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Southport Organics, LLCMcGuire, Mary Lou
Southport, CT203-254-6009
The Laurelrock CompanyRising, ChristineWard, Andrew
Wilton, CT203-544-0062
Toomey, MyraBethel, CT
Traynor, Rourk D.New Fairfield, CT
University of ConnecticutCooperative Extension System
Wilson, SandraBethel, CT
Verdesign LLCPirozzoli, Mary Ellen
Ridgefield, CT203-438-6808
Vonne’s Victory Gardens, LLCWhittleton, Vonne
Westport, CT203-227-1876
William Kenny Associates LLCKenny, Bill
Fairfield, CT203-366-0588
Winston, DavidStamford, CT203-323-4356
LANDSCAPING ON NATURE’S TERMS SINCE 1980
Custom Organic Maintenance ProgramsNatural Design & Installation
Wetland & Upland RestorationCreation of Natural Habitats
Lawn AlternativesOrganic Consulting & Site Analysis
Basic & Biological Soil AnalysisCompost Tea Applications
Plant & Soil Health Care ProgramsNative Plantings
Visit our gallery at www.plantscapesorganics.com
SPECIALIZING IN CREATING AND CARING FOR
ORGANIC LANDSCAPES
Plantscapes Inc. P.O. Box 320685 Fairfield, CT 06825
(203) 382-0335NOFA-Accredited Organic Land Care Professionals
CT Licensed Arborist and Custom Grounds Supervisor #S2878 Home Improvement Contractor #550834 | CT Pest Control #B-0006
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(860) 243-8733HarringtonsOrganic.com
Organic since 1987
Put a little spring in your GreenDiscover Organic Land Care
• Do-It-Yourself Programs
• Organic Lawn & Plant Health Care
• Safe Pest & Weed Management
• Natural Deer & Tick Control
• Toxic Soil Remediation
• Soil Testing & Analysis
• Consulting & Seminars
FREE Consultation and Soil Analysisa $79 value when you sign up for one of our annual organic land care programs.
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KKnowledge tto GGrow OOn We offer answers to all your growing needs and questions! Horticultural Problems Growing Information Insect Identification Weed Identification Disease Identification Soil Testing
Toll free in Connecticut 1-877-486-6271 1380 Storrs Road Storrs, CT 06269-4115 Visit us on the web at: www.ladybug.uconn.edu New Ladybug Blog www.uconnladybug.wordpress.com
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Hartford County
Bean, LaurelCollinsville, CT860-673-5834
Beebe, Jr., RichardEast Windsor, CT
Bettylou’s GardenSandy, BettylouManchester, CT
Carone and Sons LandscapingCarone, Arthur J.Manchester, CT
Designs of Mann, LLCMann, Sharon J.Bloomfield, CT860-242-1178
Ecological Landscape Designs, LLCCorriveau, ClemenceWest Hartford, CT
Edible Organic Design, LLCPelletier, MPH, Dina
Avon, CT860-712-3485
God’s Green EarthBeebe, ChristinaSimsbury, CT860-651-3122
Harrington’s Organic Land CareHarrington, ToddBloomfield, CT860-243-8733
Ladybug LandscapingFinnegan, Caroline
Moriarty, EllenWethersfield, CT
860-940-9285www.ladybuglandscaping.org
Landscaping by GlazierGlazier, Albert
Canton, CT860-658-6361
Lyons Landscape & Garden DesignLyons, CatherineBloomfield, CT860-726-9434
McClean Landscape & Nursery LLC
Ekwurtzel, SteveGranby, CT860-413-9813
Morse, StevenWindsor, CT860-687-6375
Muhlberg, PaulRocky Hill, CT860-563-5200
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Napier, JohnNew Britain, CT
The Natural Garden Collaborative, LLCHumphrey, Michael
Collinsville, CT860-970-7051
Town of FarmingtonD’Amico, KevinFarmington, CT
860-675-2550www.farmington-ct.org
Valencis, JanetWest Hartford, CT
Warner NurseryWarner, GwynSimsbury, CT860-651-0204
West Hartford Landscaping, Inc.McIntyre, Scott
West Hartford, CT860-231-8262
Litchfield County
Bollard, GregBridgewater, CT
Briganic Landscapes LLCReardon, BrianTorrington, CT860-866-7785
Cathy in the Garden, LLCZbuska, CathyHarwinton, CT860-485-0121
Exterior Design Services, LLCShea, Tim
Woodbury, CT203-263-7045
Hands of NatureKowarick, CarlosNew Milford, CT
New Morning and Riverbank Farm share a mission: to provide high quality food to people who want to eat well and support the local community. Dave Blyn and Laura McKinney have farmed land along the Shepaug River in Roxbury since 1991. New Morning and Riverbank�s roots go way back, a thriving relationship of land stewardship and sustainability.
Today, New Morning is proud to offer organic produce and local goods, fresh from neighborhood farms, when in season. Thanks to many partners like Riverbank, we remain committed to making natural and organic goods available to the community year round.
738 Main Street SouthWoodbury, CT 06798203.263.4868 www.newmorn.com
Partners in Natural & Organic.
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Ince, AlexandraNew Milford, CT
Lappala, ThomasWashington Depot, CT
860-868-1930
Loretta Stagen DesignsStagen, Loretta
New Preston, CT203-323-2544
Lunan’s Landscaping LLC/Premier TurfLunan, Norval
Morris, CT203-537-0420
Martin, TovahRoxbury, CT860-354-7960
Owles, Frances J.New Preston, CT
Paolucci, Eliza BoothWashington, CT
Philippi, SarahBethlehem, CT203-266-9115
Plants for All SeasonsReynolds, DavidThomaston, CT
Pradhan, AlnasirNorfolk, CT860-542-5143
Salisbury Garden Center, LLCEichstedt, EmilyMendelsohn, Eric
Salisbury, CT860-435-2439
Seibold, BeckySharon, CT860-364-9367
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Middlesex County
Anne Wolak Garden Design, LLCWolak, AnneHaddam, CT860-605-6830
East Haddam Horticultural Serices LLC
McNelly, RogerMcNelly, Daniel
Moodus, CT860-873-1128
Fire Ring FarmLivensparger, Nancy L.
