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

Did you miss the live radio show? Catch up with Mike and Peggy and their unique perspective on all things green right here on the podcast page!

April 8, 2018 – Anticipation…

2018-04-12

LaManda Joy of Peterson Garden Project promotes the annual Organic Edible Plant Sale. Sarah Surroz of Conserve Lake County talks about a new partnership with Openlands. The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Lisa Hilgenberg answers spring veggie gardening questions

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.59MB - Duration: 1:46:08 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


April 1, 2018 – Seeds to Art, Young Farmers and Hope for Horses

2018-04-05

Artist Shilin Hora describes her “Seed Museum works.” 2018 Beginning Farmer of the Year Yoram Shanan talks about the new wave of farmers. Jodie Wiederkehr of Chicago Alliance for Animals wants to ban horse-drawn carriages in Chicago.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 47.87MB - Duration: 1:44:34 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


March 25, 2018 – Microcosm Rides Again!

2018-03-28

Mike and Peggy feature the 2018 Macy’s Flower Show, Go Green Oak Park's battle against unnecessary pesticide use, Michele Hoffman's upcoming voyage to Alaska to shoot more footage for the film Microcosm, and a victory for Crate Free Illinois.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.48MB - Duration: 1:45:55 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


March 18, 2018 – Live from the 2018 Chicago Flower & Garden Show!

2018-03-27

Live from the 2018 Chicago Flower & Garden Show. Guests are president Tony Abruscato, The Rose Kings Chris VanCleave and Brian Puckett, Sandy Syburg from Purple Cow Organics, William Moss the Garden Boss, and Janie Grillo aka Butterfly Jane.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 47.64MB - Duration: 1:44:04 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


March 11, 2018 – Healthy Water, Soils, Lands and Laws

2018-03-22

Horticulturist Melinda Myers previews the Chicago Flower & Garden Show. Openlands president and CEO Jerry Adelmann explains how one our most important environmental laws is at risk. David R. Montgomery has a plan to regenerate our soils.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 47.6MB - Duration: 1:43:59 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


An Interview with Illinois 16th Congressional District Candidate Beth Vercolio-Osmund

2018-03-07

Mike and Peggy talk to Beth Vercolio-Osmund, a sustainable farmer, business woman, teacher and activist who is one of four Democrats running for Congress in the rural Illinois 16th District.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 9.2MB - Duration: 10:03 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)


An Interview with MWRD Candidate Cam Davis

2018-03-07

Mike and Peggy interview Cam Davis, who faces an uphill battle to get ten thousand write-in votes in the March 20 primary contest for a spot on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation Board of Greater Chicago.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 9.75MB - Duration: 10:39 m (128 kbps 44100 Hz)


March 4, 2018 – On the Road Again

2018-03-07

Guests: Jim Slama of the Good Food EXPO; Cam Davis,write-in candidate for the MWRD; Kenneth Gallt of Foliage Design Systems of Chicago; Tom Szaky from TerraCycle; 16th Cong. District candidate Beth Vercolio-Osmund.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 47.61MB - Duration: 1:44:01 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


February 25, 2018 – Celebrating Our One Earth

2018-02-28

Jim Nienhuis, Ph.D. talks about the evolution of vegetables and his work helping women entrepreneurs in Central America. Lisa Eldred Steinkopf has written House Plants: The Complete Guide. Mike and Peggy preview the One Earth Film Festival.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 47.54MB - Duration: 1:43:51 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


February 18, 2018 – Being Christy

2018-02-24

The inimitable Christy Webber returns to talk horticulture, business and the Chicago Flower & Garden Show. Adam Federman from The Nation Magazine returns to report on the latest threats to what we thought were protected U.S. natural lands.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.51MB - Duration: 1:45:58 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


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