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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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GRC2: What If Communities Actually Worked Together to be Sustainable?

July 7, 2018July 20, 2018 Mike Nowak 811 Chicago Garden, Chicago Flower and Garden Show, Edith Makra, environment, gardening, Greenest Region Compact, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, sustainability, Taste of Chicago, The Mike Nowak Show, Tony Abruscato

Edith Makra, Director of Environmental Initiatives for the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus celebrates a milestone for the Greenest Region Compact. Tony Abruscato of the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, explains his collaboration with 811 Chicago and Taste of Chicago.