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Live from City Grange
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Live From City Grange!

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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.

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Climate Superheroes
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Trees As Climate Superheroes

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Lydia Scott from the Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI) and Colleen Murphy-Dunning of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies preview an event this Wednesday at The Morton Arboretum about trees and climate change, where Mike will be moderator.

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Odd Produce - Eating the Neighborhood
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Eating Your Neighborhood

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Dan Protess, writer and producer for Urban Nature, talks about the second season of the WTTW online show, featuring an episode about forager Dave Odd, who is also in studio. Nicole Virgil reports on how she is fighting to rewrite Illinois law if the City of Elmhurst won’t allow her to site a hoop house on her property. Laura Calvert from Advocates for Urban Agriculture joins the conversation by phone.

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Mead n' Feed at Wild Blossom Meadery, Winery & Brewery
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Mead n’ Feed on the South Side

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We head to Wild Blossom Meadery & Winery on Chicago’s south side for a honey tasting “mead n’ feed” event, featuring Chef Carrie Schloss. Phil Fitch and Nick Arensmann from Bartlett Tree Experts answer urban tree care questions. Nina Baki from Forest Preserve District of Cook County and Val Kehoe from Illinois Extension talk about how you can be part of the Conservation@Home program.

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Dan Gibbs The Backyard Farmer
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How to Become a Backyard Farmer

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Dan Gibbs, The Backyard Gardener, talks about how to plan your home grown crops. FamilyFarmed founder Jim Slama previews the 15th Annual Good Food EXPO.

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Good Food EXPO
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Farm to Table to Good Food EXPO Chef of the Year

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Jason Hammel, founder of Lula Cafe and recipient of the Good Food EXPO Chef of the Year Award, explains why farm to table food has been successful at his restaurants. Austin Hall talks about why he bought Greenwise Organic Lawn Care and whether there will be a new direction for the company.

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Nature's Little Recyclers vermicompost
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Opening a Can of Vermicompost

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Ed and Dale Hubbard outline the challenges of running a composting operation in Chicago. William Moss the Garden Boss and Tony Abruscato preview the 2019 Chicago Flower & Garden Show.

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Climate Crisis
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Dispatches from the Climate Crisis Bureau

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Journalist Steve Horn returns to the show to talk about his new position at the Climate Crisis Bureau for The Real News Network. Joey and Holly Baird, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, visit Mike and Peggy in the Evanston studios of WCGO.

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Biochar, one possible carbon solution
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Straw Bale Solutions, Carbon Solutions

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Teresa Speight from Cottage in the Court talks about passing along her passion for gardening. Joel Karsten explains why the techniques in Straw Bale Solutions have become popular throughout the world. Marcy Cravat returns to the One Earth Film Festival with a documentary about our hopes for sequestering carbon.

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Eating Animals
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Saving Trees; Eating Animals

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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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