LESS TOXIC LANDSCAPING

PICK UP A COPY OF OUR NEW, 12-PAGE FREE “TIP TALKS DIGEST”
It's an informative, user-friendly booklet suitable for quick reference – or passing on to your clueless neighbor, friend or family member. This edition has a special focus on Food Concerns & suggestions. We have left copies of the mini-guides in most Rhode Island libraries, as well as in restaurants, offices, shops, markets, and other public places. Call us at 401-351-9193 or E-Mail: TIP@toxicsinfo.org to find out where you may find one in your area. Even better, bring a batch of TIP TALKS Digests back to your neck of the woods to share

GROUNDS & GARDENS GUIDE

The 2011 Replacement for the Popular Less Toxic Landscaping Resource Directory
Download a printable version of the Grounds and Gardens Guide

THE UNIQUE GUIDE TO ORGANIC-FRIENDLY LAND CARE & GARDENING – WHY, HOW, & WHO CAN HELP

Compiled & Edited by Liberty Goodwin
©2011 Liberty Goodwin
TABLE OF CONTENTS
P. 2 WHY NOT PESTICIDES?
P. 3 PESTICIDE HUMOR
P. 4 ORGANICS – CAN THEY DO THE JOB?
P. 5 ORGANICS – HUMOR
P. 6 –7 LAWN FLAG SONG & PESTICIDE THOUGHTS
P. 8 HOW TO FIND RESOURCES FOR YOURSELF
P. 9 -15 SAMPLE RESOURCES FOR INFO, SERVICES & SUPPLIES
P. 16 AND NOW FOR SOMETHING QUITE DIFFERENT!

THE BASICS OF HEALTHY LANDSCAPING & GARDENING

** Pesticides Are A Quick Fix That Fades
**Pesticides Are Poison & Humans Are Not Immune
**You, Your Kids & Pets – Are The Guinea Pigs
**Chemicals Are Addictive - the Cost Goes on Forever
**The Natives (Plants) Like The Local Climate!
**Organic Has Had Centuries Of Testing
**Lawns Are Dull! (Like Toxic Green Rugs)
**Healthy Kids & Pets At Play Delight The Eye!
*************************************************

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE GROUNDS AND GARDENS GUIDE

(NOTE:  Though the Guide was prepared for
distribution in Rhode Island & Southeastern
New England, most of its content is information
valuable to all gardeners & homeowners).

ALSO SEE OUR LANDSCAPING & GARDENING RESOURCE LISTINGS BELOW AND IN THE RIGHT HAND COLUMN.  WE WILL BE UPDATING THEM PERIODICALLY.  LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE OF A GOOD RESOURCE TO ADD!  (Down the road, those in other parts of the country will be included.)

RESOURCES ON THE TIP BOOKSHELF!

Suggestions for great gardening & landscaping books, along with other related topics! You can buy any that interest you by clicking on the GoodShop or IGive links.

You’ll be able to choose from sites around the web – and TIP will get a small donation from your purchase – at no extra cost to you! Go to: www.toxicsinfo.org/tipstore.htm

SPEAKING TO GROUPS –
TIP SPEAKERS LIST

Information about organic landscaping and gardening techniques, pest control, household concerns & solutions. Contact us if you know of a group that uses speakers, that might like us to provide someone to give a talk. Also, suggest topics that you think would be of interest. 401-351-9193 or E-Mail: liberty@toxicsinfo.org .

