Food For Thought (And Action!) Program
Innovative Uses of Compost: Using Microorganisms Instead of Pesticides for Farming
Although there are no clear results concerning the effect this had on the farming community, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, more and more farmers are decreasing…
Feather River Water and Air Quality Project
Urban Sustainability
The City of Boulder Colorado has released its briefing paper on Community Sustainability and has posted proposed language for inclusion into its Comprehensive plan for addressing…
Local Food
Would you know of literature, case studies or any resources for promoting consumer interest in local agricultural products? I believe this would be an effective use of CBSM.
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Promoting Consumer Commitment to Local Food
Would you know of literature, case studies or any resources for promoting consumer commitment to purchasing local agricultural products? Local food products require much less fuel…
Identifying Barriers to Reducing Weed and Feed Use
Hello,
I am wondering if anyone knows of research that has examined barriers related to reducing weed and feed use. I am coordinating a pesticide reduction initiative for the…
Pesticide Articles
I just learned of two articles on pesticides via another listserv. Thought others might like to know of these as well: Keesling, Garland; Kaynama, Shohreh A.: An exploratory…
Residential Pesticide Reduction Report
Below is a link to a report on best practices for reducing residential pesticide use. The report was prepared by Jay Kassirer and the Canadian Center for Pollution Prevention.…
Effective Pesticide Use Reduction Activities
Please contact me if you have implemented effective (verifiable) pesticide use reduction programs within communities.
Thanks
Rod Miller
Environmental Specialist
City of…
