I never thought I’d say this but good for Home Depot. (I haven’t heard any thunder and the roof is still up where it belongs).

Home Depot announced

that it will voluntarily stop selling traditional pesticides and herbicides in its stores across Canada by the end of 2008 and will increase its selection of environmentally friendly alternatives. . . .

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Posted by Doug Reblogged by Old Roses to environment, organic on 2008-05-07, 05:25:38

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Even though dandelions are one of the most delightful indicators that spring is finally on its way, they can quickly become unsightly. In a similar way, ragweed, Queen Anne’s lace, and crabgrass can all take their turns dominating your lawn as spring and summer progress. Unfortunately, many people believe that the only way to get rid of weeds and fungal infestations is to use harmful herbicides. Depending on the type of weed you are trying to control, you may not need any chemicals at all. . .

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Posted by peach Reblogged by Old Roses to lawn, organic on 2008-05-01, 06:10:55

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From our friends at GardenVille, a free on-line course in organic gardening. Check it out!

http://www.gardenville-university.com/

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Posted by About Bobbi C. Reblogged by Old Roses to organic, tools on 2008-04-28, 04:41:18

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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2008-04-23, 06:59:40

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Organic gardening is like celebrating Earth Day every day of the year. One can't garden organically without developing a deep love of the Earth and a profound respect for the...

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Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to Earth_Day, organic on 2008-04-23, 06:57:41

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Happy Earth Day!

Last summer I was disappointed to find that our next-door neighbour had hired a non-organic company to take care of their lawn. Graham and I would sit out back, drinking our coffee in the morning, and then suddenly the powerful, sickening smell of the pesticide/herbicide cocktail would waft into our yard. Annoyed, disgusted, we’d head back indoors to finish our coffee. . . .

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Posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to Earth_Day, organic on 2008-04-23, 06:56:00

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Last year, I used corn gluten to hopefully dent the of invasion of crabgrass in my lawn. I knew based on my conversations with Professor Christians, the inventor of corn gluten as an herbicide that it would take three years to rid my lawn of the ugly looking “wanna be” grass. After speaking to the Professor, I became a corn gluten believer and I was ready to take the corn gluten plunge. I was not a pesticide type of gal. . .

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Posted by Green Talk Reblogged by Old Roses to lawn, organic, weeds on 2008-04-18, 06:23:40

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We have a new Organic Gardening Guide here at About. Colleen Vanderlinden is just getting her site revved up, but already she has some wonderful tips for all of...

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Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to organic, pests on 2008-04-12, 06:22:00

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The chemical companies just love the way Yardeners deal with pest insect and disease problems in the yard. Our basic modus operandi is to take care of the general maintenance of the yard and simply wait until an insect or disease problem shows up. Here's the good part. We identify the insect or disease, buy some chemical pesticide, apply it according to the label, and then sit back and wait until another problem comes along. The same problem usually returns next year, so then we go out and buy even more insecticide. We come back year after year; think grubs. . . .

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Posted by jeffball@usol.com (Jeff Ball) Reblogged by Old Roses to environment, insects, organic on 2008-04-08, 18:13:12

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We’ve learned to eat better for our health, exercise more for our health and we’ve become more cautious of our environment for our health, so why are we neglecting our gardens? In times of trouble, sorrow and stress, our lives get taxed to the limit so our lifestyle needs to be audited. To correct this imbalance, we need to plant and eat pure, organic foods and patrol the planet to keep it safe from harmful invaders such as chemicals, toxins and waste. We are what we eat. . .

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Posted by Sue Neitzel Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2008-04-01, 18:15:45

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Posted by Colleen Vanderlinden (nospam@example.com) Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2008-03-25, 05:45:19

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Posted by Colleen Vanderlinden (nospam@example.com) Reblogged by Old Roses to books, organic on 2008-03-23, 23:34:31

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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to blogs, organic on 2008-03-23, 22:30:34

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This is just too good not to share. Andy was just looking at my gardening stuff - excited that we are going to start plants indoors this weekend and he just came running to me with a peat pot in his hand and asked me if I knew what it was made of. . . .

