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

Peggy Malecki from Natural Awakenings Chicago sits in a co-host. Patrick Barry presents the first Chicago Farm Report segment on The Mike Nowak Show. Members of the Band of Farmers--Marcy Prchal from Troggs Hollow, Jody Lee Osmund from Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm and Stephanie Douglass from Growing Home, Inc. promote the 4th Annual Farmer Talent show and talk about why supporting CSAs is important. Kane County recycling program coordinator Jennifer Jarland and Walter Willis, executive director of the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County, IL (SWALCO), talk about how the Illinois electronics recycling law has sputtered and what can be done to fix the problem.