Organic Lawn Care Projects
Organically managed grass looks great and is a viable and cost effective option. TURI has supported a variety of projects related to organic grass care, including municipalities transitioning acres of fields from pesticide use to organic.
Springfield's Transition of Public Land Management to Organic Land Care |
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| The project team created a “Systems Approach” that utilizes a series of preventative steps to mitigate potential pests and other turf problems. Read more... | |
Natick Healthier Lawn Project: Pesticide Reduction in Residential and Municipal Lands |
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| In 2015, the Town of Natick began a two-year pilot of organic land care practices across three public properties. Read more... | |
The Field Fund |
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| The Field Fund offers both supplemental maintenance and renovations of playing fields; along with training and support for our partner schools and towns personnel, with the goal of improving the quality of these important recreational spaces for the Island community. Read more... | |
Marblehead Organic Lawn and Garden Demonstration Project |
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| A Project of the Marblehead Pesticide Awareness Committee, 1999-2000 Read more... | |
Pelham Public Library and School Organic Landscape Demonstration Project |
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| Project team members installed an organic lawn at the Pelham Public Library demonstrating to residents that beautiful lawns are possible without pesticides. Read more... | |
Look Park, Northhampton Transitions to a Pesticide-Free Land Care Management Strategy |
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| Team members of Look Memorial Park transitioned 35,000 square feet of lawn to organic management and educated the public on the importance of organic lawncare. Read more... | |
Creating Safeground: Transitioning Western Massachusetts Parks to an Organic Land Care Management Plan |
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| Designated areas in five municipal parks in Hampshire and Hampden counties transitioned from the use of synthetic petrochemical fertilizers and pesticides to organic practices and materials. Read more... | |
Lowell School Organic Garden Pilot Project |
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| Mill City Grows educated the community about the risks of using herbicides, pesticides and synthetic fertilizers in gardening and landscaping, in partnership with the Lowell School Department. Read more... | |
Pesticide Use Reduction through Compost Tea Alternative in Woburn |
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| The Full Circle Earth project team educated community members on organic land care methods through workshops and community events in Beverly, Wakefield and Woburn. Read more... | |