Contact Steve Pincuspy at 773-878-7378 ext. 203 for more information.
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Zero Input Lawns Changing the Landscape
New grass blends require little time, chemicals and money
Tired of sinking money into your lawn? New mixes of grass seed that re duce lawn care maintenance costs are becoming increasingly available. Retailers claim these products require little to no fertilizer, and in many cases need no additional water - even during periods of drought. The result is an aesthetically pleasing, and slow growing, lawn that fills in just as nicely as your neighbor's.
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Why are Americans Hooked on Grass?
Follow the link to this wonderful article by New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert
This article explores many different aspects of lawn care in America, and distills them into a cogent argument for reducing our dependence on chemicals for our lawns. It is also a fascinating history of lawns in American.
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SPCP, Natural Lawns Featured on Local TV
Staff discuss merits of natuarl lawn on public access station
Senior Program Associate Steve Pincuspy was a guest on Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner Frank Avila's program this past spring. Watch Steve discuss the drawbacks of traditional lawn care, and the benefits of maintaining a naturally healthy and safe lawn.
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Beautiful lawns, gardens and parks can be maintained without using pesticides.
Pesticides kill indiscriminately, killing pests along with their natural insect predators. This leads to the irony of pesticide use: once insect predators are eliminated, pest populations grow unchecked - leading to ever-greater pesticide applications. Utilizing the basic principles of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), you can take charge of your home and garden without the use of pesticides and inspire others to do the same.
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Read Your Weeds
A Simple Guide to Creating a Healthy Lawn
Download this new fact sheet created by the National Coalition for Pesticide Free Lawns. Weeds can tell you a lot about the condition of your lawn and indicate what you need in order to grow a healthy organic lawn. Read Your Weeds-A Simple Guide to Creating a Healthy Lawn |
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Pesticide Free Zone
Let everyone know that your yard is pesticide free and pet and child friendly by posting a pesticide free zone sign. You can post these signs at schools, parks, and businesses.
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JOIN THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR PESTICIDE FREE LAWNS
SPCP and over two hundred other organizations across the country have coordinated a large scale effort to promote the use of natural lawncare. Check out the new website to sign a declaration (www.pesticidefreelawns.org) and find great information on alternatives to pesticides for the garden. The Pesticide Free Zone sign is a national symbol for this effort. |
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Park District Manual
In general, parks have landscaping that requires a significant amount of effort to maintain. Unfortunately, this often means that pesticides are used to reduce weeds and unwanted insects. To, SPCP's manual, "Integrated Pest Management for Park Districts: Increasing the Effectiveness and Reducing the Risk of Pest Management", provides alternatives that reduce the amount of pesticides used.
This manual provides practical information on safe and effective methods of controlling weeds, turf and plant diseases, and common pests. It also includes steps outlining the transition into an IPM program, provides additional resources, and contains a list of IPM product suppliers.
Ask if your Park District practices IPM. If they don't, encourage them to do so with the help of this manual. We'd be happy to contact Park Districts interested in beginning a program to improve the health and well being of its residents by reducing pesticide use.
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SPCP featured in Green Options Media Blog
SPCP Executive Director, Rachel Rosenberg, spoke at length to local writer, Jason Phillips about our work.
Both articles address the problems with chemical lawn care, and with pesticides in general. Please pass it on to your friends.
Getting Americas Lawns Off Drugs
Tackling the Toxic Problem of Pesticides
Ironically, notice the Google ads on the page for chemical lawn care. If the advertisers featured could only read what the article said, I don't think they'd want to be linked on this page! |
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