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Tell us you’re ready to fight for a pesticide-free community! Sign the petition today! The Map of U.S. Pesticide Reform Policies released by Beyond Pesticides and Organic Consumers Association shows strong demand in the United States for pesticide policies that eliminate hazardous pesticides from public and private spaces.  To be delivered to Frank C. Pugh, President, National School Boards Association, All National School Boards Association Board Members As the organization representing the top decision-makers at U.S. school districts, you have a responsibility to millions of parents and school children to protect children from harm. Click here to read more and sign the petition.  PLEASE SIGN THE PETITION
48,331 signatures. NEW goal - We need 100,000! https://petitions.moveon.org/sign/tell-the-national-school?source=c.em&r_by=5382364 Those words were spoken by Dewayne “Lee” Johnson “If you know you’re dying, it gives you that extra push. You can’t just die for nothing.” The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) has released a new report which refutes the myth that municipalities need to use toxic pesticides in parks and green spaces, if they hope to avoid a dandelion apocalypse. That has been a fear expressed by some municipalities, faced with the restrictions imposed by bans on the use of toxic pesticides on lawns and gardens in some areas of Canada, particularly in Manitoba and Alberta.  Publicly acceptable levels of weed control can be achieved at reasonable cost without the need for toxic pest control products
Researchers aim to spare farmers and landscape workers neurotoxic effects by Megha Satyanarayana OCTOBER 28, 2018 | APPEARED IN VOLUME 96, ISSUE 43 Researchers in India have developed a compound that neutralizes organophosphate pesticides and are working to create a medicinal gel for farmers and landscape workers who suffer from neurotoxicity-related exposure.  A new study of apples finds baking soda may clean the fruit better than other washing methods10/29/2018
If you’re an apple lover, then fall is the time of year for you. But unless you buy organic apples, you might be concerned about pesticides that may be on the skin of the fruit. Consumer Reports’ experts recommend rinsing, rubbing, or scrubbing fruits and vegetables at home to help remove pesticide residue. Now, a new study from researchers at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, suggests another method that may also be effective: soaking them in a solution of baking soda and water.  What do farmers and gardners replace glyphosate and other chemical herbicides with? This is the question that is causing a massive amount of discussion in public, farming and political circles. The Detox Project has started the first ever SOLUTIONS PROGRAM to support new technology alternatives to chemical herbicides - One of the parts of this project is non-chemical weeding solutions that they support - I wrote about one last week "Foamstream" that I know is very promising.. They list two that they support. We need to get these to our county offices. I have written to them to ask how we should proceed in doing this. Will update when I get the answers. REAL ALTERNATIVES – THE TRANSITION TO NEW TECHNOLOGY Two of the non-chemical weeding solutions that The Detox Project supports are: Foamstream AND RootWave Read about them and their many solutions click here  STORY AT-A-GLANCE Roundup Ready soy is being cultivated on a massive scale across the globe, having devastating effects in many countries; one of the hardest hit is Argentina due to its dependence on soy as a source of revenue In Argentina, widespread reports exist of immediate illness from massive glyphosate spraying operations, but physicians and regulatory authorities continue turning a deaf ear  Thanks to ORGANIC LIVE FOOD COMMUNITY for this Informative article with numerous links about Birth Defects related to Round Up. Join their community its free Click here It’s been more than a decade since many independent scientists, researchers and food critics have been warning the public about the health risks associated with “glyphosate”; the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup. Last year, a non-profit organization in Britain called the “Earth Open Source” released many documented studies about the health risks associated with glyphosate in Roundup such as birth defect, reproduction failure and cancer.  Over 90% of pregnant women had detectable glyphosate Published: 10 March 2018 From the study's conclusion: "This is the first study of GLY [glyphosate] exposure in US pregnant women using urine specimens as a direct measure of exposure. We found that >90% of pregnant women had detectable GLY [glyphosate] levels and that these levels correlated significantly with shortened pregnancy lengths."  You might not be the type of person to spray your lawn and garden with Roundup weed killer … but that doesn’t mean your dog isn’t exposed to it. Roundup is everywhere. It’s in your dog’s food, in his water and on the ground. Since your dog is exposed to it daily, the million dollar question is … is Roundup safe for dogs? Click here to Read More #journeytoacure #glyphosate #petshealth 
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