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Mike and Peggy are live from the Custer Fair in Evanston, Illinois, where they welcome Tom Klitzkie of Nature’s Perspective Landscaping, meteorologist Rick DiMaio and more.
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Mike and Peggy welcome Chicago radio legends Steve King and Johnnie Putman. They talk about their book A Little More Les, about their relationship with the late, great Les Paul, which leads into a conversation about sustainable guitar materials. Janie Maxwell from the Illinois Farmers Market Association tells us What’s in Season.
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Mike and Peggy tell stories of robins, backyard chemical use and growing garlic. Rick Moskovitz from A-Plus Pest Control returns to talk about safe spring pest solutions. Rick DiMaio makes a rare studio appearance to discuss tropical storms and the return of warm weather.
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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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Ruth Kerzee of the Midwest Pesticide Action Center explains what Chicago Grows Green Week has to do with your lawn. John Quail from Friends of the Chicago River highlights environmental victories and the outlook for the future of this urban river.
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Holly and Joey Baird, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, answer your gardening questions for a cold spring. Pam and Lan Richart from Eco-Justice Collaborative Andrew Rehn from Prairie Rivers Network explain the threat to a cherished east central Illinois river.
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Cheryl Julcher from Yellow Brick Properties is a realtor who uses sustainability as a selling point. Cam Davis just garnered 15,000 write-in votes for an MWRD seat in the Illinois primary. But will he be seated? Butterfly expert Doug Taron celebrates 30 years of the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network, and has a monarch update.
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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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Mike and Peggy preview the 2018 Macy’s Flower Show, discuss how Go Green Oak Park is waging a battle against unnecessary pesticide use, talk to Michele Hoffman at the Science Desk about her upcoming voyage to Alaska to shoot more footage for the film Microcosm and how you can participate, and examine a victory for Crate Free Illinois in the fight against animal cruelty.
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Mike and Peggy broadcast live from the 2018 Chicago Flower & Garden Show. They talk to show president Tony Abruscato, The Rose Kings Chris VanCleave and Brian Puckett, Sandy Syburg from Purple Cow Organics, William Moss the Garden Boss, and Janie Grillo aka Butterfly Jane.
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