June 12, 2016 - Victory Farming in Naperville: De-Lighting the Night in Chicago




The Mike Nowak Show Podcasts show

Summary: <p>Entrepreneur and educator Veronica Porter, prime mover of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/veteransvictoryfarm/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Veterans Victory Farm</a> and <a href="http://askauntv.com/" target="_blank">Ask Aunt V</a> in Naperville explains how she works to help people grow and cook healthy, organic food. Patrick Barry talks about three of his recent stories for <a href="https://chicagofarmreport.com/" target="_blank">Chicago Farm Report</a>, including a fascinating story about how Chicago preps vacant land for farms and a woman's search for local food in DeKalb, Illinois. Audrey Fischer from the Chicago Astronomical Society joins Diane Turnshek from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and the <a href="http://starrychicago.org/" target="_blank">Starry Chicago</a> students from Amundsen High School in Chicago to talk about why it's so important to <a href="https://www.change.org/p/rahm-emanuel-bring-back-chicago-s-starry-night-with-responsible-city-lighting" target="_blank">reduce light pollution in Chicago</a>.</p>