Portland, CT860-342-2566
Johnson, CarlPortland, CT860-342-6733
Round Hill Landscaping, LLCDoan, David
Westbrook, CT860-304-8559
Tolley, Lois Stahlbush Ivoryton, CT860-767-7753
Town and Country NurseriesGlazier, LaurenGlazier, RobertHaddam, CT860-345-8581
New Haven County
Apicella, PeterHamden, CT203-248-2898
Arboreta LandscapesKijewski, MikeMilford, CT203-783-9989
B. Yaeger LLCYaeger, Barbara A.
Madison, CT203-901-6915
Barefoot Landscape Design LLCArpino, DeniseMilford, CT203-640-7635
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Cedar Ridge NurseryChipman, Paul
Oxford, CT203-888-1729
Ciolino, EricNew Haven, CT
Cox, KevinSeymour, CT203-734-8998
Custom GroundsDorso, AnthonyProspect, CT203-758-6555
Davern, JohnNew Haven, CT
Ernest, DanielHamden, CT203-410-0310
Hallman, DavidMilford, CT203-874-1015
Harmony GardensPorfido, Lisa
New Haven, CT203-469-5222
Hine, SharonWest Haven, CT
Holland, SusanNaugatuck, CT203-729-7132
Little Green LandscapesMacPhee, DanielNew Haven, CT
203-404-3505www.littlegreenlandscapes.com
Lomanto, AngelaNorth Haven, CT
Supporting Local, Organic Farms and Food Since 1975Claire’s Corner Copia is one of America’s oldest and most beloved vegetarian restaurants.
Just nextdoor is BASTA Trattoria, specializing in southern Italian cuisine.For fresh, organic, locally-grown and produced real food, visit us any day of the week!
1000 and 1006 Chapel Street at College Street • New Haven, Connecticut • 203-562-3888
www.clairescornercopia.com
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ServingConnecticut,
Massachusetts,Rhode Island,
andVermont
Members CTNOFA
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Moriarty’s Lawn Care, Inc.Moriarty, Kevin
North Branford, CT203-444-2418
Mountainview Landscaping LLCTaddei, DavidHamden, CT203-288-6919
Place Landscape DesignKane, Taylor
New Haven, CT203-671-2345
Rain Garden CommandosCornwell, Robyn
Branford, CT503-927-9260
[email protected]@gmail.com
Rascati, DavidEast Haven, CT
Rosen, WilliamBranford, CT203-503-7507
Sopchak, NicholasCheshire, CT203-271-8039
Talking Stick GardensCucinotta, CourtneyNorth Branford, CT
Wagner, BarbaraMilford, CT203-878-8251
Weik, DeborahWolcott, CT203-879-4717
White, James R.Milford, CT203-996-1443
Wildermann, AsaMadison, CT203-245-5111
Woodland Tree Works LLCRoss, DianaOrange, CT203-228-1795
New London County
Franklin, RobinGales Ferry, CT
Hill, PaulGroton, CT860-445-4811
Perennial Harmony Garden ShopReed, Petie
Waterford, CT860-440-3653
Sprigs and Twigs, Inc.Kolakowski, Courtney
Lillie, BillLillie, Linda
McNabney, MichaelGales Ferry, CT
860-823-9907www.sprigsandtwigs.net
[email protected]@sprigsandtwigs.net
ales Ferry, CT860-235-0752
Wertheimer & Associates, LLCWertheimer, Sheila
Old Lyme, CT860-434-3556
Yankee Tree, LLCParker, JonathanOld Lyme, CT860-434-8733
Tolland County
A. Cote & Son LandscapingCote, Adam
Mansfield, CT860-455-2255
Calarco, RichardHebron, CT860-228-5971
Earthwise Organic LandscapingHazleton, Greg
West Suffield, CT860-306-9604
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Milrick Lawn Service LLCBrosseau, Richard
Mansfield Center, CT860-942-8586
Native SoilsDaggett, Ph.D., DaveStorrs-Mansfield, CT
Naturescape, LLCMiner, MarcieAndover, CT860-742-0326
Windham County
Go Organic LLCTycz, John
Thompson, CT860-935-5235
district ofcolumbia
New Life ContractingBandele, GabrielWashington, DC
Florida
Eco Logic Land CareOrlikoff, IanNaples, FL
239-348-1302www.ecologiclandcare.com
Georgia
Atlanta Beltline Inc.Burke, KevinAtlanta, GA404-614-8300
Green Thumbs Up!Ballard, DanielAtlanta, GA404-593-6218
Massachusetts
Barnstable County
Brown, Kristoffer J.Wellfleet, MA508-577-3664
Edible and Perennial GardensCorrigan, Sophie
South Dennis, MA774-212-2861
E.J. Jaxtimer Builder, Inc.Kennedy, MCLP, Robert
Hyannis, MA508-778-6466
Fieldworks LandscapeBaker, Karen
Vermehren, TrudyWellfleet, MA508-349-1639
Fowler Lawns A Complete Lawn Care Company
Fowler, DerekSandwich, MA774-262-8468
Freyss-Cole, CedarWellfleet, MA508-349-9718
Hyannis Country Garden Inc.Nelson, CraigHyannis, MA508-775-8703
Ingraham, NanetteHyannis, MA508-775-8703
Jensen LandscapesPhilos-Jensen, Dan
Barnstable, MA774-994-1543
Kelley, LauraNorth Eastham, MA
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Marshall Landscape ConstructionMarshall, CIC, MCH, Joseph
East Falmouth, MA508-457-3148
Old Sod Landscaping IncPhelan, Finbarr
Hyannis Port, MA508-778-4211
Pecoraro, VictoriaWellfleet, MA508-349-1327
Safe Harbor Planting and DesignSimmons, David
North Chatham, MA774-722-4691
Stokes, ChrisHyannis, MA508-775-8703
Berkshire County
Green Arts Garden DesignGreen, Ruth
Monterey, MA413-528-5908
Hoy, SariSheffield, MA413-229-8124
Nature Works LandcareLassor, Rich
Monterey, MA413-325-1101
Webster Ingersoll Inc.Ingersoll, TomSheffield, MA413-229-8124
Bristol County
Arborcare with Ropes ‘n Saddles, Inc
Brodeur, CarlEaston, MA508-584-2516
Blue Newt DesignsHolland, KatherineNorth Easton, MA
Distinctive Landscaping, Inc.Scott, MCLP, JasonAttleboro Falls, MA
Landscaping Concepts, Inc.Langille, Robert
Seekonk, MA508-336-7830
Quintessential GardensDuphily Cook, Jessica
Westport, MA774-451-3848
Rabuse, ChrisSeekonk, MA508-336-9330
Read ServiceRead, B. G.
