The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Archives

Black Gardeners Matter, Too

July 4, 2020November 2, 2020 Mike Nowak Dr. Doug Taron, eco-influencer, firefly habitat, Illinois Park and Recreation Association, Nicole Virgil, Peggy Malecki, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, social and food justice, suburban hoop houses, summer vegetable watering, The Mike Nowak Show, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, Unplug Illinois Day

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Nicole Virgil returns to the show as she continues her fight to grow vegetables in a hoop house in her own, Elmhurst, Illinois backyard. Debbie Trueblood from the Illinois Park and Recreation Association reports on their second annual Unplug Illinois Day. Holly and Joey Baird, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, have advice on mid-season veggie crops. Doug Taron, PhD of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum says it’s a great year for fireflies and reports on raising Baltimore Checkerspots on his porch during the pandemic.

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Summer Vegetables Report 2019

August 10, 2019August 14, 2019 Mike Nowak composting, environment, gardening, growing tomatoes, Oak Park Micro Brew Review, Peggy Malecki, powdery mildew, Seven Generations Ahead, The Backyard Farmer, The Mike Nowak Show, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, zero waste

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Mike and Peggy welcome back Dan Gibbs, The Backyard Farmer, and Holly and Joey Baird, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, to talk about mid-summer problems in the vegetable garden. Alan Shannon and Jen Nelson from Seven Generations Ahead explain how the Oak Park Micro Brew Review achieves its goal of zero waste.

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Dispatches from the Climate Crisis Bureau

February 23, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak carrots, Climate Crisis Bureau, environment, gardening, Holly and Joey Baird, Malabar spinach, Peggy Malecki, Steve Horn, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, The Real News Network, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener

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Journalist Steve Horn returns to the show to talk about his new position at the Climate Crisis Bureau for The Real News Network. Joey and Holly Baird, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, visit Mike and Peggy in the Evanston studios of WCGO.

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Mark and Marcus: Music and Sustainability

October 6, 2018May 4, 2019 Mike Nowak environment, FolkTober Fest, gardening, harvesting tomatoes, Marcus de la fleur, Mark Dvorak, native plants, planting garlic, retrofitting, storm water management, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener

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Folk musician Mark Dvorak and Stephanie Schrodt stop by the studio to promote next week’s Folktober Fest in Oak Park. Holly and Joey Baird, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, have early fall tips. In the advance of the ILCA’s IMPACT Conference, Marcus de la fleur talks about the benefit of putting native plants in your home’s landscape, and the difficulty of finding companies that will maintain them.

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Coal Ash Threat Dead Ahead!

April 28, 2018January 26, 2019 Mike Nowak coal ash, cold season crops, Eco-Justice Collaborative, environment, gardening, green living, Milwaukee, Prairie Rivers Network, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener

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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May 28, 2017 – Veggies, Baby!

May 27, 2017May 31, 2017 Mike Nowak A Plus Pest Control, bed bugs, cedar oil, Chicago Botanic Garden, environment, gardening, growing tomatoes, mosquitoes, non-toxic pest management, The Mike Nowak Show, The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener, Tom Skilling, World Environment Day

Holly and Joey aka The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener talk spring veggies, Kristie Webber previews the World Environment Day celebration at the Chicago Botanic Garden, and Rick Moskovitz of A-Plus Pest Control has non-toxic pest control solutions.