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Green School Farms on the Front Line of Sustainability

March 19, 2022March 21, 2022 Mike Nowak climate change, Farmers Markets, farming in drought conditions, Green School Farms, growing with organic methods, local food, Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln, Peggy Malecki, planting a prairie, regenerative farming, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

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Farmer Gary Fehr returns to the show to give Mike and Peggy a tour of his small farm near Lincoln, Nebraska. He is a commuter farmer who believes in working to connect kids and adults with local, healthy food.

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Farmers Markets Stay Strong in 2021

May 8, 2021May 18, 2021 Mike Nowak 60-Second Garden Video Challenge, Bob Benenson, Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards, Farmers Markets, Food co-ops, Illinois Farmers Market Association, local food and COVID-19, Local Food Forum, Monty & Rose, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show

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When May starts, so does the farmers market season. Food aficionado Bob Benenson explains why he started his newsletter Local Food Forum. Farmers market manager Elsa Jacobson joins the conversation to talk about the state of 2021 farmers markets. Mike talks about his visit to see Monty & Rose at Montrose Beach in Chicago. Meteorologist Rick DiMaio reports on unusually cool and dry spring weather.

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The Virtual Chicago Flower & Garden Show

March 22, 2020March 26, 2020 Mike Nowak basic seed starting, eco-influencer, Farmers Markets, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, keeping small farmers in business, local food and COVID-19, Peggy Malecki, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, perennial edibles, The Mike Nowak Show, The Nature Museum Comes to You, Tony Abruscato, Virtual Chicago Flower & Garden Show

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The Virtual Chicago Flower & Garden Show comes to The Mike Nowak Show. With the cancellation of the event at Navy Pier, Mike and Peggy invite Show Director Tony Abruscato and scheduled presenters to share their horticultural knowledge safely on the radio. Liz Moran Stelk and Jen and Jeff Miller of Prairie Wind Family Farm talk about the near-term future of local food. Sarah Anderson from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum explains how they’re bringing the museum into people’s homes.

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SNAP SNAFU

July 21, 2018August 20, 2018 Mike Nowak Community Supported Fisheries, environment, Experimental Station, Farmers Markets, gardening, green living, Sitka Salmon Shares, SNAP, sustainability, The Green Divas, The Mike Nowak Show

Corey Chatman from the Experimental Station helps explain a potential issue concerning SNAP purchases at farmers markets across the country. Green Diva Meg talks about her new podcast at The Green Divas website. Dr. Nicolaas Mink of Sitka Salmon Shares addresses the challenges facing Community Supported Fisheries.

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Life After Sunrise with Steve and Johnnie

June 2, 2018June 11, 2018 Mike Nowak aluminum guitars, environment, Farmers Markets, ILFMA, Illinois cottage food law, Les Paul, Steve and Johnnie, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, What's in Season

Mike and Peggy welcome Chicago radio legends Steve King and Johnnie Putman. They talk about their book A Little More Les, about their relationship with the late, great Les Paul, which leads into a conversation about sustainable guitar materials. Janie Maxwell from the Illinois Farmers Market Association tells us What’s in Season.

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