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Posted by Kathi Reblogged by Old Roses to containers, organic on 2008-03-16, 23:50:51

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Congratulations to Diana Kirby, whose name was chosen at random from the pool of 51 entries to win a copy of The Truth About Organic Gardening by Jeff Gillman. Below you will find the questions and...

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Posted by Kathy Purdy Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2008-03-10, 00:58:12

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So I had to take a few days before writing this to calm down and write rationally. I’m rational now (as rational as I’ll ever be), and I’m going to to three things here: tell you a personal story about pesticides, tell you some of the other problems with herbicides and pesticides, and give you some alternatives for your garden. So please bear with me - don’t go away - this is important!. . .

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Posted by Colleen Vanderlinden (nospam@example.com) Reblogged by Old Roses to environment, organic on 2008-03-10, 00:20:18

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Next week I’ll be reviewing The Truth About Organic Gardening by Jeff Gillman, and Jeff will be critiquing my use of a common herbicide. To add to the fun and excitement, Timber Press and I...

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Posted by Kathy Purdy Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2008-03-03, 18:14:12

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Posted by Rosengeranium Reblogged by Old Roses to organic, vegetables on 2008-02-25, 06:42:34

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We all know if you walk into a grocery store the organic produce is always more expensive than produce grown using non-organic methods. Using deductive reasoning it seems easy to determine that this would mean growing vegetables organically will cost me more than if I used non-organic methods. What is a cheap vegetable gardener to do. . .

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Posted by The Cheap Vegetable Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to fertilizer, organic on 2008-02-25, 06:37:59

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Posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to gardeners, organic on 2008-02-01, 06:56:12

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I am ecstatic about our many yummy meals over the last few days. We’ve really been enjoying eating. . .

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Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2008-01-26, 06:16:31

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Hey,
I'm moving into a new place that has a sunroom - 2 south-facing walls and half the roof are all glass! It gets plenty of light during the day

And - it's not being used at all! It's basically just a storage area. A crime I'm going to fix :)

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Posted by Mike Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2008-01-24, 06:29:24

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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2008-01-24, 06:21:33

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The San Francisco Unified School District Wellness Policy is up for amendment. If you care about the health and wellbeing of SF youth, K-12, and want to improve school food in San Francisco, there is no better time to make your voice heard!

The current SFUSD wellness policy lacks vision. No wonder SF Student Nutrition Services has had such a hard time appropriating and raising funds to work with environmentally responsible vendors to provide food that is nutritious, fresh, tasty, and locally grown. . . .

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Posted by Esperanza Pallana Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2008-01-18, 05:53:30

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Instead of spraying chemicals on your plants next spring, how about being a little proactive and rocking the boat for those pests now, before they get out of control. . .

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Posted by Jessica Damiano Reblogged by Old Roses to organic, tools on 2008-01-15, 18:07:07

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Posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to organic, whimsy on 2008-01-15, 18:04:33

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Photo by permission of Square One^®

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Posted by Green Talk Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-12-28, 20:50:28

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Lou, yeah, mostly I agree with you. A few of the examples you mention I do not have enough background evidence on to say much about either way.

Let me mention up front, that if you have not visited and read the material from affluenza.org, you may wish to do so. I think you and most here would find it very useful. They also have great videos you can borrow from most libraries. Many topics you see here on tribe stem from their promotion of ideas of living simpler, reduced consumerism, sustainability, etc. . . .

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Posted by Thorgrim Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-12-20, 14:30:33

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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-12-18, 00:38:36

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I’ve posted a new video on “3 Things You Can Do to Start an Organic Lawn.”. . .

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Posted by Doug Reblogged by Old Roses to lawn, organic on 2007-12-18, 00:26:53

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I am curious if anyone knows a good substitute for bone meal/phosphorous source. My garden clearly needs phosphorous, but I hesitate to buy a big sack because. . .

