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

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October 15, 2017 – When Plants Fight City Hall

2017-10-20

Nicole Virgil and Ron Cress each explain why they are fighting their town's laws to grow, respectively, food and native plants. Michele Hoffman talks about a new growing technique that might give the world’s declining coral reefs a fighting chance.

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October 14, 2017 – Bring Guns, Oaks and Art

2017-10-20

Paul Coffey from the Art Institute of Chicago and Jeff Levrant of Homan Grown explain how the Oaks of North Lawndale project will bring trees and art to that west side Chicago community.

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October 8, 2017 – Start the Garden Revolution

2017-10-12

Author and native plant landscaper Benjamin Vogt talks about his new book, A New Garden Ethic. Gale Community Academy Principal Augustine 'Augie' Emuwa and A Just Harvest’s Rev. Marilyn Pagan-Banks and Tonia Andreina a teaching students about growing food

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October 7, 2017 – Temple of Bloom

2017-10-12

Landscape architect Carol Yetlen talks about managing the gardens surrounding the Baha’i Temple in Wilmette. Tom Klitzkie from Nature’s Perspective Landscaping has advice on keeping your plants well-watered in a dry spell.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 23.88MB - Duration: 52:10 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


October 1, 2017 – Seeds, Giant Pumpkins and Solar Panels

2017-10-05

Sharon Bladholm talks about her latest nature-focused art exhibit. Mike and Peggy interview a man who grew a 1,852 pound pumpkin this year. Erik Carlberg and Doug Snower from Windfree Solar explain why this is a good time for clean energy in Illinois.

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September 30, 2017 – LIVE from the SCARCE Green Fair!

2017-10-05

Peggy and Mike broadcast live from the SCARCE Green Fair at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, where reduce, reuse and recycle are the words of the day.

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September 24, 2017 – Toxic Environments

2017-09-28

Toxicologist David J. Zaber comments on the efficacy of spraying mosquitoes. Kay McKeen from SCARCE promotes their Green Fair. Mike Mikulka from EPA Region 5 visits the Science Desk with Michele Hoffman and reports on efforts to gut the federal agency.

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September 23, 2017 – A Couple of PhDs Talking Tree Extinction

2017-09-28

Some of our iconic ash and oak species are on the brink of extinction. Dr. Murphy Westwood from The Morton Arboretum and Dr. Rex Bastian from Davey Tree Experts talk about why that has happened and what we do to save them.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 23.98MB - Duration: 52:22 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


September 17, 2017 – Wildcrafting, Tracking Monarchs

2017-09-22

Lisa M. Rose talks about her book Midwest Medicinal Plants and how you can forage for those plants in your own yard. Doug Taron from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum reports on Midwest monarch populations as they begin their migration to Mexico.

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September 16, 2017 – Remaking Plans to Remake Jackson Park

2017-09-22

Friends of the Parks Executive Director Juanita Irizarry returns to the show to discuss the latest developments surrounding the proposed Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s Jackson Park.

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