The Mike Nowak Show

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The Challenge of Biochar and Biosolids

Posted May 25, 2018

May 20, 2018 - Juanita Irizarry, executive director of Friends of the Parks. , reports on the latestst developments surrounding the proposed Obama Presidential...

The Genius and Gentility of Richard Tilley

Posted May 21, 2018

Richard Tilley was a Wicker Park resident and a legendary gardener in that community. He died on May 19, 2018 at the age of 91. On February 3, 2013,...

May 13, 2018 – Year of the Bird

Posted May 18, 2018

Renee Costanzo and Lourdes Valenzuela preview the the annual Kilbourn Park Organic Plant Sale and talk about the challenges of growing thousands of...

May 6, 2018 – Chicago Grows Green Lawns and Rivers

Posted May 11, 2018

Ruth Kerzee, executive director of the Midwest Pesticide Action Center (MPAC) talks about Chicago Grows Green Week, an event to educate the public about...

April 29, 2018 – Coal Ash Ahead!

Posted May 4, 2018

Pam & Lan Richart, co-directors of Eco-Justice Collaborative, and Andrew Rehn, water resources engineer with Prairie Rivers Network. talk about...