Sean Ruane Archives

Growing Under Cover with Niki Jabbour

November 28, 2020December 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, Growing Under Cover, growing with polytunnels, Grown in Chicago, hyper-local food production, Niki Jabbour, Peggy Malecki, row covers, Savvy Gardening blog, Sean Ruane, The Mike Nowak Show, The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener

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Niki Jabbour returns to the show to talk about her new book, “Growing Under Cover: Techniques for a More Productive, Weather-Resistant, Pest-Free Vegetable Garden.” Sean Ruane from Advocates for Urban Agriculture says you have one more day to be part of AUA’s “Grown in Chicago” campaign.

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Chicago’s War on Community Gardens

August 1, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, Chicago Department of Water Management, Chicago’s war on community gardens, community gardens and urban farms, eco-influencer, Illinois Farmers Market Association, National Farmers Market Week, Peggy Malecki, Plant Chicago, Sean Ruane, The Mike Nowak Show

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In Hour 2, we look at what we are calling the “Chicago’s War on Community Gardens.” Why in the world would the City spring new regulations on urban farms and community gardens that call for huge fees for accessing water? And then barely back off of those demands during the COVID pandemic? We’ll talk Sean Ruane, Executive Director of Advocates for Urban Agriculture, as well as representatives of a couple of community gardens. Hour 1 features a look at National Farmers Market Week with Janie Maxwell from the Illinois Farmers Market Association, Jonathan Pereira of Plant Chicago and Nebraska farmer Gary Fehr.