USA Today: Green Lawns Are Out of Fashion
In case you missed it: http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/forum/2010-08-17-column17_ST_N.htm
Continue reading...After Viewing Film, Canadian Council Shows Support for Pesticide Ban
Thursday, August 19, 2010
http://www.revelstokecurrent.com/2010/08/16/city-staff-recommend-a-pesticide-free-future/
Continue reading...New Jersey Passes Landmark Fertilizer & Runoff Legislation
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
New Jersey continues to take the national lead on issues related to fertilizer and pesticides. After a hearing that took more than six hours last Thursday, the state passed a package of four bills designed to limit the amount of phosphorus in fertilizers as well as the runoff from impervious surfaces. Here is a roundup [...]
Continue reading...Organic Golf? Yes, It Can Be Done
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The perception across North America is that organic golf courses either are not possible, or are second rate. Here’s a profile about The Vineyard Course on Martha’s Vineyard, run by our friend, Jeff Carlson: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/sports/golf/17vineyard.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1
Continue reading...Just Today . . .
Monday, August 16, 2010
Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes last week for Angie, our 1-year-old daughter for whom I wrote this lawn care Manifesto one year ago tomorrow. It’s a horrible cliche to say I “can’t believe a year has passed already,” but, well, that’s how cliches happen . . . because they’re true. Just today . . [...]
Continue reading...Big Thanks to an Amazing Artist
Monday, August 16, 2010
In these trying economic times, small non-profit organizations like ours need to tap any and all sources to survive and continue the education and outreach we provide. Although the majority of our income comes from lectures and consulting services, as well as two small grants, our sponsors’ support is greatly appreciated, as are the memberships [...]
Continue reading...NOFA Plans Clinic on Compost Tea in September
Monday, August 16, 2010
Compost tea is one of the oldest, yet most misunderstood, tools for the organic gardener — whether professional or amateur. The Northeast Organic Farmers Association will hold a day-long seminar “Producing and Applying Actively Aerated Compost Tea” open to the public on Sept. 21 beginning at 9 a.m. at Stonewall Farm, Keene, N.H. Here’s the official [...]
Continue reading...Screening of Chemical Reaction Tonight
Monday, August 16, 2010
Revelstroke, British Columbia, will be the epicenter of the ongoing Canadian debate about pesticides used to kill weeds and insects when the award-winning film A Chemical Reaction airs free for the public tonight at 7. You can find all the details here: http://thestoke.ca/?p=2790. Revelstroke is just the latest municipality to take up the issue in British Columbia, [...]
Continue reading...Children & Lawns: Share This Video
Monday, August 16, 2010
A well known doctor and our friend, Chip Osborne, worked with Grassroots Environmental Education to put together this comprehensive video that should be shared widely among school administrators and elected officials, as well as parents everywhere: http://www.youtube.com/GrassrootsEnvEd#p/c/3/3JahNUoM3zE Here is the biography of the doctor: Dr. Leonardo Trasande * ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Preventive Medicine [...]
Continue reading...Planting Perfume . . . And Smiles
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Last year I took some of my own advice and reduced the size of my front lawn by carving out a perennial garden next to the walkway. That was always a problem area anyway since the foot traffic next to the walkway led to compaction and mostly weedy conditions. A year later that problem is [...]
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