[caption id="attachment_2420" align="alignleft" width="375" caption="The SafeLawns lawn signs say it all about people's changing attitudes with regard to lawn care."][/caption] NOTE: Tom Kelly of New Hampshire was co-founder of one of the largest chemical lawn care companies in New England. Recently he launched an all-organic lawn care supply company, Fire Belly Organics, in response to his belief that lawn ...

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We pass along our condolences to the family and friends of David Simser, a highly respected tick expert from Cape Cod. He died Friday at the age of 57: http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101128/NEWS/11280321/-1/news ...

An op-ed piece in the Baltimore Sun today raises some interesting questions about the regulation of pesticides used on lawns and gardens: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/bs-ed-pesticides-20101128,0,7781575.story. In most states the regulation of pesticides falls within the realm of the Department of Agriculture or agricultural sub-committees of state legislatures. And, as it relates to farmers usin ...

While those of us in the North are primarily concerned with collecting those last few leaves from the lawn to avoid winterkill next spring, many folks in the South are actually preparing to plant. When December arrives, the cooler temperatures turn many Southern lawns brown — which is the natural dormant state. To combat that appearance, the planting of annual and perennial ryegrasses is common. Ryegrasses ...

Here are a few mailorder gifts we showcased today for NBC News: http://www.wcsh6.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=689079065001#/Local/mail%2Dorder+gifts+for+gardeners/49383985001/49452227001/689079065001 Here is a list of what we talked about, with a focus on giving that is good for the environment: HOLIDAY LIGHTING GOES SOLAR The festive look of holiday strand lighting is now possible without power outlets and ...

WATER SOLUBLE NEEM POWDER NOW AVAILABLE What a year it has been for the introduction of safer products for the organic lawn and garden market. Earlier last spring a selective weed killer hit the market that can help replace toxic chemicals such as 2,4-D, with many folks calling this chelated iron the “holy grail” of lawn weed control. In the past month, news has spread of another product that may have an ev ...

This post came to us by way of Karl Tupper, the staff scientist at the Pesticide Action Network North America: http://panna.org/blog/revolving-door-still-spinning-former-epa-head-appointed-board-leading-pesticide-company ...

[caption id="attachment_2390" align="alignleft" width="576" caption="Laura Stevens from the Toxics Action Center convenes the 2010 Maine Pesticide Summit."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_2391" align="alignleft" width="576" caption="The panelists included Ellen Fine of the Leah Collective in New Hampshire, Lauren Hughes of Grassroots Environmental Education in New York, Bill Duesing of CT NOFA and Marsha ...

The organizers at the Toxics Action Center are reporting robust registration for Saturday's Maine Pesticide Summit at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Brunswick, Maine. More than two-thirds of the available seats had already been claimed as of Thursday afternoon, so pre-registration is highly recommended: http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2010/11/maine-pesticide-summit-register-here-to-reserve-you ...