Westport, MA508-642-8614
Sarah LaValley Garden DesignLaValley, SarahWestport, MA508-636-0061
Willson, LauraSwansea, MA401-465-1760
Dukes County
Evangeline & CompanyCosta, EvangelineOak Bluffs, MA914-413-0887
Saunders, ChrisWest Tisbury, MA
Essex County
Annisquam Landcare Inc.Nelson, Chris
Gloucester, MA978-282-3323
Back To NatureMasi, NanetteAmesbury, MA978-790-5329
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Boyle, PennieWest Newbury, MA
Charles D. Sherzi, Jr. & Associates
Sherzi, Jr., Charles D.Andover, MA978-470-4785
Cole, DarrahGloucester, MA360-271-6479
Crowley, KathleenLynnfield, MA802-760-0282
Earth LandscapeDragon, Curtis
Salem, MA978-744-1475
Eastgate Garden DesignPeabody, DanielPeabody, GraceTopsfield, MA978-887-3769
[email protected]@eastgatedesigns.net
Evergreen LandscapeClark, Kyle
Newburyport, MA978-420-6392
Forget-Me-Not Garden ServicesCalkins, PeggyTalbot, Susan
South Hamilton, MA978-768-7160
[email protected]@earthlink.net
Grove Hill GardensPeterson, FranAndover, MA781-209-0972
Ida Wye DesignsWye, Ida
Georgetown, MA978-352-4403
Its Natures WayRoss, Andi
Newbury, MA978-465-2585
J.C. LandscapingKnodel, David L.
Peabody, MA978-532-9368
J.Gil Organic LandscapingGil, Javier
Newburyport, MA978-430-1865www.j-gil.com
JLH LandscapeHaendiges, Jeannine L.
Salem, MA978-825-9103
Just OrganicMcKain, LucyAndover, MA978-888-8005
Landmark SchoolSauriol, Richard
Beverly, MA978-526-4015
Landscape Planners, Inc.Mulry, WinslowWenham, MA978-468-2290
Mintz, MaryRockport, MA978-546-2155
N.D. LandscapeZuidema, Abby
Georgetown, MA978-352-5400
Oakleaf Green Landscape DesignKeys, AndrewTopsfield, MA617-921-0019
O’Donoghue, SiobhanGloucester, MA
Osborne OrganicsOsborne, Chip
Marblehead, MA781-631-2468
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Peaceful Valley GardensMcLaughlin, Adaela
Haverhill, MA978-469-8324
PH Lawn Care, Inc.Hawkins, BernieHodge, Phyllis
Essex, MA978-283-6681
Piper, BrucePeabody, MA978-223-3029
PJC & Company Ecological Land Care Inc.
Newcombe, FredRowley, MA978-432-1019
PotscapesMaunsell, CharleenGeorgetown, MA
978-352-5854www.potscapes.net
Rankin, ElizabethNewburyport, MA
Rue Sherwood Landscape DesignSherwood, RueIpswich, MA978-356-4416
Sands, IV, AlexanderGloucester, MA978-282-3323
Shamrock AcresCarney-Feldman, Catherine
Ipswich, MA978-356-7093
Susan Quateman Landscape DesignQuateman, Susan
Wenham, MA978-468-77739
The Herb FarmacyWollmering, Rita
Salisbury, MA978-834-7879
The Seaside GardenerStanton, HeatherRockport, MA978-290-3904
Tripp, JayGroveland, MA508-560-4138
Uppington, AnnByfield, MA978-465-0827
White Gardens Of RockportWhite, MaryRockport, MA978-546-9513
Whitney AssociatesWhitney, Mary
Salem, [email protected]
Wiggin, KateGloucester, MA978-282-3130
Wolf Hill Garden CenterAsaro, JosephIpswich, MA978-356-6342
Wolf Hill LandscapingSampson, DrewGloucester, MA
Franklin County
Living LandscapesRoper, FrankOrange, MA508-333-4267
Hampden County
Garden Beds & BordersFrickenhaus, Karen
Monson, MA413-297-4768
GrassRoots Lawn CareRichards, Matthew
Westfield, MA413-250-7676
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Hamm, DebraMonson, MA413-531-3302
Hampshire County
Bob’s Organic Lawn CareHansmann, Bob
Easthampton, MA413-529-6854
Nature’s WaterGarden Helems, Deresa D.Southampton, MA
413-246-1189www.natureswatergarden.com
Pioneer Valley OrganicsHatfield, Andrew Navid
Amherst, MA413-253-0477
Safeground Organic LandcareGiblin, BernadetteNorthampton, MA
413-584-6175www.safegroundlandcare.com
Middlesex County
A Blade of GrassHellweg, MiriamWayland, MA508-358-4500
A Yard & A Half LandscapingEdsell-Vetter, Carolyn
Waltham, MA781-788-8855
Abigail Wolf Edible GardensWolf, AbigailLincoln, MA508-308-9365
ALE Land DesignMcLaurin Eccles, Anne
Lexington, MA781-888-5247
Angelli Garden DesignBringola, Susan
Framingham, MA508-877-4789
AquaTerra DesignsKimmel, KristenMaynard, MA617-298-8778
Armstrong, MichaelNewton, MA617-641-0799
Avery, SueNewton, MA617-965-0756
Berman, Seth B.Cambridge, MA
“Naturally Beautifu
❦ Sanctuary gardens
❦ Bird & butterfly habitat
❦ Time & water-saving designs
❦ Accredited organic methods
Ecological landscape design
Gardens for Life
SM
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Bird House Garden CenterPavone, Dawn
Boxborough, MA978-263-1628
Cheshire Cat Organic GardensPegrum, Denise
Stow, MA978-461-2461
www.cheshirecatorganicgardens.comdenise@cheshirecatorganicgardens.com
Chisholm, JonathanNutting Lake, MA
Clarke, Scott A.Watertown, MA
Comjean, EvanLincoln, MA978-259-1768
Coppinger CompanyCoppinger, John
North Chelmsford, MA978-251-8309
Danielle NewlandNewland, Danielle
Natick, MA508-655-1128
Ecological ViewsSmith, MichaelArlington, MA617-633-8459
Eggleton, DavidWoburn, MA339-227-5386
Federal Reserve Bank of BostonKelly, Paul
Concord, MA617-973-3786
Forbes, NancyBelmont, MA617-484-8127
Franciso’s LandscapingFrancisco, Juan
Chacon, ChicojayArlington, MA781-738-2657
From The Ground UpYoung, CandaceConcord, MA978-505-0296
Garden ExperienceSeifert, Jeff
Westford, MA978-692-0727
Gardens Are Inc.Bishop, Donald
Olson, ChristopherMarlborough, MA
Gardens for LifeSmith, DoriActon, MA
Gignac, DennisMelrose, MA
GreenHow, Inc.Greenhow, Sean
Newton, MA617-964-4733
GreenScapes Lawn Koll, Frank
Arlington, MA781-648-4275
Grove Hill GardensLowe, Elizabeth M.
