May 2, 2007
Continuing Education Opportunity
Monday, May 7, 7-8:30 p.m. - Wicker Park Field House, 1425 North Damen
RSVP PLEASE--LIMITED SEATING--$8- wpgarden@aol.com
Good PLANETS Are Hard to Find - 'Garden Variety Environmentalism'
MIKE NOWAK, WGN Radio, Master Gardener, Tree Keeper, MELA http://wgnradio.com/shows
Tickets $8 - Register: wpgarden@aol.com or (773) 278-9075
As host of a radio gardening program, Mike has found himself playing a lot of roles in eight years: interviewer, student, skeptic, advocate, teacher, novice, expert, everyman. In his talk, Mike attempts to make some sense of what he's learned and present some practical advice about the role of nature in the urban/suburban world.
He will talk a little bit about a lot of things: the soil, water, bugs, lawns, chemicals, and especially the average gardener's attitude towards them. He will look at where, usually in the name of profits, we've been led down the garden path in the wrong direction, and how we might get back to safety and sanity.
Mike Nowak has been the host of WGN Radio''s "Let''s Talk Gardening" (Sundays at noon on 720 AM) for nine years. He is a Chicago Master Gardener and a graduate of the TreeKeepers Program of the Openlands Project, which teaches people how to care for urban forests. He is a co-founder and past president of MELA, the Midwest Ecological Landscaping Association (www.melaweb.org), which promotes environmentally responsible landscaping and horticultural practices among professionals and the public. Last but not least, he is a writer and award-winning columnist for Chicagoland Gardening Magazine. You can find his sometimes-funny prose and always-funny picture on the inside back page of each issue.
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