ORGANICS AND YOU: MAKING THE SWITCH A Workshop for Land Care Professionals & Municipal Employees Monday March 12, 2007, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Aspray Boat House, 2 East View Street Warwick, RI, (Adjoining Pawtuxet Park) PARENTS, SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS AND ADMINISTRATORS, MUNICIPAL, COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL LAND CARE PROFESSIONALS, TAKE NOTE! Schools, athletic fields, play areas and parks are especially important to maintain by healthy, child-friendly methods. Yet it can be a daunting process to switch a landscaping/lawn care business or public space land care to organic. Here’s a chance to find out what are the best methods to implement first,
who the local resources and Green Industry contacts are, and locate educational training courses to assist before/during the transition. Learn basic skills or enhance those you have so you can satisfy the many customers who prefer less toxic services, especially for areas where children play. If you don’t maintain property yourself, you can help kids, pets and your local environment by passing the word about this to those who do! The workshop will be led by Don Bishop the President of Gardens Are…, in Marlborough, MA, who is widely recognized for his work in organic landscaping. He was, in fact, a founding faculty member of the Northeast Organic Farming Association, Organic Land Care Program. Don holds accreditations and certifications in organic land care and landscape management from the Northeast Organic Farming Association and the University of Massachusetts. He has written numerous articles and has co-authored Strategic Recommendations for Managing Invasive Plants in Massachusetts, City of Marlborough Open Space and Recreation Plan 2003–2008, and the 2004 Standards for Organic Land Care: Practices for Design and Maintenance of Ecological Landscapes. He has provided peer reviews and has been a contributing editor to several publications, including Alternatives for Invasive Ornamental Plant Species; Guide to Healthy Landscapes, Vol. 1; From the Ground Up: Site and Soil Preparation, and Earth Friendly Alternatives: A Concise Guide. Open to land care professionals, municipal, institutional & commercial grounds maintenance personnel and interested homeowners, this workshop is sponsored by the Providence based non-profit Toxic Information Project (TIP) as part of its “Less Toxic Landscaping” Campaign. All who care for large lawns are invited to take advantage of it. The fee for the workshop is only $30.00 per person, including lunch. Pre-registration is requested, and may be done online at: http://www.toxicsinfo.org/register.htm OR: Send a request with your check (made out to Toxics Information Project) to TIP, P.O. Box 40441, Providence, RI 02940. For more information & directions, contact Liberty Goodwin, TIP Director, 401-351-9193 or [email protected] ALSO, PLEASE INQUIRE ABOUT THE 2006 “LESS TOXIC LANDSCAPING” RESOURCE DIRECTORY & 2007 SUPPLEMENT!
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