Gary Oppenheimer Archives

Volunteer Your Garden In a Food Crisis

May 2, 2020May 6, 2020 Mike Nowak AmpleHarvest.org, Bonnie Plants, COVID-19, eco-influencer, food insecurity, Gary Oppenheimer, healthy and sustainable homes, local food pantries, Meteorologist Rick DiMaio, Nate Kipnis, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show

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Gary Oppenheimer from AmpleHarvest.org returns to the show to talk about his organization has teamed with Bonnie Plants to provide fresh produce to food pantries across the country. Architect Nate Kipnis talks about what a healthy home means in the time of COVID-19 and into the future.

MLK Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend

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The REAL National Emergency: Food Justice and Food Insecurity

January 13, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak AmpleHarvest.org, environment, food justice, food pantries, gardening, Gary Oppenheimer, green living, pollinators, Robert Nevel, sustainability, Terri Reardon, The Green Divas, The Mike Nowak Show

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Green Diva Meg returns to talk low stress ways of being sustainable. Gary Oppenheimer of Ample Harvest explains how they’re working to help food pantries deal with the government shutdown. Robert Nevel of KAM Isaiah Israel and Terri Reardon of the Chicago Park District preview the 10th Annual MLK Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend.

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Helianthus!

September 22, 2018May 1, 2021 Mike Nowak AmpleHarvest, environment, Food Waste Weekend, gardening, Gary Oppenheimer, Green Scene Chicago, helianthus, hunger in America, sunflowers, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

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The cast and crew of Green Scene’s play “Helianthus!” come to the WCGO studios to talk about this theatrical history of the plant we call a sunflower. Gary Oppenheimer of AmpleHarvest.org is back on the final day of Food Waste Weekend to promote the productive distribution of excess food in America.

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September 9, 2017 – The Challenge of Food Waste

September 9, 2017September 28, 2017 Mike Nowak Ample Harvest, compost, environment, food pantries, food waste, gardening, Gary Oppenheimer, hunger, poverty, The Mike Nowak Show

Gary Oppenheimer, founder and Executive Director of AmpleHarvest.org, explains his organization’s mission to enlist backyard gardeners to fight food waste by connecting them to local food pantries.