The Mike Nowak Show

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SNAP SNAFU

Posted July 22, 2018

Corey Chatman, LINK Up Illinois Program Manager at the Experimental Station, reports on how recent changes could leave Americans unable to make purchases...

The Budburst Challenge: Natives v. Nativars

Posted July 15, 2018

Master Gardener and former Chicago Gardener of the Year Laury Lewis stops by to promote the 50th Annual Sheffield Music Festival & Garden Walk...

What If Communities Actually Worked Together to be Sustainable?

Posted July 8, 2018

Edith Makra, Director of Environmental Initiatives for the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, explains how the GRC2, or Greenest Region Compact. is making...

A Little Science in the Garden Goes a Long Way

Posted July 1, 2018

Gardening expert and author Lee Reich talks about his new book, The Ever Curious Gardener: Using a Little Natural Science for a Much Better Garden....

Return of the Queen of All Horticultural Media

Posted June 29, 2018

Garden writer, lecturer, and media personality Melinda Myers returns to the show to talk early summer gardening, including what to when there's too...