urban livestock Archives

Guy McPherson and Near Term Human Extinction

September 28, 2019September 30, 2019 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, animal welfare, Chicago Chicken Enthusiasts, climate change, environment, feedback loops, gardening, Guy McPherson, Nature Bats Last, Peggy Malecki, roosters, The Mike Nowak Show, urban livestock

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Guy McPherson, professor emeritus at the University of Arizona, returns to the show to talk about his blog Nature Bats Last. He believes we are in the end days as a species, and has paid the price for being so outspoken. Laura Calvert from Advocates for Urban Agriculture and Martha Boyd of Chicagoland Chicken Enthusiasts report on their opposition to a proposed ordinance that would ban roosters and impose fees and fines on people raising livestock in the city.

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Plants, Animals and Their Communities

February 2, 2019May 17, 2019 Mike Nowak Advocates for urban Agriculture, Benjamin Vogt, Claudia West, climate change, environment, gardening, packaging reuse, plant communities, sustainability, TerraCycle, The Mike Nowak Show, Tom Szaky, urban livestock

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Claudia West and Benjamin Vogt will be at West Cook Wild Ones The Naturally Beautiful Garden Conference. Nick Lucas of Advocates for Urban Agriculture previews the 7th Annual Urban Livestock Expo. Tom Szaky from TerraCycle explains how the Loop program could exponentially increase packaging reuse.