Waltham, MA781-209-0972
Hickman, MikeHolliston, MA508-429-8733
Hopkins McDonough, SuzanneFramingham, MA
John’s Landscape Service, Inc.Stack, EdwardBelmont, MA781-646-5555
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Land EscapesSmith, TrevorArlington, MA617-308-7063
Laura Kuhn Design ConsultationKuhn, Laura
Arlington, MA617-616-5069
Laurel Garden DesignPaige, DarcyMelrose, MA781-856-9841
Leftwich, Charles M.Carlisle, MA978-505-3077
Lepidoptera Landscape DesignMcManus, BridgetFramingham, MA
508-872-5525www.lepidoptera.com
Liang, MabelCambridge, MA
Life In Your GardenVanderspek, Corinna
Arlington, MA781-648-1036
Light & Shade Garden DesignNaish, Sally
Arlington, MA781-648-2380
Mauldin, JuliaFramingham, MA
Merrifield Garden and DesignMerrifield, KatieFramingham, MA
617-913-0628www.merrifieldgardendesign.com
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Minglewood DesignsKearney, Angela
Lincoln, MA508-572-2812
Minuteman Landscaping, Inc.Skowyra, ChrisWaltham, MA617-592-7906
www.minutemanlandscaping.com
Moodscapes LLCLipson-Rubin, Judith
Arlington, MA781-488-3200
Mooney, AllisonBelmont, MA617-489-5050
Organic GardenerMullen, TerriLittleton, MA978-486-1092
Organic Soil SolutionsMurray, Michael
Woburn, MA781-937-9992
OVM Landscape DesignMartins, OlgaNewton, MA617-312-1884
Parterre Garden Services, Inc.Mangan, LauraCambridge, MA
617-492-2230www.parterregarden.com
Penniman, MaryCrainActon, MA
Property Management TeamFillios, ChristusBelmont, MA617-590-6471
Pumpkin Brook OrganicGardening
Asbury, BriannaGirouard, Melissa
Hubbard, PamImbriglio, Carmine
Liversidge, MargaretWhite, StephanieWilliams, Priscilla
Townsend, MA978-597-3005
Pure Lawns, Inc.DiClemente, PeterGuiney, Michael
Newton, MA617-276-7877
Rad Urban FarmersRadoslovich, Charlie
Arlington, MA781-258-4071
Risa Edelstein DesignsEdelstein, RisaArlington, MA617-710-8157
www.gardenandthe [email protected]
Serna Organic Landscaping of Greater Boston
Serna, CesarWilmington, MA
978-697-5636winchester-ma-landscaping.com
Site Landscape Design and Fine Gardening
Silva, MarleneArlington, MA781-643-3409
Sullivan, Kelley AndrewCambridge, MA
Sun & Moon Lanscape DesignTimpa, Judy
Wakefield, MA781-245-2344
Susan Marsh Landscape DesignMarsh, SusanBelmont, MA617-448-9231
Ted Chapman Landscape DesignChapman, TedNewton, MA617-244-8780
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The Natural GardenerHamilton, Janet
Framingham, [email protected]
Town of Acton Recreation DepartmentFochtman, Catherine
Acton, MA978-264-9608
Tree Specialists Inc.Landry, DavidHolliston, MA508-429-8733
Waterwise Gardens, Inc.Fitzgerald, LaurieMarlborough, MA
617-905-1115www.waterwisegardens.com
Weatherall, LauraSherborn, MA508-653-5175
Woodside Garden DesignCoutre, JaneConcord, MA978-697-3092
Your Garden CuratorMonahan, RobertSomerville, MA617-710-0243
Zanardi, SolveyWatertown, MA
Monmouth County
Siciliano Landscape Co.Seydell, KentonRed Bank, MA732-530-1466
Nantucket County
Atlantic LandscapingMarcus, NatalieNantucket, MA508-367-3012
C. Hermansdorfer GardeningHermansdorfer, Christine
Nantucket, MA508-228-9851
Churns, MarcusNantucket, MA508-527-7068
Fairview LandscapingBittner, Mary Cecelia
Nantucket, MA978-270-8436
Glorieux, AnSconset, MA
Hazel’s GardenCrawford, EricNantucket , MA
508-280-2817www.hazelsgarden.com
Hemingwayscapes, Inc.Hemingway, KatieNantucket, MA508-325-0286
Huehner, DavidNantucket, MA508-325-6300
Jesse Dutra Landscape Inc.Dutra, EmilyDutra, JesseNakov, Vesso
Nantucket, MA508-364-4304508-228-9310508-325-4517
[email protected]@hotmail.com
John Millar Landscaping DesignsMillar, John
Nantucket, MA508-325-0098
Korueva, ZhanaNantucket, MA
Marcus Landscape GardeningKeller, GreysonNantucket, MA508-292-7996
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Maskell LandscapingKlein, ChapinNantucket, MA508-257-9648
McGowan, MaryNantucket, MA508-332-4750
McIntosh, JamesNantucket, MA508-228-6728
Minihan, KathleenNantucket, MA508-517-4295
Moon Tree GardensVan Lieu, SarahNantucket, MA508-364-3277
Mosscrop, StephanieNantucket, MA978-846-2225
Nantucket Edible LandscapesBull, Kelly
Nantucket, MA770-361-3194
www.NantucketEdibleLandscapes.comNantucketEdibleLandscapes@gmail.com
Nantucket NativeWallace, DylanNantucket, MA508-332-2121
Nantucket Park and RecreationBartlett, CharlesNantucket, MA508-228-7213
Sconset Gardener, Inc.Bialecki, CoriFriel, John
Palka, MatthewPolachi, III, Charles A.
Nantucket, MA508-228-3422
[email protected]@[email protected]
The Garden Design CompanyJordin, Julie
Nantucket, MA508-325-4080
Verney, EricNantucket, MA508-415-1319
Wisentaner, Inc.Wisentaner, Jonathan
Nantucket, MA508-776-3784
New London County
Wiesner, LisaGroton, MA978-448-5478
Norfolk County
Abbott, Susan W.Needham, MA781-444-8275
Bisshopp, EllenSharon, MA781-806-5447
Gardens 2 GoAlexander, Deborah
Needham, MA617-448-2419
Garden Tech Horticultural Services
Trainor, RobertWalpole, MA508-660-0490
Hartney GreymontCusack, GaryWales, Ted
Needham, MA781-444-1227
Harvey’s Farm Sutherland, Karen J.