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Posted by Maria Pureza Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-11-22, 00:59:36

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No, the question is not: Do we all want to be sustainable gardeners? But, if we were serious about the environment is it actually POSSIBLE for us to be self-sufficient for our food intake? Is there enough land that we could all have a large enough plot of soil to grow all our dietary needs?

In a nutshell, the answer is 'Yes'... and 'No'. . . .

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Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-11-22, 00:46:14

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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to nursery, organic on 2007-11-13, 18:20:19

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Walk into Black Lake Organic and you're likely to receive a lesson in soil health from nursery owner-manager Gary Kline. Sure, the rustic retail...

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Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to nursery, organic on 2007-11-06, 00:34:21

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A few posts ago I mentioned Ruth Stout and her ideas of no-dig/no-till gardening, and this started a bit of a discussion on the history of Organic gardening in the comments.

It turns out Organic gardening began much earlier than I thought, and the Organic Guide just made a great post on this topic.

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Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-11-05, 00:23:15

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Urban Sprouts would like to thank Mr. Ed Wilkins, Director of the San Francisco Student Nutrition Services (SNS) for his personal commitment to improve San Francisco’s public school lunches. Mr. Wilkins has informed Urban Sprouts that with a grant from Mayor Gavin Newsom’s office and the SF Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, SNS is installing salad bars in fifteen middle schools and high schools, including two Urban Sprouts' sites. Mr. Wilkins expressed that he expects a salad bar to open at June Jordan Small School for Equity and Excelsior Middle School (these two school share a cafeteria) in November 2007 and Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School shortly thereafter. In addition, SNS is working with vendors that can provide organic California grown produce to these salad bars. These are promising steps for our district to be taking for the health of our youth. We are deeply appreciative and hope Mr. Wilkins keeps up the good work!

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Posted by Esperanza Pallana Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-11-03, 06:08:25

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I was told the other day that my attempts at an organic garden are in vain due to the soil history (which is not necessarily negative, just unknown). They suggested hydroponics as a viable alternative. . . .

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Posted by David Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-11-02, 18:46:59

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Not in my garden. I garden organically and that means, among other things, a live and let live attitude. There used to be a time when gardeners would clean up their garden around October time. Out would come all the annuals and perennials, and the shrubs and rose bushes would be cut down to the ground. All the leaves would be removed from the lawn and borders and thrown away. In short, a kind of scorched earth policy would be implemented and the end result would be a vast stretch of bare earth where once the flowers were blooming and the bees buzzing. . . .

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Posted by Yolanda Elizabet Reblogged by Old Roses to autumn, organic on 2007-10-31, 05:59:10

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Posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-10-30, 18:00:06

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Posted by Susan Reblogged by Old Roses to lawn, organic on 2007-10-28, 00:29:52

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According to legend, the Native Americans called this first sprinkling of snow "Termination Dust." Time to terminate projects and chores before the winter comes. I love this concept. So, every year this time I make a list of termination chores. . . .

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Posted by Bev Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-10-18, 06:54:59

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Marion Jones’ recent admission that she lied to Federal investigators about using steroids has gotten me thinking a lot about gardening.

It’s not as much as a stretch as it might seem. See, I’ve become a fan of gardening. But long before I liked to plant things, I became a huge fan of sports. I spent hours glued to my grandmother’s television in the study off the dining room during the 1984 Summer Olympics, and when I wasn’t watching, I was outside, conducting my own imaginary Summer Games, in which I medaled in track, field, dressage and rhythmic gymnastics. Don’t get between me and my ribbon, people. On my grandmother’s patio, I scored perfect 10s with my undulating strip of purple satin. . .

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Posted by inadvertentgardener Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-10-15, 18:36:54

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Posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to organic, plants on 2007-10-11, 18:18:22

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Posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-10-11, 18:15:40

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I just have one more thing that I need to say about this TerraCycle-Scotts MiracleGro lawsuit settlement issue, which, if you haven’t noticed, is completely sticking in my craw.

(OK, I just have one more thing that I need to say right this minute — I’m sure I’ll have more to say on this another day, as well. ..

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Posted by inadvertentgardener Reblogged by Old Roses to organic on 2007-09-24, 00:42:24

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