Milo Shammas, a.k.a. Dr. Earth, talks about how garden soil benefits from the use of organic products. Ryan Wilson from the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT), describes how The Gross Gathering and other CNT initiatives are designed to help homeowners deal with the effects of flooding rains. Lisa Albrecht and astro-physicist John Sweitzer preview Al Gore's trip to Chicago to train new speakers for The Climate Reality Project. 1st Ward Alderman Proco Joe Moreno explains the Bring Your Bag Chicago initiative and why he is championing an ordinance to reduce plastic bag use in Chicago.

Rick Moscovitz from A-Plus Pest Control,Inc. and Plus Natural Solutions Worldwide returns to the show to talk about the scourge of bedbugs and a new way to deal with them. Also in studio are entomologist Geroge Manning of American Pest Solutions and Kay Kharasch of Green Building Connections. Jerry Adelmann, President and CEO of Openlands, talks about the 50th Anniversary of that unique conversation organization. Dr. Fredric Miller from Joliet Junior College promotes the Urban Agriculture Summer Institute, which is aimed at high school and college students.

Billy Burdett, Coordinator for Advocates for Urban Agriculture, reports on the successes of growing food in Chicago. Educator Michele Hoffman previews her documentary, Microcosm, then joins students Megan Isaacs and Francesca Dana to talk about the Chicago Youth Climate Coalition and how young women and men are fighting for a healthy environment. Mike also reports on the March Against Monsanto and the status of fracking legislation in Springfield.

Billy Goodnick, author of Yards: Turn Any Outdoor Space into the Garden of Your Dreams, shares his unconventional style and wisdom about landscaping with Mike. Jenny Schleuter and Liz Houtz from Tree House Humane Society talk about the Cats at Work Project, which has the goal of making life more tolerable for feral cats while using them to help control rodent populations. Shawn Kingzette talks about how The Care of Trees is helping homeowners make informed decisions about how to protect their ash trees from Emerald Ash Borer.

Nance Klehm calls herself a steward of the earth and has been described as a "renegade researcher." Regardless of labels, she is a person looking for solutions to the problems created by the degredation of our soils. That's why she has created a program called The Ground Rules, which is also the subject of an Indiegogo Campaign. Among other things, it helps people find new connections with the land on which they live by re-examining the food waste they create.