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

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Horticulturist Allan Armitage stops by to talk about his latest book, which isn’t about gardening at all. The latest attempt to stem the tide of climate change is happening at the COP26 Conference in Glasgow, Scotland. Mike, Peggy and Rick DiMaio will attempt to make sense of the proceedings, not that anyone can. GreenTown Rockford happens next week, and we’ll preview it with Brad Roos from Sustain Rockford.

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Growing Gardeners During a Pandemic

November 1, 2020November 3, 2020 Mike Nowak 2020 environmental election issues, Ball Publishing, Chris Beytes, eco-influencer, Get Growing Foundation, Grower Talks, Illinois Master Naturalist, Mac Austin, Peggy Malecki, Plant Truck Chicago, The Mike Nowak Show, Tony Abruscato

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Chris Beytes from Grower Talks explains how the pandemic might be responsible for millions of people deciding to start gardens. Tony Abruscato of Get Growing Foundation joins us from Plant Truck Chicago, which is motivating the next generation of gardeners in Chicago neighborhoods. Mac Austin reports on ways you can help get out the vote this Tuesday.

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Having a Virtual IMPACT on Landscapes

October 10, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak climate change, eco-influencer, EcoBeneficial, Illinois Landscape Contractors Association, IMPACT conference, Jack Pizzo, Kim Eierman, native plants, Nicole Virgil, Peggy Malecki, Right to Garden Act, suburban hoop houses, The Mike Nowak Show

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The Illinois Landscape Contractors Association (ILCA) annual IMPACT Conference will be virtual this year. Mike and Peggy talk to presenters Jack Pizzo of Pizzon & Associates and Kim Eierman from EcoBeneficial. The sad saga of Nicole Virgil and her fight to be able to have a hoop house in suburban Elmhurst continues. She returns to talk about the latest developments

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Walk Like an Agrarian

October 3, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Center for Agrarian Learning, eco-influencer, fall gardening, Forefront Speaker Series, Lisa Kivirist, local food, McHenry County College, Melinda Myers, Peggy Malecki, planting spring bulbs, Sheri Doyel, Soil Sisters, The Mike Nowak Show

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Sheri Doyel, director of McHenry County College’s new Center for Agrarian Learning Center (CAL) is joined by farmer and activistt Lisa Kivirist to promote the upcoming Forefront Speaker Series, which has free online events planned the second Sunday of each month between now and December. Horticultural expert Melinda Myers returns to the show to offer fall gardening tips.

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The New Sustainable Reality

September 26, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Alaina Harkness, Chicago Water Week, Current Chicago, eco-influencer, fall tree care, Great Lakes, Peggy Malecki, Skeet from Bartlett Tree Experts, The Mike Nowak Show, trees under drought stress

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The New Sustainable Reality refers not only to trees and water, but Mike and Peggy’s new Internet-only show. They talk to Skeet from Bartlett Tree Experts about fall tree care. Alaina Harkness is executive director of Current, which calls itself a “water innovation hub.” She talks about the first ever Chicago Water Week, taking place virtually from September 28 to October 2.

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In Hour 2, Rev. Brian Sauder from Faith in Place reports on the upcoming online Green Team Summit 2020 from September 13-17. We talk to Dr. Jalees Rehman, who will be hosting a workshop called COVID-19 and A Just Recovery. In Hour 1, we chat with Alec McClennan, founder and owner of Good Nature Organic Lawn Care in Ohio. He’ll explain why fall is the best time to work on your lawn and why using most lawn chemicals is a bad idea.

eco-influencer

Solutions for a Planet on the Brink

On the Road at The Growing Place

“We’re Gardening for the Public.”

Ten Years of Environmental Good

Growing Gardeners During a Pandemic

Snakes, Forest Preserves and Green Divas

Having a Virtual IMPACT on Landscapes

Walk Like an Agrarian

The New Sustainable Reality

Racist Pandemics and How to Recover