The Mike Nowak Show Archives

October 29, 2017 – Survivor Queen Quest

October 28, 2017November 3, 2017 Mike Nowak Amp Your Good, City Bee Savers, environment, Friends of the Chicago River, green living, Green Living Expo, McHenry County College, oil spill, Patrick O'Neill, survivor queens, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

The #GiveHealthyMovement, McHenry County College Green Living Expo, and a some bad days at Bubbly Creek are covered in the first hour. Then Bill Whitney from City Bee Savers comes to the studio to talk about the search for queen bees that can survive in northern Illinois.

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October 28, 2017 – Miscellany Morning

October 27, 2017November 3, 2017 Mike Nowak Chicago River, climate change, environment, gardening, green living, Lake Erie, Rick DiMaio, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, toxic algae

Mike and Peggy talk about environmental issues, including a 10 million dollar prize for cleaning up fresh water algae growth. Meteorologist Rick DiMaio makes a special studio appearance as Chicago slips into decidedly cooler fall weather.

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October 22, 2017 – A Great Lake on the Brink

October 22, 2017October 27, 2017 Mike Nowak algae blooms, Alliance for the Great Lakes, Chicago Botanic Garden, environment, Freshwater Future, gardening, green living, Lake Erie, Lisa Hilgenberg, spring blooming bulbs, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

Mega-horticulturist Lisa Hilgenberg from the Chicago Botanic Garden talks about fall garden work, including planting spring bulbs. Molly Flanagan from Alliance for the Great Lakes and Tony Maas of Freshwater Future report on disappointing progress in the fight against algae in Lake Erie.

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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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October 15, 2017 – When Plants Fight City Hall

October 15, 2017May 1, 2021 Mike Nowak coral reefs microfragmenting, environment, extended growing season, gardening, green living, hoop house, Michele Hoffman, native plants, Nicole Virgil, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show

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Nicole Virgil wants to grow vegetables in a backyard hoop house and Ron Cress wants to grow native plants on his lot, and they both find themselves fighting City Hall to make it happen. Michele Hoffman welcomes Dr. David Vaughan to the Science Desk to talk about his new growing technique that might give the world’s declining coral reefs a fighting chance.

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October 14, 2017 – Bring Guns, Oaks and Art

October 13, 2017October 27, 2017 Mike Nowak environment, gardening, green living, Homan Grown, Homan Square Campus, Oaks of North Lawndale, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, tree canopy

Paul Coffey from the Art Institute of Chicago and Jeff Levrant of Homan Grown explain how the Oaks of North Lawndale project will bring trees and art to that west side Chicago community.

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October 8, 2017 – Start the Garden Revolution

October 7, 2017October 12, 2017 Mike Nowak A Just Harvest, Chicago Excellence in Gardening Awards, economic opportunity, environment, Gale Community Academy, gardening, mass extinction, native plants, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, urban agriculture

Author and native plant landscaper Benjamin Vogt talks about his new book, A New Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future. Gale Community Academy Principal Augustine “Augie” Emuwa and A Just Harvest’s Rev. Marilyn Pagán-Banks and Tonia Andreina are teaching students about growing food.

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October 7, 2017 – Temple of Bloom

October 6, 2017October 12, 2017 Mike Nowak Baha'i Temple, Carol Yetken, Chicago Architecture Foundation, drought, environment, evergeen shrubs, gardening, Nature's Perspective Landscaping, Open House Chicago, perennials, pruning, The Mike Nowak Show

Landscape architect Carol Yetlen talks about managing the gardens surrounding the Baha’i Temple in Wilmette and promotes the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Open House Chicago next week. Tom Klitzkie from Nature’s Perspective Landscaping has advice on keeping your plants well-watered in a dry spell.

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October 1, 2017 – Seeds, Giant Pumpkins and Solar Panels

September 30, 2017October 12, 2017 Mike Nowak clean energy, environment, Future Energy Jobs Act, gardening, giant pumpkins, Openlands, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Seeds, Sharon Bladholm, The Mike Nowak Show, Windfree Solar

Sharon Bladholm returns to the show to talk about her latest nature-focused art exhibit. Mike and Peggy talk to a man who grew a 1,852 pound pumpkin this year. Erik Carlberg and Doug Snower from Windfree Solar explain why this is a good time for clean energy in Illinois.

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September 30, 2017 – LIVE from the SCARCE Green Fair!

September 29, 2017October 12, 2017 Mike Nowak environment, gardening, Illinois Environmental Council, Kay McKeen, Kimmer's Ice Cream, Prairie Food Co-op, recycling, reduce, reuse, SCARCE, The Mike Nowak Show, Three Plaid Farmers

Peggy and Mike broadcast live from the SCARCE Green Fair at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, where reduce, reuse and recycle are the words of the day.