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Second Annual Toxin-Free Lawns and Landscapes Seminar
Learn how to use toxin-free practices to maintain a beautiful lawn and landscape
March 3, 2016
08:30 AM - 02:30 PM
$25 online; $30 at the door
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Riverhead, NY
The Perfect Earth Project, in collaboration with the Peconic Land Trust and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, will be hosting its second annual Toxin-Free Lawns and Landscapes seminar at the Riverhead Fire Department, 540 Roanoke Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901. DEC 3a credits available! The program will focus on steps professionals and homeowners can take to manage their property without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and highlight the human health and environmental benefits of the toxin-free approach.
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Cornell Cooperative Extension will be presenting water-friendly landscaping techniques. Perfect Earth Project’s own Lawn Expert, Paul Wagner, will give a tutorial on how to brew compost tea, and highlight the benefits of soil health to landscapes. NYSDEC will be available to answer all your contract and posting questions, with additional speakers to be announced. A local landscaper round table discussion will take place to discuss the benefits and challenges of the toxin-free approach. Breakfast and Lunch included in ticket price.
