[caption id="attachment_2148" align="alignleft" width="504" caption="photo David Russell/The Martha Stewart Show"][/caption] Probably because the host of the show is larger than life, my appearance to talk about natural lawn care on national television Tuesday brought more questions about personality than it did compost and fertilizers. And, so, for all of you who are asking me "What was Martha like?" I'll ...

A bill that would have mandated pesticide safety in California schools was vetoed yesterday by the California governor: http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16208404?nclick_check=1 ...

Click here to watch the Martha Stewart segment on Organic Lawn Care 101 that originally aired live on Sept. 27: http://www.marthastewart.com/article/organic-lawn-care-101?video_id=0. To learn more about the products we featured on the air, click here: http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2010/09/the-martha-segment-a-rundown/. NOTE: Certain products were not shown on the segment due to last-minute time co ...

[caption id="attachment_2135" align="alignleft" width="432" caption="Stylists from the Martha Stewart Show prep the planting area Monday in preparation for today's segment at 10 a.m. on the Hallmark Channel."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2136" align="alignleft" width="576" caption="The segment will focus on eco-friendly products."][/caption] Here's a link to the Martha Stewart Show that will air today ...

PROGRAM ALERT: Legendary television host and lifestyle guru Martha Stewart will host organic lawn expert Paul Tukey on her television program live at 10 a.m. nationwide Tuesday, Sept. 28, on the Hallmark Channel. The show will air at 9 a.m. Central Time. Scheduled topics include organic soil conditioning, overseeding and grass species, fertilization, proper watering and weed control. A second segment will f ...

I was once again reminded yesterday how difficult it is in this day and age to be sure you’re doing the right thing with regard to organic lawn care and gardening — even when you’re trying hard. During my trip to Boulder, Colorado, I met people who truly believed they were involved with organic lawn care. They were aerating and avoiding pesticides, focusing on proper mowing and watering. Curious, I asked wh ...

With almost 80 percent of Canadians living under the auspices of some sort of ban on weed killers for lawns, one high-ranking government official has taken steps to make the ban officially nationwide. Fin Donnelly put a motion on the order paper calling for a nationwide ban on pesticides to take effect next Earth Day, April 22. His action, according to this story, was inspired by a group of schoolchildren: ...

An organization called The Endocrine Disruption Exchanged published this fascinating, scary document that should make all of us stand up and demand change: http://www.endocrinedisruption.com/endocrine.fossilfuel.php ...

After months of contentious debate within a legislative committee, Representative Suzanne Smith has now taken the next step in the legislative process to regulate the use of lawn care pesticides by drafting the Lawn and Grounds for Healthy Children Act. The Act proposes a gradual phase out of the use of certain lawn and grounds care pesticides applied on the grounds of child day care agencies, schools, muni ...

This came to us today from the Pesticide Watch allies in California: By Theresa Harrington Contra Costa Times CONCORD — Local officials, parents and environmentalists are urging the governor to sign a bill that would help protect children from being exposed to dangerous pesticides on school campuses. "Pesticides can trigger asthma," said Susan JunFish, a Moraga parent and leader of Parents for a Safer Envir ...