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Crystal Clair, Thad King and Karen Hudson talk about the fight to keep a CAFO from being sited next to Sunset Lake Organics in Adams County, Illinois. Nicole Doucet from Open Water explains why they’re selling water in aluminum cans rather than plastic bottles. Bill McLaughlin from the United State Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. and Joe Heidgen from Shady Hill Gardens in Elburn, Illinois, talk about old and new poinsettias.

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Planting Fall Bulbs…and Votes

October 20, 2018November 19, 2020 Mike Nowak care of bonsai, climate change, Dan Kosta, environment, gardening, Happy Leaf LED, Illinois Environmental Council, Sierra Club, spring blooming bulbs, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Vern Goers Greenhouse

Horticulturist Dan Kosta from Vern Goers Greenhouse has advice on getting your spring blooming bulbs in the ground while there’s still time. P.J. Miller tells you why Happy Leaf LED grow lights are a great way to jump start your seedlings or keep plants healthy throughout the winter. Mike and Peggy report on the endorsements of environmental groups for the 2018 elections.

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We Are the Champions

October 14, 2018February 2, 2019 Mike Nowak Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards, environment, gardening, mulching, Natural Awakenings Chicago, Phyto Studio, plant communities, Shedd Aquarium, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Thomas Rainer, University of Illinois Extension

Landscape architect Thomas Rainer offers some heretical advice on what makes plants happy. Peggy and Mike welcome some winning gardeners from the Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards ceremony.

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Mark and Marcus: Music and Sustainability

October 6, 2018May 4, 2019 Mike Nowak environment, FolkTober Fest, gardening, harvesting tomatoes, Marcus de la fleur, Mark Dvorak, native plants, planting garlic, retrofitting, storm water management, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener

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Folk musician Mark Dvorak and Stephanie Schrodt stop by the studio to promote next week’s Folktober Fest in Oak Park. Holly and Joey Baird, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, have early fall tips. In the advance of the ILCA’s IMPACT Conference, Marcus de la fleur talks about the benefit of putting native plants in your home’s landscape, and the difficulty of finding companies that will maintain them.

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The Tyranny of CAFOs

Illinois Hemp, Lincoln Yards Controversy

Return of the Gardening Queen

A Taste of Honey Varietals

Learning to Love Bats

Planting Fall Bulbs…and Votes

We Are the Champions

Mark and Marcus: Music and Sustainability

Midewin: Where the Buffalo Roam

Helianthus!