Earth Day’s Newest Sponsor? . . . ChemLawn
Jim Bartasavich of It’s Only Natural Organic Landscaping, Lawncare & Gardening brought this press release to our attention today: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/trugreen/42463/. Apparently ChemLawn, which now calls itself TruGreen, is the exclusive U.S. organic and sustainable lawn and landscape care sponsor of Earth Day Network. First, Major League Baseball decided to make money from Scotts to re-ignite the [...]
Continue reading...Just One Week to Saskachewan Premieres
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Only a couple of hours from the Texas premiere of A Chemical Reaction as I sit here, I’ve just finished a round of preparations for my upcoming trip to Saskachewan, a western province of Canada. The film will play in Saskatoon next Tuesday, March 16, and in Regina on Wednesday, March 17. The details can [...]
Continue reading...Worm Composting: A Step-By-Step Guide
Monday, March 8, 2010
The conclusion of our film screenings are always capped off with drawings for door prizes. A consistent favorite is the gift certificate from Gardeners Supply, the Vermont company with loads of options for gardening tools and supplies, as well as other household items. At Sunday’s screening in Hartford, audible shrieks of delight could be heard from [...]
Continue reading...From Hartford to Houston and On . . .
Sunday, March 7, 2010
The North American Spring Tour of A Chemical Reaction officially kicks into high gear this week. Fresh off a standing ovation at Hartford’s Cinestudio on the Trinity College campus today, I’ll be in Houston on Monday and Tuesday, back in Maine for the annual Portland Flower Show on Wednesday, in Ottawa for the Ontario premiere [...]
Continue reading...Simple . . . Stunning . . . Scary
Saturday, March 6, 2010
I happened across this report today about the effects of pesticides — herbicides, insecticides and fungicides — on non-target organisms. With the echoes of the claims of “safe when used as directed” ringing in your ears, take five minutes to read this simple, stunning and scary report: http://nitrogen.noads.biz/142.html. It’s thoroughly researched, with links to all [...]
Continue reading...Fertilizer by the Numbers
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Here’s a question we received from a follower that deserves a lengthy explanation to be shared by all : I’d like to “go organic” and join your bandwagon, but honestly it’s all very confusing. It’s been easy to spread my Ortho 10-10-10 and get decent results. When I put Miracle-Gro on most of my houseplants, it [...]
Continue reading...Big League Block: Bunning Gives More Time to Senate Debate About Ag Nominee
Friday, March 5, 2010
Back in October we blogged about a controversial nomination by the Obama administration and SafeLawns endorsed an open letter from more than 100 groups demanding the nomination be overturned: http://www.safelawns.org/blog/index.php/2009/10/obama-nominates-controversial-agriculture-diplomat/. Despite those efforts, the nomination appeared headed for an easy passage — until Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning spoke up yesterday. I haven’t been a big [...]
Continue reading...Just 2 Days to Connecticut Premiere
Friday, March 5, 2010
In what is gearing up as perhaps our most dynamic state premiere to date, the Connecticut Chapter of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association is hosting that state’s premiere of A Chemical Reaction this Sunday, March 7, at 2 p.m. A fully catered snack table, several educational organizations and door prizes will be just some of the [...]
Continue reading...New Zealand Study Links Roundup to Fish Kills
Thursday, March 4, 2010
A new study from New Zealand shows that applications of the herbicide Roundup increase the levels of parasites in water, which leads to deaths of fish. The link is here: http://invw.org/node/958. The story also contains a link to the government’s public comment pages for Roundup-ready alfalfa — which absolutely should not be approved. Here is a [...]
Continue reading...Get . . . er . . . Stop the Drift: Tweet About Pesticides
Thursday, March 4, 2010
I got a kick out of this blog today. Seems that Twitter is nearing a milestone that may garner a lot of media attention: the 10 billionth Tweet. This blogger has a good idea: http://unearthed.earthjustice.org/blog/2010-march/be-10-billionth-person-tweet-about-pesticides
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