Live Broadcast from Pesche's Garden Center in Des Plaines. Guests: Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Marc Miller talks about the initiative with Chicago Wilderness called Leave No Child Inside Month; Milo Shammas, Founder & Formulator, Dr. Earth, Inc.; Wally Schmidtke (a.k.a. "Dr. Wally") from Pesche's.

Live Broadcast from Pesche's Garden Center in Des Plaines. Guests: Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Director Marc Miller talks about the initiative with Chicago Wilderness called Leave No Child Inside Month; Milo Shammas, Founder & Formulator, Dr. Earth, Inc.; Wally Schmidtke (a.k.a. "Dr. Wally") from Pesche's.

Guests: Jim Slanina and Linda Basinger from Opus Environmental; Loyola University's Summur Roberts talks about next week's North Lake Shore Community Earth Day 2010: Recipe for a healthy planet; Mike previews Tuesday's rally to support the introduction of 49th Alderman Joe Moore's Chicago Clean Power Ordinance in City Council.

Guests: Jim Slanina and Linda Basinger from Opus Environmental; Loyola University's Summur Roberts talks about next week's North Lake Shore Community Earth Day 2010: Recipe for a healthy planet; Mike previews Tuesday's rally to support the introduction of 49th Alderman Joe Moore's Chicago Clean Power Ordinance in City Council.

Guests: Follow up on Chicago's war on local food: Chicago Tribune's Monica Eng, Alexis Leverenz of Kitchen Chicago and Martha Boyd from Angelic Organics Learning Center; Garth Conrad, president of the Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association (MELA); speakers for the 18th Annual Natural Landscaping Seminar for the Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee of McHenry County--Lorraine Johnson, Ed Collins and Nancy Williamson.

Guests: Follow up on Chicago's war on local food: Chicago Tribune's Monica Eng, Alexis Leverenz of Kitchen Chicago and Martha Boyd from Angelic Organics Learning Center; Garth Conrad, president of the Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association (MELA); speakers for the 18th Annual Natural Landscaping Seminar for the Wildflower Preservation and Propagation Committee of McHenry County--Lorraine Johnson, Ed Collins and Nancy Williamson.

Guests: Tim Magner of Green Sugar Press on his environmental books for children; Brian Granahan of Environment Illinois talks about various green issues, including the drawbacks of nuclear energy and the future of cap-and-trade in America; Josh Mogerman from Natural Resources Defense Council discusses the threat of Asian carp to the Great Lakes.

Guests: Tim Magner of Green Sugar Press on his environmental books for children; Brian Granahan of Environment Illinois talks about various green issues, including the drawbacks of nuclear energy and the future of cap-and-trade in America; Josh Mogerman from Natural Resources Defense Council discusses the threat of Asian carp to the Great Lakes.

Guests: Bruce and Erika Horigan of Horigan Urban Forest Products, Inc., Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm, and a special appearance in the second hour by arborist Guy Sternberg of Starhill Forest Arboretum. In a completely non-horticultural related appearance, Mike's holiday caroling group, The Frozen Robins take over most of the second hour with their warbling and improvisation.

Guests: Bruce and Erika Horigan of Horigan Urban Forest Products, Inc., Roy Diblik of Northwind Perennial Farm, and a special appearance in the second hour by arborist Guy Sternberg of Starhill Forest Arboretum. In a completely non-horticultural related appearance, Mike's holiday caroling group, The Frozen Robins take over most of the second hour with their warbling and improvisation.