Good Food EXPO Archives

How to Become a Backyard Farmer

March 16, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak Big Green, crop planning, Dan Gibbs, environment, gardening, Good Food EXPO, Jim Slama, organic food, Peggy Malecki, soil testing, sustainability, The Backyard Farmer, The Mike Nowak Show

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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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Farm to Table to Good Food EXPO Chef of the Year

March 9, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak Austin Hall, environment, farm to table, gardening, Good Food EXPO, Greenwise Organic Lawn Care, Jason Hammel, Lula Café, Peggy Malecki, pesticides, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

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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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Seeds As Art, Seeds As Medium

March 31, 2018April 20, 2019 Mike Nowak animal welfare, environment, gardening, Good Food EXPO, green living, horse-drawn carriages, nature art, organics, Seed Museums, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, young farmers

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Artist Shilin Hora describes her “Seed Museum works.” 2018 Beginning Farmer of the Year Yoram Shanan of Sandbox Organics talks about the new wave of farmers. Jodie Wiederkehr of Chicago Alliance for Animals (CAA) explains why she wants to put horse-drawn carriages out of business in Chicago.

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March 11, 2018 – Healthy Water, Soils, Lands and Laws

March 10, 2018March 22, 2018 Mike Nowak Chicago Flower and Garden Show, David Montgomery, environment, gardening, Good Food EXPO, green living, Jerry Adelmann, Melinda Myers, natural areas, Openlands, regenerative agriculture, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Horticulturist Melinda Myers previews her appearance at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show. Openlands president and CEO Jerry Adelmann explains how one our most important environmental laws is at risk and how you can protect it. David R. Montgomery has a plan to regenerate our soils and he will be speaking at the Good Food EXPO.

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March 4, 2018 – On the Road Again

March 4, 2018March 22, 2018 Mike Nowak Beth Vercolio-Osmund, Cam Davis, Congress, environment, gardening, Good Food EXPO, green living, Jim Slama, MWRD, sustainability, TerraCycle, The Mike Nowak Show, Tom Szaky

Mike and Peggy are on the road at the Greater Chicago Home + Remodeling Show in Schaumburg with show packed with guests–Jim Slama from the Good Food EXPO; Cam Davis, who is running as a write-in candidate for the MWRD; Kenneth Gallt of Foliage Design Systems of Chicago; genius recycler Tom Szaky from TerraCycle; and 16th Congressional District candidate Beth Vercolio-Osmund.