"Studies find that dogs exposed to herbicide-treated lawns and gardens can double their chance of developing canine lymphoma and may increase the risk of bladder cancer in certain breeds by four to seven times."
What is Organic?
Organic is lawn care the way God and nature intended it. Read this humorous summary of why God supports organic lawn care.
"Organic lawn care" - when you hear this term, what do you think? What you should think is healthy, easier, more natural, better for the environment, and probably a little bit of 'will this work for my lawn?'.
It will, and companies are doing it all over the United States and Canada. There are companies across the US, and locally in Columbus, Cleveland, and Akron. In fact, 100% of Toronto is pesticide-free by law. Now, in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas, there is PureLawn.
And the fact is PureLawn has fertilizers that are made with food-grade material. Many of these contain the same nutrients as synthetic fertilizers. It will take longer to see the results, because the natural fertilizer is slow-release and feeds the grass from the soil up, but in the end, the result will be a green, healthy lawn.
In
the last 10 years, research has proven this is a more effective
method of lawn care. It is tough for companies who have
been doing traditional lawn care to transition because they
have all the old equipment and a vested interest in the chemical
based model. We aren't encumbered by these old chemical
assets or the accompanying mindset that pesticides are harmless.
This is a new, better way of caring for your lawn.
Why spend 10-20% more on organic food, and then let someone spray indiscriminate pesticides right outside your door?
How does it work?
Organic lawn care feeds the soil and turf, whereas chemical
lawn care companies primarily feed the turf, through the tips
of the grass. By using chemicals, traditional lawn care
companies are drugging your lawn to get performance, and PureLawn
is the withdrawal program. Organic fertilizers feed
organic matter to beneficial microorganisms and the root system
in your soil. Instead of depleting the biological activity,
which is crucial for a healthy soil, PureLawn is increasing
the activity.
A strong, lush lawn is only as good as its base,
the soil. Healthy soil is driven by the organic
activity that PureLawn will help you develop. Using
synthetic fertilizers creates lawns that are addicted to high
dosages of nitrogen.
In this process, they make the lawn more prone to diseases,
insect damage, thatch build up, and heat stress. The
high salt content in such fertilizer can also kill off beneficial
biological activity in the soil, such as earthworms, bacteria,
and fungi. For instance, earthworms reduce thatch by
eating it and create passages in the soil that make it easier
for oxygen and water to reach the root systems. Other
beneficial bacteria and fungi not only eat parasites and pathogens,
but also help organic matter decompose and release natural
nutrients in the process.
Organic lawns also need your help, click here to learn what you can do to help your lawn.
Other Links
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pesticides and health effects - EPA tests of lawn pesticides
have linked them to cancer, kidney/liver damage and birth
defects
Children
and lawn care chemicals don't mix - A summary of the increased
risk to children
Do
pesticides cause cancer? - "Scientists believe that
the use of lawn chemicals such as 2,4-D has been a significant
factor in the 50% rise in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma over
the past 20 years" (World Health Organization)
Do
pesticides cause cancer in children? - "The forms
of childhood cancer linked to exposure to pesticides...include
leukemia, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Wilms tumor, Ewing’s
sarcoma, and soft tissue sarcoma"
www.beyondpesticides.org
- A website with details on the effects of pesticides on children,
pets and the environment
Organic lawn care for the cheap and lazy - Want to do it yourself? Here is a link that tells you how
Harvard
research - Shows pesticides linked to early puberty and
mammary tumors in rats
Cities
move to ban pesticides - 70 cities and towns in Canada
have already banned lawn pesticides
Pesticides
banned by law - Some pesticides have already been banned
in the US
Communities
are trying to ban pesticide use - "Connecticut is one
of 30 states in which the pesticide industry has put preemption
clauses into state statutes, making it illegal for towns to
be more protective of their citizens when it comes to lawn-care
pesticide exposures," explains Nancy Alderman, president of
Environment
and Human Health, Inc.,
Short
video on pesticides - From grassroots environmental education
Does
it really work? - An Ohio State University research paper
on going organic in Ohio
What
do pesticide producers say? - In the interest of fair
play, we include a website supported by pesticide companies
Other Ohio organic companies - In northeastern Ohio near Cleveland we recommend Good Nature
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