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August 13, 2017 – Cultivating Resilience Aug 18, 2017

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Lisa Hilgenberg, horticulturist for the Regenstein Fruit and Vegetable Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden, joins Peggy Malecki as today's co-host while Mike has the day off. Michelle Hickey is co-founder and vice president of The Resiliency Institute (TRI), a non-profit organization with a mission to transform Chicago’s suburbs into resilient communities based on the concept of permaculture. Chris Beiser, Plant Care Specialist for the Chicago Botanic Garden, talks about what he’s seeing in the way of pests and diseases in the summer garden.

August 12, 2017 – Moms Fight to Breathe Free Aug 18, 2017

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While Mike is away, Peggy Malecki brings in Kelly Nichols from Moms Clean Air Force to co-host the show. They talk about clean air issues in Illinois and across the country--including emissions from natural gas and crude oil production, transportation, coal ash and related toxic dust, methane emissions, clean energy jobs, asthma and more.

August 6, 2017 – Breeding Success Aug 10, 2017

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Mary Hennen and Peggy Macnamara talk about their book, The Peregrine Returns: The Art and Architecture of an Urban Raptor Recovery. Laura Calvert is the new executive director of Peggy and I are big fans of Advocates for Urban Agriculture (AUA) and she talks about her vision for the group. Dr. Harry Klee from the University of Florida explains his quest for the perfect commerical tomato. Jonathan Kruger previews the 12th Annual Veggie Fest Chicago.

August 5, 2017 – Plastic Behavior Aug 10, 2017

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Jordan Parker from Bring Your Bag Chicago Facebook page.talks to Mike and Peggy about the successes and failures of the effort to control plastic bag use in the City of Chicago.

July 30, 2017 – Snipping and Spraying Aug 04, 2017

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Show regular Dan Kosta answers gardening questions while promoting the Prairie State Bonsai Society and their annual show. Ruth Kerzee, executive director of the Midwest Pesticide Action Center, and Laura McGowan from Clarke discuss the complexities of mosquito abatement in the Chicago area.

July 29, 2017 – Fun with Foliage Aug 04, 2017

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Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz are the authors of Gardening with Foliage: 127 dazzling combinations that pair the beauty of leaves with flowers, bark, berries, and more. They talk to Mike and Peggy about value of foliage in a garden and how to use their book for inspiration.

July 23, 2017 – Soil Sisters, Ocean’s Daughter Jul 26, 2017

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Lisa Kivirist and Alison Parker preview a couple of events for women farmers--Soil Sisters, A Celebration of Wisconsin Farms and Rural Life, and In Her Boots, Market Farming in Suburbia. Michele Hoffman takes her place at The Mike Nowak Show Science Desk before heading to Florida to do research for her film Microcosm. Elaine Coorens reports on the biggest land deal in the North Branch Corridor that nobody has heard of.

July 22, 2017 – The Chef and the Meteorologist Jul 25, 2017

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Chef Paul Virant previews the Angelic Organics Learning Center (AOLC) 10th Annual Peak Harvest Farm Dinner at which Mike Nowak will be auctioneer. Meteorologist Rick DiMaio reports on his trip to Iceland with Loyola University Chicago students to study climate change.

July 16, 2017 – Floating Gardens, Trash Talking Professors Jul 19, 2017

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Nick Wesley, Zach Damato and George Brigandi of Urban Rivers explain their plan for creating floating gardens and habitats in the Chicago River. Peggy and Mike get an update on wildfires in British Columbia from David Scott of Spaced Out Radio. Professor Carl Zimring from the Pratt Institute and Kris Kaar, president of the Illinois Recycling Association, preview the talk "A Couple of Professors Talkin' Trash."

July 15, 2017 – 49 Years and Counting Jul 19, 2017

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Laury Lewis is an Illinois Master Gardener and former Chicago Gardener of the Year. He visits the WCGO Studios to promote then 49th Annual Sheffield Music Festival and Garden Walk and talk gardening with Mike and Peggy.

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