The Mike Nowak Show Podcasts
Summary: Mike Nowak, co-host Peggy Malecki and members of the show's green team discuss important gardening and environment topics with authorities in the field.
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Mike talks to Theresa Marquez, Chief Marketing Executive for Organic Valley, the nation's largest organic farming cooperative. They discuss the fallout of the USDA's decision to allow both genetically engineered alfalfa and sugar beets to be planted this year, including some name-calling within the organic community itself.
Guests: Don Fenwick from CruiseWorks, Inc. previews Mike's 2012 Caribbean Garden Cruise, which will feature stops at several remarkable tropical gardens; Organic Valley's Theresa Marquez talks about what happens to organics now that the USDA has approved genetically engineered alfalfa and sugar beets; in the Good Growing segment, Mike gets a report from local farmer Kim Marsin of Sweet Home Organics.
Mike talks to Theresa Marquez, Chief Marketing Executive for Organic Valley, the nation's largest organic farming cooperative. They discuss the fallout of the USDA's decision to allow both genetically engineered alfalfa and sugar beets to be planted this year, including some name-calling within the organic community itself.
Guests: Mike promotes next Sunday's #supersowsunday on Twitter; Steve Sherman of GreenChoice Bank explains why this new community bank makes an environmental difference; Jack Darin of Sierra Club Illinois talks about why he believes that Governor Pat Quinn should veto two bills now on his desk that would allow coal gasification plants to be built in the state; Chicago 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore announces his intention to hold his own hearing on the stalled Chicago Clean Power Ordinance after a City Council committee fails to follow through on its promise to discuss the measure on February 14.
Guests: Mike promotes next Sunday's #supersowsunday on Twitter; Steve Sherman of GreenChoice Bank explains why this new community bank makes an environmental difference; Jack Darin of Sierra Club Illinois talks about why he believes that Governor Pat Quinn should veto two bills now on his desk that would allow coal gasification plants to be built in the state; Chicago 49th Ward Alderman Joe Moore announces his intention to hold his own hearing on the stalled Chicago Clean Power Ordinance after a City Council committee fails to follow through on its promise to discuss the measure on February 14.
Guests: Mike talks seed buying and swapping with Mr. Brown Thumb and with Jessica Rinks of the Forest Park Community Garden; learns from David and Jared Milarch about how Archangel Ancient Tree Archive is saving the oldest and largest trees in the world by cloning them; and talks to Martha Boyd of Angelic Organics Learning Center about proposed changes in Chicago city laws that would affect urban gardens of all types and sizes.
Guests: Connor Shaw of Possibility Place Nursery in Monee, Illinois talks about the changes in the horticultural industry because of a slow economy; Ron and Vicki Nowicki have been gardening and growing sustainably for 30 years through their businesses The Land Office and Liberty Gardens and, with the Morton Arboretum's Megan Dunning, they preview next Saturday's half-day permaculture seminar at the arboretum; Beth Osmund, who runs Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm with her husband Jody, talks about their CSA and how they are able to provide healthy, quality meats for their customers on a small scale.
Guests: Connor Shaw of Possibility Place Nursery in Monee, Illinois talks about the changes in the horticultural industry because of a slow economy; Ron and Vicki Nowicki have been gardening and growing sustainably for 30 years through their businesses The Land Office and Liberty Gardens and, with the Morton Arboretum's Megan Dunning, they preview next Saturday's half-day permaculture seminar at the arboretum; Beth Osmund, who runs Cedar Valley Sustainable Farm with her husband Jody, talks about their CSA and how they are able to provide healthy, quality meats for their customers on a small scale.
Guests: Howard Learner of the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) and Jerry Adelmann of Openlands discuss the Green Growth Platform Questionnaire created by environmental and conservation groups to reveal where Chicago mayoral candidates stand on green issues; Zina Murray of Logan Square Kitchen talks about the difficulties in getting a shared-use facility started in Chicago; in the Good Growing segment, Mr. Brown Thumb explains how to vote for your favorite vegetable see in the One Seed Chicago initiative.
In back to back conversations, Mike talks to Howard Learner of the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) and Jerry Adelmann of Openlands about the Green Growth Platform Questionnaire created by environmental and conservation groups to reveal where Chicago mayoral candidates stand on green issues.
Guests: Howard Learner of the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) and Jerry Adelmann of Openlands discuss the Green Growth Platform Questionnaire created by environmental and conservation groups to reveal where Chicago mayoral candidates stand on green issues; Zina Murray of Logan Square Kitchen talks about the difficulties in getting a shared-use facility started in Chicago; in the Good Growing segment, Mr. Brown Thumb explains how to vote for your favorite vegetable see in the One Seed Chicago initiative.
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Guests: Leah Pietrusiak fills in for producer Heather Frey, Dan Kaplan and Frank Campise from Central States Dahlia Society describe the technique of starting dahlia cuttings in the winter for earlier summer blooms, Cathy Nesbitt of Cathy's Crawly Composters explains what happens to red wiggler worms in your outdoor compost pile in winter, and Mike talks about which environmental questions should be answered by Chicago mayoral candidates.
Guests: Leah Pietrusiak fills in for producer Heather Frey, Dan Kaplan and Frank Campise from Central States Dahlia Society describe the technique of starting dahlia cuttings in the winter for earlier summer blooms, Cathy Nesbitt of Cathy's Crawly Composters explains what happens to red wiggler worms in your outdoor compost pile in winter, and Mike talks about which environmental questions should be answered by Chicago mayoral candidates.