March 18, 2017–Live from the Good Food Festival and Conference




The Mike Nowak Show Podcasts show

Summary: <p>Mike and Peggy take The Mike Nowak Show to the 13th Annual Good Food Festival and Conference at the UIC Forum in Chicago. Their guests include Nic Mink from <a href="https://sitkasalmonshares.com/">Sitka Salmon Shares</a> and Amber Petersen of <a href="http://www.thefishmongerswife.net/">The Fishmongers Wife</a>, who talk about sustainabile seafood; Jennifer Filipiak from <a href="https://www.farmland.org/">American Farmland Trust</a> and Barry Fischer of the <a href="https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/">USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services</a>, who report on how scientists and farmers are working to make our soils healthy; Billy Burdett from Chicago-based <a href="https://auachicago.org/">Advocates for Urban Agriculture</a>, with an update on composting laws in Chicago; and Jen Miller and Chris Trogg from <a href="http://www.bandoffarmers.org/">Band of Farmers</a>, which has just released a terrific list of CSAs. And listen for a cameo from Rodlene Paul of <a href="https://www.hellshirefoods.com/">Hellshire Foods</a>. </p> <p></p> <p> </p>