Resources for a Healthy Planet
Many planting and fertilizing practices are harmful to pollinators and the environment. Here we offer links to articles and information on what not to do.
- Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides – this site offers an abundance of information and resources for buying pesticide-free plants, avoiding pesticides in your garden, and ways you can get involved in spreading the word.
- Reinvent your lawn – Interesting facts about how wasteful lawns are, and some thoughts on how to transform them.
- Discover Magazine – Your perfect lawn is bad for the environment. Here’s what to do instead.
- Glyphosate is the active ingredient in Roundup, a popular herbicide widely used in agriculture and home gardens. Read about the health hazards to pollinators and humans from the use of this product, and learn the healthy alternatives.
- ConsumerNotice.org – This site offers alternatives to RoundUp that do not contain glyphosate and are made with natural organic oils and acid.
- Learn about the dangers of Neonicotinoids (“Neonics”):
- Xerces Society – Understanding Neonicotinoids
- Natural Resoures Defense Council – Neonicotinoids 101-The Effects on Humans and Bees
- American Bird Conservatory – Neonics and Birds