Organic Lawn Care
NOFA/Mass Municipal Organic Lawn Demonstration Projects |
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| The Northeast Organic Farming Association worked with the towns of Ayer and Stoneham MA to establish organic lawns in public areas for demonstration. Read more... | |
Wellesley Pesticide Awareness Campaign and Regional Collaborative |
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| A Project of the Wellesley Health Department and Natural Resources Commission, 2001-2002 Read more... | |
Newton's Alternatives to Pesticides Education Program |
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| A Project of Newton Green Decade Coalition's Committee for Alternatives to Pesticides, 1997. Read more... | |
Healthy Lawns for Healthy Families in Westford |
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| A Regional Project of the Westford Water Department, 2005-2007. The Westford Water Department distributed materials about safer methods for lawn care to neighboring towns. The goal was to raise awareness of the link between pesticide use reduction and protecting water resources and human health. Read more... | |
NOFA Organic Lawn & Turf Course - Municipal Scholarships |
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| Six Massachusetts municipal employees were awarded scholarships to attend the NOFA Organic Lawn & Turf Course in August of 2007. Read more... | |
Townsend Organic Lawn Care Demonstration Site |
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| The Town of Townsend increased public awareness that organic lawn care practices provide a viable, effective and safer alternative to toxic substances currently in use by creating demonstration lawns at the Town Hall and Library and conducting other outreach activities. Read more... | |
Pesticide Reduction through Lowell's Tyler Park |
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| To goal of the project was to encourage the reduction of pesticide use on lawns in Lowell's residential and civic spaces with a non-pesticide demonstration lawn site at Tyler Park. Read more... | |