Medfield, MA508-359-8200
Joyce, KathleenMilton, MA617-462-9731
Kost-Gross, HeidiWellesley Hills, MA
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Lattanzio LandscapesLattanzio, Nancy
Milton, MA617-962-3235
Lueders Environmental, Inc.Cartier, Rich
Lueders, MichaelMedfield, MA508-359-9905
Mulligan, MarthaNeedham, MA781-444-3229
Narbonne, Shane AllenNeedham, MA781-444-1227
Paradigm LandscapingCotter, JoeQuincy, MA617-472-7550
Sodbusters LandcareFuqua, RobertWeymouth, MA
Thayer NurseryDiZinno, Peter
Flores, FernandoLindback, James
Maldonado, CarlosOldfield, Josh
Oldfield, MaggieMilton, MA617-698-2005
www.thayernursery.com
The Garden Continuum, IncAllen, MoniqueMedfield, MA508-359-8200
The Turf MedicSandstrum, Todd
Sharon, MA781-784-9911
Viburnum Landscape DesignTunsley, KathySharon, MA781-784-7955
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Plymouth County
Grass Routes Land CareSombronsky, Michael
Marshfield, MA781-837-4321
Greenscape DesignsPierdinock, TinaDuxbury, MA781-834-5472
Herbal-I-GardenCarlson, Zeke R.Marshfield, MA781-799-6100
Lipton, Rebecca F.Plympton, MA781-608-2389
Nelson, MichaelLakeville, MA508-946-0682
Summit LandscapeMacdonald, DaveMarshfield, MA781-319-0167
TreescapesDolphin, MarkHingham, MA781-383-1509
Suffolk County
Christie Dustman & CompanyDustman, Christie
Marini, PaulRoslindale, MA617-327-0330
[email protected]@christiedustman.com
Corona, SusannahWinthrop, MA617-846-8520
Ellen Forrester Landscape DesignForrester, Ellen
Allston, MA617-987-0867
Kennen Landscape ArchitectureKennen, KateBoston, MA617-519-1488
Minuteman Landscaping, Inc.Agabedis, JimBrighton, MA617-782-7332
NewSense Environmental Services Network Inc.
Brown, DennisBoston, MA617-799-9960
Renee PortanovaPortanova, Renee
Jamaica Plain, MA631-357-2735
Rose Fitzgerald KennedyGreenway Conservancy
Lobdell, MatthewRuggiero, AnthonyShillaber, Stuart
Smarr, TomBoston, MA617-292-0020
Sally Muspratt Landscape Design, Inc.
Muspratt, SaraWest Roxbury, MA
617-327-2401www.smmgardens.com
Worcester County
Dave’s Tree and LandscapingHatton, DaveHolden, MA508-829-6803
Denis Wagner Fine GardeningWagner, DenisHarvard, MA617-512-9243
Dig in It, Inc.Hinrichs, Peter W.Shrewsbury, MA
Discovered GardensStafford, RussellLancaster, MA508-335-8106
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Durrant Design Durrant, Pamela
Harvard, MA978-456-3695
Ford’s Hometown ServicesFord, Chris
Worcester, MA508-852-4066
Forgione Lawn CareForgione, MarkClinton, MA978-368-1119
Harragian, CathySterling, MA978-422-6217
Inside-Out Garden DesignKalil, CherHolden, MA508-829-9983
Kane, MaurineLeominister, MA
McShea, NancyLeominster, MA
Nancy DeWolfe LandscapesDeWolfe, Nancy
Westborough, MA508-366-5566
Pleasant View NurseryKennen, III, Henry R.
Paxton, MA508-752-5967
Roots Rock LandscapingGrigos, NathanPrinceton, MA508-397-8106
Taubert, Sharon LovelyJefferson, MA508-829-5380
Maryland
Gardens of the Three GracesZimmerman, Catherine
Silver Spring, MD301-754-1414
Richard Landscaping, LLCBajana, RichardBethesda, MD301-896-0391
Maine
Cumberland County
Nichols, JustinPownal, ME207-329-4029
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Hibbard, DianaYarmouth, ME207-846-4940
Hancock County
Earthworks Landscape Smith, PatrickFranklin, ME207-565-2167
University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Peronto, MarjorieEllsworth, ME207-667-8212
York County
Carr, RobertBuxton, ME207-252-7266
JNL Inc.Durack, Pamela
Eliot, ME207-439-6075
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Piscataqua Landscaping Co., Inc.Critchley, JaimeLund, GregorySanford, ME207-590-5159
Sunset Farm OrganicsDunworth, Alice
Lorrain, PaulLyman, ME207-423-9348
Michigan
Eco-Logic Lawn Gierlinger, Mary Beth
Grosse Pointe, MI313-886-7233
New Hampshire
Belknap County
Garden Artisans LLCWells-Kay, Ginger
Belmont, NH603-524-8607
Hillsborough County
Artful GardenerClaffey, Debra
New Boston, NH603-487-3661
Coronis Landscape ConsultantsCoronis, Laurence
Wilton, NH603-721-9812
Fire Belly Organic Lawn CareWhite, ChrisMilford, NH888-445-8041
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Hilltop Pruning ServicesCox, Sara
Francestown, NH603-547-3707
Howe, JanaMont Vernon, NH
Pleasant Pond Landscaping, LLCTyler, John A.
Bennington, NH603-588-3800
Tremblay, Daniel L.Peterborough, NH
T.W.I.G. Horticultural ConsultingKovecses, Paula
Weare, NH603-529-9634
Merrimack County
Odell, RalphPittsfield, NH603-435-7397
Stone Blossom Landscape and Design
Phillips, BrittDunbarton, NH603-315-5194
Terra Design LandscapesRico, DeniseHenniker, NH603-428-4258
Rockingham County
Hennessey Landscape Services, Inc.
