Emily Murphy talks about her book Grow What You Love, Chicago Aldermen Michele Smith and Scott Waguespack explain why they want to create a 24-acre park in the North Branch Industrial Corridor, and Jennifer Walling from the IEC reports on a bill that would weaken the state's Endangered Species Protection Board.

Cheryl Julcher from Yellow Brick Properties is a realtor who uses sustainability as a selling point. Cam Davis explains how he got 54,000 write-in votes for MWRD. Doug Taron celebrates 30 years of the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network.

Cheryl Julcher from Yellow Brick Properties, Inc. explains what it means to be a sustainable realtor. Cam Davis talks about how he gardnered more than 54,000 write-in votes for a seat on the MWRD in the Illinois primary and what battles lie ahead in the November general election. Doug Taron, PhD, from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Musem, celebrates 30 years of the Illinois Butterfly Monitoring Network and speculates what the unusually cool spring means for butterfly populations.

LaManda Joy of Peterson Garden Project promotes the annual Organic Edible Plant Sale. Sarah Surroz of Conserve Lake County talks about a new partnership with Openlands. The Chicago Botanic Garden’s Lisa Hilgenberg answers spring veggie gardening questions

Peterson Garden Project founder and executive director LaManda Joy promotes their annual Organic Edible Plant Sale and many other initiatives. Sarah Surroz  and Patrick Williams of Openlands discuss the merger of Conserve Lake County into Openlands. Lisa Hilgenberg, horticulturist for the Regenstein Fruit and Vegetable Garden at the Chicago Botanic Garden, offers tips on spring veggie planting. Plant breeder Brent Horvath of Intrinsic Perennial Gardens, makes a surprise visit.

Shilin Hora explains why she creates Seed Museums, one-of-a-kind nature-art objects. 2018 Beginning Farmer of the Year award Yoram Shanan of Sandbox Organics talks about the wave of young, diversified farmers in the U.S. Jodie Wiederkehr, who is campaign director for Chicago Alliance for Animals (CAA), believes horse-drawn carriages in urban areas are inhumane and would like to see them banned.

Artist Shilin Hora describes her "Seed Museum works." 2018 Beginning Farmer of the Year Yoram Shanan of Sandbox Organics talks about the new wave of farmers. Jodie Wiederkehr of Chicago Alliance for Animals (CAA) explains why she wants to put horse-drawn carriages out of business in Chicago.

Mike and Peggy feature the 2018 Macy’s Flower Show, Go Green Oak Park's battle against unnecessary pesticide use, Michele Hoffman's upcoming voyage to Alaska to shoot more footage for the film Microcosm, and a victory for Crate Free Illinois.

Paul Lopacinski, Senior Manager of Creative Production for Macy’s, talks about the opening day of theirl Flower Show, “Once Upon a Springtime." Peggy McGrath and David Holmquist from Go Green Oak Park explain their quest to undo an Illinois pesticide preemption law. Michele Hoffman returns to the Science Desk--this time with her son Ryan--to preview her trip to Alaska to shoot more footage for her film Microcosm. Jessica Chipkin and Christy Slaby from Crate Free Illinois report on their apparent success in getting the Trader Joe's markets to move away from pork producers that use gestitation crates.

 

Live from the 2018 Chicago Flower & Garden Show. Guests are president Tony Abruscato, The Rose Kings Chris VanCleave and Brian Puckett, Sandy Syburg from Purple Cow Organics, William Moss the Garden Boss, and Janie Grillo aka Butterfly Jane.