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What is Organic Land Care?
Organic Land Care
- Adapts the principles and methods of organic farming to the care of lawns and landscapes
- Does not use synthetic pesticides or fertilizers
- Focuses on building healthy soil, filled with a diversity of living things
- Costs less money in the long run because healthy soils reduce the need for watering and produce healthier plants
- Reduces the risk to children and pets from pesticides
- Uses fertilizers that are less likely to pollute water because they release nutrients slowly
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Organic Land Care
What is the Organic Land Care Program?
We are a non-profit program of the Connecticut and Massachusetts chapters of the Northeast Organic Farming Association.
Our mission:
To extend the vision and principles of organic agriculture to the care of the landscapes where most people carry out their daily lives.
We carry out this mission by:
- Educating lawn and landscape professionals about how to care for land organically
- Educating homeowners and other concerned citizens about
- Why they should use organic land care (Ten reasons to ditch your chemicals)
- How to care for their own yards organically
- How to find an organic landscaper (list of Accredited Professionals)
- Setting standards (the first in the United States) that define organic land care (Standards)
- Keeping an up-to-date list of lawn and landscape professionals who have:
- Been educated in organic land care and
- Who pledge to provide land care according to our organic standards to any client asking for organic care (Accreditation program)
Who Runs the Organic Land Care Program?
The Organic Land Care Committee, a group of 15 scientists, professional landscapers, and activists, directs the program, and makes the decisions about the Standards, the content of the courses, and the publications.
We also have staff to coordinate the program in Connecticut (Bill Duesing) and in Massachusetts (Kathy Litchfield).