Hennessey, MichaelPlaistow, NH603-382-7715
Piscataqua Landscaping Co., Inc.Lynch, AlyssaVeazey, MikeExeter, NH
Slade, KathyPlaistow, NH603-378-0560
The Good Food Farm/FlorascapeCinamon-Whalen, Deb
East Kingston, NH603-305-7093
Strafford County
Gagne, AndrewDurham, NH603-620-5824
Westchester County
Comfy LawnMcGhee, EarlPelham, NH978-973-2410
New Jersey
Bergen County
Camberly GardensCavilla, DavidTenafly, NJ201-569-9291
Integrated Arbor SolutionsMastrobuoni, Todd
Fair Lawn, NJ201-830-9103
www.integratedarborsolutions.comtoddm@integratedarborsolutions.com
McLaughlin, MichaelRidgewood, NJ201-444-4571
Morning Dew LandscapingKarlson, EricGlen Rock, NJ201-612-1101
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Burlington County
Colonial Gardens Landscape Company, LLC
Munns, AlexLumberton, NJ609-261-2757
Camden County
Raffa, MichaelCherry Hill, NJ856-484-7708
Hunterdon County
NaturalScape, Inc.Scarinci, DavidPittstown, NJ908-735-6355
Ross Landscape DesignRoss, SandyCalifon, NJ201-704-0885
web.me.com/[email protected]
Mercer County
Our World-Our ChoiceRobinson, Judith
Princeton, NJ609-356-0558
Morris County
Green Path Organic LandcareBucuk, Mike Bucuk, TomChatham, NJ973-301-0551
Plant Health AlternativesConroy, James J.Morris Plains, NJ
201-650-1231www.TheTreeWhisperer.com
Organic Turf and InsectPote, Tom
Chester, CT908-879-7004
organicturfandinsect.com
Ocean County
Earth Groomers Inc.Davidson, StevenToms River, NJ732-573-1800
Mickiewicz, PaulJackson, NJ732-928-0982
Union County
BigOldTreesGraff, Jan
Summit, NJ973-493-1585
New York
Albany County
Acquario, VirginiaDelmar, NY518-439-7132
Bronx County
PadillaTree.Com, Inc.Padilla, Ralph
Bronx, NY718-562-1498
Weinstein, MobeeBronx, NY
Dutchess County
Singing Brook GardensHajdek, AnaWassaic, NY845-789-1294
Livingston County
Josh Lawn Care and Landscaping Inc.
Deignan, RobertConesus, NY585-346-5110
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Monroe County
EcoBuyWay, LLCCosta, JoanneRochester, NY585-482-4217
T.L.C. Organic Lawn CareWiesmore, Timothy
Churchville, NY585-594-3311
Nassau County
Forsander, JeffGlen Head, NY516-674-0634
Green, RobertSeaford, NY516-342-9925
MacDonald, MichaelaLocust Valley, NY
New York County
The New York Botanical GardenUyterhoeven, Sonia
New York, NY718-817-8592www.nybg.org
Onondaga County
Wiers, TinaTully, NY
Orange County
McCarey Landscaping, Inc.Tymoczko, JohnMiddletown, NY
845-355-7500www.mccareylandscaping.comjohnt@mccareylandscaping.com
Rockland County
Flora Landscapes Ltd.Adishian, AniNyack, NY
Second Nature Lawn Care, IncBuchan, Bill
Pearl River, NY845-735-2331
Suffolk County
Aronica Professional Lawn and Tree Care, Inc.
Hanrahan, RyanStony Brook, NY
631-929-9000www.aronicatree.com
Cea, SteveNesconset, NY631-793-4458
Organically Green ProfessionalLawn and Tree Care Inc.
Aronica, JohnNesconset, NY631-467-7999
Ulster County
Catskill Native NurseryDombrowski, MikeKerhonkson, NY
845-626-2758catskillnativenursery.com
Washington County
Hansen, RonaldGreenwich, NY518-692-7915
Westchester County
Almstead Tree, Lawn Almstead, Ken
Katenkamp, TimNew Rochelle, NY
ArborscapeMcLaren, Nicholas
Brewster, NY845-940-0555
Atkins, PeterBedford, NY914-234-0161
Carmine Labriola Contracting Corporation
Estrada, UbaldoMendoza, HelioScarsdale, NY914-723-0600www.clcc.com
[email protected]@clcc.com
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Compostwerks LLCSchmidt, PeterMt. Kisco, NY914-273-9294
DeLuca, PeterBedford, NY845-227-2335
Dwight Brooks HorticulturalistBrooks, DwightKatonah, NY914-232-0714
Gaillard, AnnPelham, NY914-738-3865
Hoffman, EleanorNew Rochelle, NY
Karszen, TomTuckahoe, NY914-771-6802
Kim’s Native Landscape Consulting Eierman, Kimberly
Bronxville, NY914-779-9648
Mancuso, EdValhalla, NY914-738-1785
Orza, DawnBriarcliff Manor, NY
Sirchio, BethBedford Hills, NY
Smith, MarciaSleepy Hollow, NY
Tompkins, AikenHastings on Hudson, NY
Ohio
Earthscapes Organic Land CareGuy, John
Cincinnati, OH513-706-3596
Potter, MarianneColumbus, OH614-205-0614
Oklahoma
Grogg’s Green BarnGrogg, KellyTulsa, OK
918-810-7520groggsgreenbarn.com
Oregon
Erin J Muir Landscape DesignMuir, Erin
Portland, OR503-206-6041
Pennsylvania
Bishop, JeremySellersville, PA267-228-3424
Laurel Hill GardensPritchard, DawnPhiladelphia, PA
Penn State Cooperative Extensionof Allegheny County
Feather, SandyPittsburgh, PA412-473-2548
The Plant Place/Davis Florist & Garden Center
Davis, BryceHarrisburg, PA717-545-4721
Rhode Island
Bristol County
Clement, MattBristol, RI
Newport County
Kure-Jensen, SannePortsmouth, RI401-369-3303
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Milestone Land Planning Associates
St. Aubin, Richard K.Little Compton, RI
Newport Restoration FoundationSullivan, JimNewport, RI401-662-6489
Tree Tech, Inc.Brodeur, Dennis
Tiverton, RI Nantucket, RIMarshfield, RI508-543-5644
Wilson, AnneMiddletown, RI401-743-5667
Providence County
City and Estate GardenerCraft, Sara
Providence, RI401-935-2312
Demaine, RichardSmithfield, RI401-231-3428
Green Circle DesignLacouture, KateProvidence, RI401-421-9599
Washington County
Anderson, GaylePeace Dale, RI401-787-6478
Beil, SamHope Valley, RI401-364-3387
Dana DesignsMillar, Dana K.
West Kingston, RI401-486-0495
Elm Street GardensLoVetere, Jenifer
Westerly, RI401-207-8185
Forsberg, WayneHope Valley, RI401-364-3387
Martel, DennisHope Valley, RI401-364-3387
Phillips, Jr., NedBlock Island, RI
Tupelo Gardenworks, Ltd.Weaver, Catherine
Wakefield, RI401-788-8343
Compost
www.earthcarefarm.com 401-364-9930Mike Merner, Owner Certified Organic Farm
Rhode Island’s Oldest Operating Farm Composter
Quality Made Compost is the Healthiest Way to Nourish Plants
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Veracka, MichaelExeter, RI
401-385-9538www.michaelveracka.com
Wood River EvergreensCrandall, FrankHope Valley, RI401-364-3387
Shelby County
Classic LawnsBender, AlanMemphis, TN901-340-8779
Virginia
Coate, JimCharlottesville, VA
434-284-3842
Deehan LandscapingDeehan, JaimeMerrifield, VA703-849-8226
Feck, CateMerrifield, VA703-849-8226
Meridian Landscape, LLCKucik, MattHerndon, VA703-435-7943
My Sisters’ GardenDriscoll, Heather
Virginia Beach, VA757-513-7171
ThriveMarty, TrishaReston, VA703-587-0821
Vermont
Morgan, PaulMiddletown Springs, [email protected]
River’s Bend Garden DesignHolland, SarahMoretown, VT802-496-4352
Wisconsin
Backyard OrganicsHeise, Klay
Hortonville, WI920-779-0946
Fox Valley Technical CollegeBeard, Jim
Appleton, WI920-996-2962
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dandelions as a diuretic, so moderation isrecommended. In the early 1900s, many familiesmade dandelion wine. My favorite dandelion use isto let bees work their magic and turn them intodelicious HONEY!
