Archive | February, 2010
Fixing Nitrogen: Why Synthetic Fertilizer Isn’t Necessary
Tomorrow it will be March and that means, in many parts of the country, the call will go out: Ready . . . Set . . . Fertilize. Whether we’re planning tomatoes or a lush green lawn, our nature is to help Mother Nature by adding a bunch of stuff to the soil that we’ve [...]
Continue reading...A Chemical Reaction: LA Premiere Just a Day Away
27. February 2010
We’re on the ground in Los Angeles today to prepare for the Hollywood premiere of A Chemical Reaction at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Sunday, Feb. 28) at the New Beverly Cinema at 7165 West Beverly Boulevard. It’s a fairly large theater and seating should not be a problem, but both Seventh Generation and MovieMaker Magazine have sent [...]
Continue reading...A Chemical Reaction: Launch One in Your Town
26. February 2010
Thanks to our partnership with Seventh Generation, an overall growing awareness of the dangers of pesticides, and the onset of the lawn and garden season, the traffic to our web site and this blog is at an all-time high. The most common question right now to my personal Inbox is “How do we get the [...]
Continue reading...Beware the Phrase ‘Organic-Based’
25. February 2010
NOTE: This is an update of a position paper I first published in 2007 As I’ve traveled around the nation to talk about our nonprofit organization SafeLawns.org, I’ve sensed a tremendous amount of confusion about organic products. “What’s really organic, and what isn’t?” people ask. Though chemical companies will say that an organic product is anything that [...]
Continue reading...The Lowest Maintenance Turf? University Results Are In
24. February 2010
I’ve long had a section in my lawn care talks titled “Grow the Right Grass.” The shpeel emphasizes the fact that not all species of grass are created equally, much to the surprise of the average homeowner. Most people do know that some grasses grow well in sun and others are better suited for shade. [...]
Continue reading...Dr. Greene Asks: Is Your Lawn Safe for Your Kids?
23. February 2010
Dr. Alan Greene, among the leading pediatricians practicing in North America today, posed this question on his web site today: http://www.drgreene.com/blog/2010/02/22/your-lawn-safe-your-kids. Alan appears in the movie, A Chemical Reaction, to address the question of how and why lawn chemicals are dangerous.
Continue reading...Government Agency: We Must Reduce Toxics
23. February 2010
Those of us who advocate for pesticide-free lawn care are constantly met with the same responses from the chemical industry: “Our products are safe when used as directed” or “We apply our pesticides in such small doses they couldn’t possibly be dangerous.” In what can only be called a ground-breaking debunking of those myths, the American [...]
Continue reading...Former Chemical Applicator: ‘I Am Literally Ashamed of Myself for Being Part of It’
21. February 2010
A Conversation With Tom Kelly To the outside world, Tom Kelly of Milford, N.H., has turned the lawn care industry on its ear in remarkably short period of time. Seemingly out of nowhere, his new company, FireBelly Organics, had the trade show known as New England Grows in Boston abuzz with talk of his revolutionary easy-to-use [...]
Continue reading...Seattle Embraces Organic Lawn Care
21. February 2010
KIRKLAND, WA. — Displaying an impressive array of printed materials, enthusiastic professionals and dedicated non-profit organizations, the organic landscaping community of Greater Seattle stood tall Saturday during the latest leg of the 2010 North American Spring Tour of the award-winning documentary film A Chemical Reaction. The afternoon crowd of approximately 100 gave SafeLawns founder Paul [...]
Continue reading...French Courts Recognize Pesticide Connection to Cancer and Parkinson’s Disease
19. February 2010
Recently, courts in France gained worldwide recognition by finding the manufacturer of Roundup guilty of making false safety claims. Earlier this month, the French also broke new legal ground by awarding sick farmers financial damages due to their pesticide exposures. If this type of legal judgement were to find its way to courts in the U.S. [...]
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- Groundcover Wednesday: Lemon Thyme
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- SafeLawns T-Shirts & Lawn Signs Now Available
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- As Wildlife Federation Defends Its Greed, Scotts Continues to Assault Our Sensibilities
- Elisabeth Beaubien: howdy Paul, sodium laurel sulfate... perhaps no...
- Karina Zedalis: Many school & municipal sports fields are heav...
- jack: One sign is not enough. On our soccer fields, the...
- Tom: I just got unwanted service from Scotts. They spr...
- The Weed's Network: Great environmental eductation Paul. Thanks. Dav...
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28. February 2010
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