Re: [compost_tea] Northwest Lawn & Garden Pesticide Summit in Seattle

From: <soilfoodweb_at_aol.com>
Date: Tue, 10 May 2011 08:53:13 -0500

Hi Jeff!
I was invited to come to the safelawns thing but when Rodale asked about funding, we never got a reply. Therefore Rodale decided the event was not real and instead of being there, I will be in Charlotte NC. I wish you all success!

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From: Jeff Lowenfels <jeff_at_gardener.com>
To: "compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com" <compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, May 6, 2011 22:17:53 GMT+00:00
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] Northwest Lawn & Garden Pesticide Summit in Seattle

And I will be speaking, so do come!!!
Jeff L

Plant A Row For The Hungry...and read "TEAMING WITH MICROBES: THE ORGANIC GARDENER'S GUIDE TO THE SOIL FOOD WEB."

On May 6, 2011, at 3:37 PM, "Tad" <tadhussey_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

> Northwest Lawn & Garden Pesticide Summit in Seattle – An Overview
>
> COOL (Coalition of Organic Landscape Professionals) is partnering with the SafeLawns Foundation to present the Northwest Lawn & Garden Pesticide Summit in Seattle on Saturday, June 4, 2011.
>
> The goal of the summit is to create awareness of the health hazards and environmental degradation associated with pesticides, and to strategize ways to reduce their use, including changes in policy and legislation. Our message: take action to reduce the cosmetic use of pesticides in our environment — especially where children are most at risk. Children are the most vulnerable to the effects of pesticides used on lawns and playfields. As a result they are most susceptible to hyperactivity and certain cancers which have been linked to the use of pesticides.
>
> For this summit we will present information on the dangers associated with the use of pesticides and we will hear from panelists about successful efforts in the northwest and across the country to reduce the use of pesticides, and to enact pesticide policies, ordinances and statewide legislation. Our primary focus will be on lawn and garden pesticides — weed killers, insect killers

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