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Campus Lawns: The Turf War Has Begun

Monday, July 19, 2010

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Between wrist rehab, a looming writing deadline for a major project and a short family vacation, this blog has been silent for the past week. To kick things off for this week, I wanted to pass along a post from my colleagues at LawnReform: http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2010/07/lawnsoncampus.html. It’s rich food for thought . . . from institutions [...]

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A Chemical Reaction in South Portland Tonight

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

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http://www.theforecaster.net/content/s-spchemfreelawns. Spread the word. The screening is tonight at 6.

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Atrazine Maker Cries Foul

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

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Let’s see. We know atrazine morphs male frogs into females and otherwise causes deformities in amphibians. We know, too, that the weed killer most widely used in agriculture and often in lawn care, has been banned in Europe since 2004 because it contaminates groundwater. We also know that a recent report indicated that when expectant [...]

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Coastal Home Magazine: A Lawncare Reform is Underway

Monday, July 12, 2010

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http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/751f5227#/751f5227/68 Says I’m “very polarizing.” Right now, I’m just very sore. But it’s a nice article.

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Change Coming in New Hampshire? Too Close to Call

Thursday, July 8, 2010

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We have been tracking and participating in Bill HB 1456 in New Hampshire for months now. All sorts of folks in the media, in e-mails, and even on the street are wondering how things are likely to turn out there. Regrettably, we were not able to attend the final committee hearing on the bill last [...]

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Groundcover Wednesdays: Golden Creeper

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

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Week 4: Golden Creeper Among the fair criticisms of our national organization is that much of our information is geared for the northern part of the country. As the SafeLawns founder, I have traveled North America extensively, from the Florida Keys, to the Hawaiian Islands and most of the provinces of Canada. But as someone [...]

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Saving Water: A Five-Part Series

Monday, July 5, 2010

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With summer temperatures heating up in most areas of the country, the annual water watch has officially begun. Last year at exactly this time I posted a five-part series on ways to conserve water in lawns and gardens. With tens of thousands of new visitors to our blog since then, these posts are worth revisiting: Part [...]

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A Month’s Worth of Lawn Tips . . . in One Day

Monday, July 5, 2010

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Here’s a link to information we supplied to The Daily Green (pre-broken wrist): http://www.thedailygreen.com/green-homes/eco-friendly/organic-lawn-care-tips-47071704?click=getstarted

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Getting Started with Lawns and Compost

Thursday, July 1, 2010

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Pecking around the Internet with my one good finger . . . A review of our book: http://lawncare.about.com/od/productreviews/gr/organicmanualreview.htm And a good summary of how to get started with compost: http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11054856

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And the Winners Are . . .

Thursday, July 1, 2010

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Our many thanks to everyone who entered and voted in our pesticide-free slogan contest. You all demonstrated some great creativity and passion; it was awesome to see. First, the voting results: Green Lawn, Green Earth, No Pesticides [...]

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