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  • Free Introduction to Organic Lawn Care Workshop in Southington, CT

    Submitted by Kristiane on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 11:12am

  • Invasive Removal and Control Workshop: July 8, 2011

    Submitted by Kristiane on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 10:41am

    Last week, NOFA's Organic Land Care Program hosted a workshop on Organic Invasive Removal and Control at the Beardsley Zoo Hanson Exploration Station.  The workshop started off in a classroom at the Station.  Dr.

  • AOLCPs in the news!

    Submitted by Kristiane on Mon, 07/11/2011 - 2:23pm

    Accredited Organic Land Care Professional, Tovah Martin, has done numerous talks and presentations in the northeast on a range of topics from terrarium construction to the use of trowels and perennials in the garden.  She is a perennial, heirloom, vegetable and cottage gardener.  Check out her most recent book, The New Terrarium, in which Ms. Martin writes about "gardening under glass." Plants are able to thrive when encased in glass and require little care, and Ms.

  • Lawn Pesticide Regulations in Connecticut

    Submitted by Kristiane on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 11:58am
    Every year Americans use more than 80 million pounds of pesticides and other chemicals on their lawns and gardens.  Some studies show that only 5% of pesticides reach target weeds, the rest is absorbed in the ground, washed into surrounding water sources, and can be tracked into homes.  In Connecticut much of these chemicals are carried by storm run off into rivers and then into Long Island Sound.  This ha

  • Organic Invasive Control in Connecticut

    Submitted by Kristiane on Tue, 06/21/2011 - 11:56am

    A joint project between the University of Connecticut, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and state Department of Environmental Protection is testing weevils as invasive control for mile-a-minute-vine.  Mile-a-minute has been a pesky invasive for the western regions of Connecticut, earning its name from its fast growth (up to 6 inches on a hot summer day).  Mile a minute wraps around trees and grows over plants, reducing the light their leaves can absorb allowing the vine to overtake native vegetation.  It was first discove

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