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

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An Infestation of Horticulturists

2018-08-12

With the Garden Writers Association coming to town, Mike and Peggy welcome GWA members C. L. Fornari, Andrea Whitely and Mary-Kate Mackey in studio, who will be joined on the phone by James A. Baggett, who is being inducted into the GWA Hall of Fame.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.47MB - Duration: 1:45:53 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


Pollinator-palooza 2018

2018-08-05

Landscape horticulturist Dolly Foster teaches you how to make your garden pollinator friendly. Tom Buechel explains how the Plant Sentry program will theoretically keep plant e-commerce free of invasive plants and pests.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.71MB - Duration: 1:46:24 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


Bonsai, Tomato and Native Plant Rock Stars

2018-07-29

The Spirited Gardener Julia Bunn has rain garden advice. Dan Kosta reports on the Prairie State Bonsai Society annual show. KC Tomato talks–what else?–tomatoes. Stephanie Walquist and Terry Guen preview the Wild Ones West Cook Native Garden Tour.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.22MB - Duration: 1:45:20 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


SNAP SNAFU

2018-07-22

Corey Chatman explains how SNAP purchases at farmers markets across the country are at risk. Green Diva Meg talks about her new podcast at The Green Divas. Nick Mink of Sitka Salmon Shares addresses the challenges facing Community Supported Fisheries.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.64MB - Duration: 1:46:16 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


The Budburst Challenge: Natives v. Nativars

2018-07-15

Chicago Master Gardener Laury Lewis previews the 50th Annual Sheffield Music Festival & Garden Walk. Kayri Havens and Jennifer Schwarz Ballard from Project Budburst are looking for citizen scientists to participate in the Nativars Research Project.

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What If Communities Actually Worked Together to be Sustainable?

2018-07-08

Edith Makra, Director of Environmental Initiatives for the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus celebrates a milestone for the Greenest Region Compact. Tony Abruscato of the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, previews the 811 Chicago Garden at Taste of Chicago.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.66MB - Duration: 1:46:18 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


A Little Science in the Garden Goes a Long Way

2018-07-01

Author, lecturer and “farmden” cultivator Lee Reich talks about his new book, The Ever Curious Gardener. Folks from the Dearborn Garden Walk and the Bucktown Garden Walk come to the studio to promote their summer events.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.77MB - Duration: 1:46:32 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


Return of the Queen of All Horticultural Media

2018-06-29

Garden expert Melinda Myers talk searly summer gardening. Environmental attorney Albert Ettinger and Cindy Skrukrud from the Illinois Chapter of the Sierra Club explain their lawsuit with Chicago Trump Tower over its violation of the Clean Water Act.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.53MB - Duration: 1:46:01 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


LIVE from the Custer Fair in Evanston

2018-06-27

Mike and Peggy are live from the Custer Fair in Evanston, Illinois, where they welcome Tom Klitzkie of Nature’s Perspective Landscaping, meteorologist Rick DiMaio and more.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.43MB - Duration: 1:45:47 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


The Garden Boss Is in the Hoss...er, House

2018-06-15

Mike and Peggy welcome William Moss (also known as The Garden Boss) from Get Out and Grow to talk about all things gardening. Native landscaper Benjamin Vogt recounts his battle with the City of Lincoln, Nebraska over what they consider "weedy" plants.

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Filetype: MP3 - Size: 48.44MB - Duration: 1:45:49 m (64 kbps 44100 Hz)


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