PESTICIDE RISKS INFO & PESTICIDE-FREE PLAYING FIELDS INITIATIVE: - Information and actions you can take to protect kids from toxic exposures while at play. www.toxicsinfo.org/playingfields.htm

*********************************************

LANDSCAPING & GARDENING INFO LINKS

Lawn Care

Simple Steps for Simple Lawns

Taylor's Lawn Tips (we like the book so much that now we sell it)

Tips for a Healthy and Beautiful Lawn

Safety of Sewage Sludge Fertilizer

Swimming Pool Issues

In the Swim of Things

Less Toxic Landscaping Campaign Support

Less Toxic Landscaping Endorsers List

Less Toxic Landscaping Support Pledge Form

Model Less Toxic Landscaping Support Resolution, (for towns and organizations)

Less Toxic Landscaping Organizational Endorsement Form

State of Rhode Island House and Senate Resolution

 


ORGANIC-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING & GARDENING RESOURCES

NEW

Seeds to Trees Organic Landscaping, Zachary Paquette,
234 Mauran Ave., East Providence, RI 02914 401-641-0948, seedstotreeslandscaping.com RINLA certified horticulturalists. Garden renovation, design, installation, maintenance. Organic Lawncare, Hardscaping.

INFORMATION & EDUCATION

Beyond Pesticides , Washington, DC, Tel. 202-543-5450 www.beyondpesticides.org See items under Services, Info & Issues categories. Also, Pesticide-Free Lawns Coalition: www.beyondpesticides.org/pesticidefreelawns

Elm Street Gardens, Jenifer Lovetere, 38 Elm Street, Westerly, RI. Native Plants Educator. (401)714-2239. jeniferlovetere@cox.net Native Garden Coaching, Lectures & Classes Native Plant Restorations & Consultations

Frank Crandall, Horticultural Services PO Box 132, Wood River Junction, RI 02894 E-Mail: FrankCrandall3@gmail.com Consulting for both homeowners & horticultural businesses. (See ad)

Ecological Landscaping Association , 841 Worcester Rd, #326, Natick, MA 01760, Penny Lewis, Exec. Director, E-Mail: ELA.info@comcast.net Tel. 617-436-5838.
Website: www.ecolandscaping.org,
Educational Events: www.ecolandscaping.org/events

Master Gardener Program , www.urimga.org Call the Master Gardener Hotline, 800-448-1011 (only calls from RI, from March 1 to Oct. 31) with gardening questions.

NOFA-OLC , PO Box 164, Stevenson CT. www.organiclandcare.net. Program Director, Jenna Messier, jenna@organiclandcare.net or (203) 888-5146. For educational opportunities and to see a national list of accredited professionals, including RI, go to: www.organiclandcare.net/AOLCP/statelist.php

Northeast Organic Farming Association Of RI Dan Lawton, Contact. 247 Evans Road, Chepachet, RI, 401 523-2653, nofari@live.com, www.nofari.com NOFA-RI is an organization of farmers, consumers, gardeners, & environmentalists working for organic farming & land care practices via advocacy & education

Rhode Island Wild Plant Society (RIWPS) PO Box 888, N. Kingstown, RI  02852 401-789-7497 | office@riwps.org | www.RIWPS.org Appreciate, protect , study native plants & habitats

Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) 109 Somerset St., Providence, RI, 401-273-9419 Website: www.southsideclt.org E-mail: outreach@southsideclt.org. Oversees Providence Community Growers Network , offers Plant Providence educational food-growing workshops, and runs City Farm.

SUPPLIES

Good Earth Organic Gardening Center, 401-826-3130 Joyce & John Holscher, 1800 Scituate Ave., Hope, RI E-Mail: info@goodearthri.com Web: www.goodearthri.com. Featuring certified organic vegetable & herb plants and produce with many heirloom varieties. Fertilizers & pest control products sold are approved for organic land care. Flowering plants & shrubs are grown without chemical pesticides.

The Worm Ladies Of Charlestown
161 East Beach Road, Charlestown, RI 02813 www.wormladies.com Nancy Warner, 401-322-7675; E-Mail: wormladies@cox.net. The Worm Ladies will help you get started in vermicomposting. Visit the website for our products and information.

DESIGN & SERVICES

Bio Tech Pest Controls , David Jones, 18 Granite Street, Westerly RI 02891, RI: 401-315-2400, CT: 860-445-BUGS (2847), www.Biotechpestcontrols. com All Organic, Arborist, IPM, Maintenance, Restoration, Environmentally Friendly Pest Control, Soil & Tree Medication & Restoration. Flea/Tick & Mosquito Treatments.