Dandelions can actually improve your lawn; theyhave tap roots which accumulate nutrients andminerals from deep in soils. When the plants dieand decay, these nutrients become available toshallow-rooted lawn plants.
Whether you’re finishing your fall harvest orletting your garden stand fallow, consider usingcover crops of buckwheat or alfalfa. These ‘greenmanures’ can be tilled in prior to planting, adding soil nutrition and offering pollinatorsdelicious blooms.
Be sure to provide a shallow water source forpollinators and butterflies. You can use a birdbathor shallow dish with a few tapered rocks for thebees to land on whatever the water level.
Novice Beekeepers will benefit from introductorybeekeeping courses, joining local beekeepersassociations and reading trade journals or texts.Most state or regional Beekeeping Associationsoffer members great benefits like:
• Introductory beekeeping course
• Experienced and professional mentors
Why keep honeybees? People keep bees to eathoney, improve personal health, increase garden orfarm yields and improve global food security.Honey is a wonderful, natural sweetener whichnever goes bad. Many arthritis sufferers find reliefwith apitherapy. A honeybee visits 50 to 100blossoms on a typical collection flight pollinatingblooms and helping plants set fruit along the way.
Traditional healers used honey as a naturalantibiotic and burn treatment. Apitherapy orgetting a deliberate bee sting is a traditionaltreatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis, MultipleScleroses and shingles.
Please keep pollinators in mind when you designgardens and select plants; use high nectar valueplants with a wide variety of bloom times so thatpollinators don’t have to starve while waiting forthe next burst of bloom.
Pollinator-friendly gardens including nectar andpollen sources like Apple, Red Maple, Tulip Treeand Black Locust. You and your clients will enjoythese shrubs with fruit and/or glorious fall color;bees will love their nectar-loaded blooms:Raspberry, Blackberry, Blueberry, Sumac andBasswood. Other honeybee favorites include WhiteClover, Red Clover, Milkweed, Globe Thistle,Aster, Goldenrod and Dandelions.
Yes, Dandelions are among the BEST nectarsources for honeybees! Please don’t pull theseplants from your lawns. Please help educate clientsand neighbors on the many benefits of growingdandelions in lawns and gardens.
Add some extra zip to you salad with a few youngdandelion leaves. Traditional healers used
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Beekeeping is a great choice forpeople who love nature and wantto reduce threats to a decliningpopulation of pollinators.
• Monthly association meetings
• Monthly or quarterly newsletters
• Invitation to annual meeting
• Access to association library
• Opportunity to sell honey through booths at fairs, tradeshows and other event
• Discount rentals of honey extractors
• Bulk order discounts on honey jars
• Affiliation with national or regional organizations:• Eastern Apicultural Society: www.easternapiculture.org• American Beekeeping Federation: www.abfnet.org• National Honey Board: www.honey.com
• Agriculture Councils
Beekeeping is a great choice for people who love nature and wantto reduce threats to a declining population of pollinators andcontribute to global food security. As much as 70% of foods raisedaround the globe require insect or animal pollination. Wild andmanaged honeybees are threatened by shrinking habitats, diseasesand increasing chemical use. Backyard beekeepers maintain andincrease local food and vegetable harvests today and into the future.
Because bees often fly up to 3 miles on a collection flight, mosthoney cannot be certified organic unless the hives are in very largeparks, forests or other uncultivated areas.
Offering honeybees a chemical-free home garden, agricultural fieldand wild or managed forest ensures thorough pollination, increasedvolume (often over 30% higher) and high quality produce fromberries, vegetables and fruit plants. Honeybees need foodthroughout the year, not just during the growing season. Theymake honey as a way to preserve the bounty of spring and latesummer blossoms for their long cold winter. Responsiblebeekeepers share with their bees at fall harvest time; bees needforty to sixty pounds of honey to survive the winter.
Please consider becoming a beekeeper or supporting one in yourneighborhood! Enjoy the delicious honey, plant for pollinators,share information on apitherapy, help the planet increase globalfood security and improve your garden or farm yield. For moreinformation, contact your local beekeeper’s association. �
Photos, from top: A bee foraging for nectar in early spring, aswarm of honey bees ready to be captured, a hive set up.
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What is Organic?
The word “organic” as we use it here, comes fromorganic agriculture. The ideas and methods of organicagriculture have been developed over the last 60 yearsthrough a rich exchange among farmers, researchers,and activists all over the world. The mission of theNOFA Organic Land Care Programis to extend thevision and principles of organic agriculture to thelandscapes where people live their daily lives. Theprimary goals of the NOFA Organic Land CareProgram are:
• Maintaining soil health;
• Eliminating synthetic pesticide and syntheticfertilizer use;
• Increasing landscape diversity; and
• Improving the health and well being of thepeople and web of life in our care.
The full definition of Organic Land Care – how weapply those goals to the real world – is fleshed out inour publication Standards for Organic Land Care:Practices for Design and Maintenance of EcologicalLandscapes. This publication covers a very broadrange of landscapes and environmental issues. Someimportant points that apply to organic lawns and turfinclude:
• No synthetic pesticides, including insecticides,fungicides, and herbicides
• No synthetic fertilizers
• No genetically engineered organisms
• Building healthy soil that can support diversesoil life as well as strong growth of healthy grass
• Reducing the potential for nitrogen orphosphorus pollution by limiting the amount oforganic fertilizers applied and adjusting thetiming of application
• Using good cultural practices to encourage thestrong growth of healthy grass and reduce theneed for irrigation and other inputs
• Increasing diversity of plant cultivars and specieswhere appropriate – depending on how the lawnwill be used and the standards of the client.
