gardening, the environment, green living and a lot of humor

George Janowiak from the Illinois Giant Pumpkin Growers Association reports on the annual Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at Benston's Pumpkin Farm in Homer Glen. Art Scheele from American Organic in Warren, Illinois talks about the value of fall and spring-planted cover crops. Mike welcomes a panel--Karen Hudson from Illinois Citizens for Clean Air and Water, Michele Merkel from the Environmental Integrity Project and Danielle Diamond from the Socially Responsible Agricultural Project--that explains the dangers posed by CAFOs in Illinois and in the nation. They are joined by rural resident Dave Leifheit, who found his rural property a few thousand feet away from a CAFO in Ogle County, and who successfully sought tax relief for that circumstance.