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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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Walk Like an Agrarian

October 3, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Center for Agrarian Learning, eco-influencer, fall gardening, Forefront Speaker Series, Lisa Kivirist, local food, McHenry County College, Melinda Myers, Peggy Malecki, planting spring bulbs, Sheri Doyel, Soil Sisters, The Mike Nowak Show

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Sheri Doyel, director of McHenry County College’s new Center for Agrarian Learning Center (CAL) is joined by farmer and activistt Lisa Kivirist to promote the upcoming Forefront Speaker Series, which has free online events planned the second Sunday of each month between now and December. Horticultural expert Melinda Myers returns to the show to offer fall gardening tips.

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Solutions for a Cold, Wet Spring

May 12, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak Bartlett Tree Experts, blue spectrum light, Chicago Market, Chicago Smart Lighting Program, environment, Evanston Environmental Association, gardening, Grant Kessler, local food, Lumican, Peggy Malecki, sustainability, the Johnson Tree Company, The Mike Nowak Show

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Skeet from Bartlett Tree Experts returns to talk about tree issues for a colder and wetter than normal spring. Dick Peach from the Evanston Environmental Association previews Nature’s Night Out. Grant Kessler and Sofia Jouravel explain why you should join the Chicago Market co-op. David and Laura Mitchell from Lumican.com want to change the world, one LED street light at a time.

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The Challenge of Biochar and Biosolids

May 20, 2018June 1, 2018 Mike Nowak 2018 Farm Bill, biochar, biosolids, carbon sequestration, environment, gardening, Jackson Park, local food, MRWD, Obama Presidential Center, rural energy, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Juanita Irizarry from Friends of the Parks returns to talk about the progress of the proposed Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park. Liz Moran Stelk of Illinois Stewardship Alliance and Andy Olsen from ELPC say we need a better 2018 Farm Bill. Dan Dinelli from North Shore Country Club, Tom Marerro of Wakefield Biochar and Dominic Brose from MWRD talk biochar and biosolids.

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October 21, 2017 – Keeping Food Slow

October 20, 2017October 27, 2017 Mike Nowak Band of Farmers, Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm, CSAs, environment, gardening, green living, local food, omnivores, Slow Food, Slow Meat, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Jody Osmund of Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm and CSA returns to The Mike Nowak Show to talk about the practical and political achievements of the Slow Food Movement.

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July 22, 2017 – The Chef and the Meteorologist

July 21, 2017July 25, 2017 Mike Nowak Angelic Organics Learning Center, Chef Paul Virant, climate change, environment, gardening, geothermal energy, glaciers, Iceland, local food, Loyola University Chicago, Rick DiMaio, The Mike Nowak Show

Renowned Chef Paul Virant previews the 10th Annual Peak Harvest Farm Dinner presented by Angelic Organics Learning Center this Thursday, featuring Mike Nowak as auctioneer for the evening. Rick DiMaio returns from and educational trip to Iceland to study climate change.

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June 4, 2017 – Well-Tended Gardens and Markets

June 3, 2017June 7, 2017 Mike Nowak ConnectFresh Illinois, environment, gardening, Illinois Farmers Market Association, local food, Sugar Beet Food Co-op, The Green Divas, The Mike Nowak Show, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden, Tracy DiSabato-Aust, vegetarian

Tracy DiSabato-Aust talks about the latest edition of her best selling book, The Well-Tended Perennial Garden, Chris Roland promotes the good food movement from the Sugar Beet Food Co-op, Green Diva Meg returns to the program to spread the gospel of green, and Janie Maxwell, Executive Director for the Illinois Farmers Market Association (ILFMA), stops by the studio.

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March 11, 2017 – Countdown to Good Food

March 10, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak environment, EPA, FamilyFarmed, Good Food Festival, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Jim Slama, Lake Erie, local food, pollution, The Mike Nowak Show

Mike and Peggy preview their broadcast next week from the Good Food Festival & Conference and catch up on some pressing news stories.

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March 4, 2017 – Good Food, Good Gardening

March 4, 2017May 23, 2017 Mike Nowak 1590 WCGO, Chicago Flower and Garden Show, environment, Good Food Festival, Honey Butter Fried Chicken, local food, Navy Pier, social justice, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Tony Abruscato

Peggy Malecki and I are taking The Mike Nowak Show on the road for two on-location broadcasts. The first is from the Good Food Festival & Conference at the UIC Forum on Saturday, March 18. The second is a week later, March 25 from the Chicago Flower & Garden Show at Navy Pier

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Food justice…today and 50 years from now

January 19, 2013 Mike Nowak Blake Davis, climate change, Community gardens, economic decline, KAM Isaiah Israel, local food, MLK Food Justice and Sustainability Weekend, The Plant Chicago, weather anomalies

January 13, 2013 Food Justice: KAM Isaiah Israel walks the walk. It’s fashionable these days to talk a lot of

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