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Local Food Is Getting Better In Illinois

July 24, 2021July 29, 2021 Mike Nowak Bob Benenson, Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Region, cottage food laws, Edith Makra, Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns, Illinois General Assembly, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, Local Food Forum, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, Molly Gleason, National Farmers Market Week, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show

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Where local food is concerned, it was a good spring session in the Illinois General Assembly in 2021. Molly Gleason from the Illinois Stewardship Alliance talks about the various local food and conservation programs that were passed by the Illinois General Assembly. Bob Benenson joins the conversation and promotes National Farmers Market Week. Edith Makra and Geneva, Illinois Mayor Kevin Burns from the Metropolitan Mayors Council discuss the roll out of the Climate Action Plan for the Chicago Region.

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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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Cannabis Gold Rush or Bust?

January 5, 2020January 9, 2020 Mike Nowak alternative supplier market, clean energy sources, eco-influencer, hemp production in Illinois, Hero Power, Illinois Hemp Growers Association, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, Peggy Malecki, recreational cannabis, renewable energy certificates, The Mike Nowak Show, Ty Benefiel

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One year after hemp production was allowed in Illinois, Mike and Peggy talk to Liz Rupel from the Illinois Stewardship Alliance and hemp advocate Rachel Berry about the state of the industry. Ty Benefiel from Hero Power explains how you can purchase clean energy for a reasonable rate in Illinois.

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Illinois Hemp, Lincoln Yards Controversy

November 24, 2018June 9, 2019 Mike Nowak Alderman Scott Waguesapck, environment, gardening, Illinois farmers, Illinois Stewardship Alliance, industrial hemp, Lincoln Yards, Live Nation, North Branch Park and Nature Preserve, open space, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

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Three farmers and Liz Moran Stelk from Illinois Stewardship Alliance explain why the signing of the industrial hemp bill makes sense for the state. Alderman Scott Waguespack and representatives of Friends of the North Branch Park & Nature Preserve talk about the fight to make open space in the new Lincoln Yards neighborhood.

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