Frank Crandall , Horticultural Solutions , PO Box 451, Wakefield, RI 02880, E-Mail: FrankCrandall3@gmail.com Tel. 401-742-7619, Fax: 401-284-2560 Website: www.frankcrandall3.com Consulting for both homeowners & horticultural businesses. (See ad)

American Landscape Llc, Sharon View Nursery
Jim Zoppo , 630 S. Main St., Sharon, MA 02067 Tel. 781-784-5858, E-Mail: jfzoppo@comcast.net Web: www.american-landscape.com Organic & natural fertilizers, trees & shrubs, statuary, plants. Horticultural consulting, garden & landscape design & renovation, masonry, Irrigation. Listen to the Jim Zoppo Gardening Show radio show - go to: www.jimzoppo.com

Dana Designs...Naturally!
Exercising organic strategies in maintenance of coastal lawns throughout South County, RI. Expertise in management of invasive species and use of native plants to build healthy landscapes. NOFA - AOLCP - Find us on Facebook or by E-Mail danadesignsri@verizon.net

Elm Street Gardens , 38 Elm Street, Westerly, RI, Jenifer LoVetere, Phone: 401-714-2239, E-mail: jeniferlovetere@cox.net, Web: www.organiclandcare.net

Go Organic LLC, Organic Lawn & Land Care
1244 Thompson Rd, Thompson, CT 06277 Tel:860-935-5235 , E-mail: info@GoOrganicLLc.com
Website: www.GoOrganicLLc.com 100% Organic: Lawn Care, Plant Health Care and Vegetable Gardens. For Residential, Commercial and Municipalities. NOFA-accredited. We use only OMRI certified products – not pseudo-organic/organic-based, but 100% organic – discern the difference! Serving Rhode Island, Massachusetts & Connecticut since 2007.

Green Circle Design , Kate Lacouture, Providence, RI, www.greencircledesign.net Tel. 401-421-9599 kate@greencircledesign.net All Organic, Consulting, Design, Landscape Architect, Other - Alternatives to lawn, planting design, stonework design.

Sanne Kure-Jensen , Ecological Designs & Consulting Portsmouth, RI, E-Mail: GreenThumbs62@cox.net (CP) 401-369-3303 Low- maintenance land care using native plants. Beekeeper, NOFA Organic Land Care Professional,
Serves Newport & Bristol counties, RI

Chip Osborne , Osborne Organics 11 Laurel Street , Marblehead, MA 01945 Tel. 781-631-2468, E-Mail: co@osborneorganics.com Website: www.osborneorganics.com Consulting service for business, municipal, institutional, & residential clients

River Stone Development, LLC , Patrick Merner 89 County Drive, Charlestown RI 02813, 401-741-3035 E-Mail: riverstonedevelopment@gmail.com Years of experience in RI with 100% organic landscape & lawn care. Now offers commercial organic lawn services

Simply Safer Premium Lawn Care, Providence, Norton, Medfield, Westboro, Wellesley, Tel. 508-384-4444
1-866-GO-SAFER, www.saferlawns.com, Pet, Kid, & Environmentally Friendly Lawn Care, Organic & Organic-Based Fertilization Programs, Hydroseeding, Organic Mosquito & Tick Control, Topdressing w/ Organic Compost Aeration & Overseeding. Servicing RI & MA for over 10 years

Thompson Organic Landscaping , Paul Thompson, Providence, RI Tel. 401-861-3616, (CP) 401-368-0832. Since 1988, all-organic lawn care. Maintenance, mowing, plant health care, renovation. Installation, restoration. Planting: trees, shrubs & flowers. Consulting, Design.

OTHER

Klinkman Solar Design, Paul Klinkman & Liberty Goodwin, Providence, RI www.KlinkmanSolar.com Tel. 401-351-9193 E-mail: paul@klinkmansolar.com Grow vegetables all winter in your sustainable no-heat greenhouse or use it as a sunspace or for supplementary heat for your home or business.

Simply Safer Foundation (SSF), Contact: Mike Powers, Tel. 508-922-0509, E-Mail: Saferlawncare@Yahoo.Com SSF will provide organic lawn care to parks, athletic fields, municipal lawns, & church grounds. As a public charity, it will seek donations of time, materials, & money.

**************************************************

KLINKMAN SOLAR DESIGN
Paul Klinkman & Liberty Goodwin, Owners, Providence, RI 02906 Tel. 401-351-9193 E-mail: paul@klinkmansolar.com Web: www.KlinkmanSolar.com

Grow vegetables all winter in your own sustainable no-heat greenhouse – or use it as a sunspace or for supplementary heat for your home or business. The KSD patent-pending, affordable, concentrating solar greenhouse delivers sunshine & retains good heat even in midwinter. Normal building materials, insulation and thermal mass are used instead of a chemical-venting plastic skin or heat-leaking glass. Come visit the 16-foot prototype greenhouse in Attleboro.

FRANK CRANDALL, HORTICULTURAL SOLUTIONS
Mailing: P.O.Box 451, Wakefield, RI 02880, Tel. 401-742-7619, Fax: 401-284-2560
E-Mail: FrankCrandall3@gmail.com Website: www.frankcrandall3.com  

Homeowner Services: Horticultural designs, small installations, organic plant health care, selective pruning, landscape assessments, southern RI and Southeast CT. Horticultural Businesses: consultations, seminars on estimating, attracting employees, job costing, sales tips, management suggestions, speaking engagements, and offering my new book for sale: (The Essential Horticultural Business Handbook).


 



The Ecological Landscaping Association (ELA) promotes ecological landscape practices through lectures, tours to successful ecological landscapes, and a free monthly Newsletter. We invite you to explore our website and sign up for our free newsletter today! www.ecolandscaping.org

SHARON VIEW NURSERY
(AMERICAN LANDSCAPE LLC)
Jim Zoppo , 630 S. Main St., Sharon, MA 02067 Tel. 781-784-5858, E-Mail: jfzoppo@comcast.net Website: www.american-landscape.com

Organic & natural fertilizers, plant food, soil amendments. Large & hard to find trees & shrubs, statuary, garden accents, pottery, plants. Horticultural Consulting, Garden & Landscape Design & Renovation, Masonry, Irrigation. Informed personnel. Visit the state-of-the-art greenhouse!
Listen to the weekly Jim Zoppo Gardening Show – See: www.jimzoppo.com




DANA DESIGNS... NATURALLY , Dana K. Millar 32 Hillsdale Road, West Kingston, RI 02892 401-486-0495, danadesignsri@verizon.net or see Dana Designs on Facebook Often, the organic precept of “Right Plant, Right Place” prevents problems. Dana Designs will improve the well being of your plants & grasses by: removal, pruning, thinning, aerating, raking, top dressing, mowing, mulching, & de-thatching. A soil analysis is provided as a basis for the organic land care program he provides. Dana is a NOFA Accredited Land Care Professional.

CHIP OSBORNE , OSBORNE ORGANICS, 11 Laurel Street , Marblehead, MA 01945, Tel. 781-631-2468, E-Mail: co@osborneorganics.com
Website: www.osborneorganics.com

Consulting service for business, municipal, institutional, & residential clients, to create & maintain natural, self-sustaining turf without synthetic fertilizers & chemical pesticides. On-site evaluations, public presentations; product specs, maintenance schedules; construction design; training programs: Chip is a foremost authority on organic land care, especially turf.


TIP'S 2004 LESS TOXIC LANDSCAPING CAMPAIGN AND CONTEST

*

 

2004's Less Toxic Landscaping Contest Details

Contest Awards

May Day, 2004,Gardening Fair

Contest Information

Press Release


Toxics Information Project (TIP)
P.O. Box 40441, Providence, RI 02940
Tel. 401-351-9193
E-Mail: TIP@toxicsinfo.org
Website: www.toxicsinfo.org