(Note: There is, of course, a completely differentmeaning of the word “organic,” referring to moleculeswith carbon atoms, as in “organic chemistry.” This isnot the meaning we are using here. This otherdefinition sometimes causes confusion with respect tofertilizers. Fertilizers that include ingredients likesewage sludge or urea, which would not be acceptableunder organic standards for agriculture or land care,
Whyby Kimberly A. Stoner, Ph.D.
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment StationChair, Organic Land Care Committee
Organic?
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sometimes are labeled “organic” under the “organicchemistry” definition.)
Concerns About Pesticide Use
The demand for organic lawns and athletic turf isdriven by concerns about human health and theenvironment. Organic management is beneficial tohealth and the environment in many ways: eliminatingthe use of synthetic pesticides, building a diverse,robust ecological system that holds nutrients andwater, reducing pollution due to leaching and run-off,and recharging groundwater and streams with cleanfresh water. Because concerns about pesticides areforemost in the minds of the general public, I willfocus on pesticide issues here.
A pesticide, according the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency, is “any substance intended forpreventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating anypest.” Pests include a wide range of “living organismsthat occur where they are not wanted or causedamage to crops or humans or other animals.” Inaddition to insects, these include weeds, fungi,bacteria or viruses that cause disease in plants, andanimals such as mice or slugs that attack desiredplants or occur where they aren’t wanted1. (See theresource list at the end of this chapter for furtherinformation and references to the scientific literature.)
Pesticides may be needed in certain situations toprotect against the spread of human pathogens.However, the evidence for harmful effects of pesticideson human health and the environment has increasedsteadily ever since the first alarms were raised by thebook Silent Spring in 1962. As the evidence hasaccumulated, some pesticides that once were widelyused have been restricted or banned. These pesticideswere, of course, hazardous to human health and theenvironment all along, but the hazards were onlyrecognized and established through scientific studiesafter many years of use.
There are several reasons why it takes so long to fullyunderstand the hazards of pesticides, even thosecurrently on the market today:
There can be a long time between pesticide exposureand appearance of chronic disease. Cancer in humans,
for example, may show up 20 – 30 years afterexposure to a carcinogenic pesticide2.
There may be a critical time in development whenpesticide exposure will result in major effects muchlater in life. Studies have shown that fetuses andyoung children are particularly sensitive to theeffects of pesticides3 . These effects may show upas cancer, as deformities of the reproductivesystem, or as effects on the development of thenervous system, which affect learning andbehavior, but are only detected years after theexposure.
New studies are also showing that exposure of aparent to pesticides is associated with birthdefects, cancer, and reproductive effects in the nextgeneration. This includes exposure of fathers, notjust pregnant mothers.
Scientists continue to discover new risks associatedwith pesticides that were not known 20 or 30 yearsago. The entire field of endocrine disruption, thestudy of the interference of synthetic chemicals inthe normal signals carried by hormones throughoutthe body, has developed tremendously since thelandmark book on the subject, Our Stolen Future,was published in 1996. One of the surprisingdiscoveries has been that pesticides and othersynthetic chemicals can have adverse effects onhormonal systems in mice at very lowconcentrations – much lower than had previouslybeen considered a hazard. There has been greatresistance to incorporating this information intogovernment regulatory requirements because itwould require setting limits for human exposurehundreds or thousands of times lower than theyare today.
We are all exposed to a mixture of pesticides andother potentially harmful chemicals in ourenvironment. A recent Environmental WorkingGroup study found an average of 200 contaminants(industrial chemicals, pesticides, and otherpollutants) per baby in the umbilical cord blood ofnewborns, and other studies have also shown a“body burden” of dozens to hundreds of thesecontaminants in every person in the U.S. Thismakes studies of environmental chemicals and
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disease in the human population difficult because weare all exposed at some level – there is no controlunexposed population. In addition, there is increasingevidence that combinations of chemicals can havemuch greater effects than each one separately,increasing the hazard, and also the difficulty ofscientific study.
In order to evaluate the effects of pesticides on “non-target” organisms, the Federal government requiresonly tests to determine acute toxic effects on a fewindicator species (such as bobwhite quail, rainbowtrout, carp, and honey bees) before a pesticide can beregistered. These tests cannot predict the effects ofpesticides on the whole range of other animals, plants,microbes, and ecological systems.
There are few studies on the effects of long-term, low-level exposure on other organisms. In shore nestingherons, for example, the organophosphates andcarbamates in the diets of the chicks do not kill themoutright, but affect their behavior so that they aremore susceptible to attack by scavenging beetles inthe nest and by predators. Detailed studies of theeffects of a mixture of pesticides, each at very lowconcentration, on frogs found multiple subtle effects:delayed metamorphosis, reduced size, andimmunosuppression leading to bacterial infection. Onestudy found that an insecticide and a fungicide, bothknown to be endocrine disruptors in mammals, alsointerfered at very low concentrations with thesignaling between a leguminous plant and thesymbiotic bacteria that fixes nitrogen in its roots.
Thus, the arguments for eliminating pesticides orincreasing restrictions on pesticide use are:
There is considerable scientific evidence forassociations of cancers, birth defects, hormonaldisruption, and neurological effects with pesticidesstill used today.
There is also evidence of damage to wildlife andecological systems.
Pesticides that are now recognized as hazardous werewidely used for years, exposing millions of people andsensitive ecological systems, before the pesticidehazards were adequately recognized.
Even after hazards have been scientificallydemonstrated, additional legal and political pressureswere often required to restrict or eliminate even themost hazardous pesticides.
These relationships are inherently time-consuming tostudy. Even a strong relationship may be difficult toprove in a timely and efficient way. If, asdemonstrated in animal studies, pesticide exposure ofa parent can result in damage to the reproductivesystem for four subsequent generations, then the fulleffects of our current pesticide use may not be fullyevident for many decades to come.
Lack of proof of harm is not necessarily evidence forsafety. It can also mean that a possible harmful effecthas not yet been studied, or that studies thus far havenot yielded a clear result. As discussed above, someeffects of pesticides take many years and a largeresearch commitment to demonstrate conclusively.
Pesticides Used in Organic Agriculture and Land Care
In organic agriculture, and now in organic land care,the philosophy has always been to avoid the use ofpesticides as much as possible through management ofthe entire ecological system to avoid pest problems.These non-chemical methods – such as planting insectand disease resistant varieties, avoiding monocultures,building healthy soil with diverse soil life, and alteringgrowing conditions to reduce susceptibility to pestsand disease – are listed as “Preferred” in theStandards for Organic Land Care, which weredeveloped and published by the NOFA Organic LandCare Program.
However, in both organic agriculture and organic landcare, some pesticides are allowed. Organic standardshave always been much more restrictive than those ofthe U.S. government. The basic principles used indeciding which pesticides to allow are:
• Allowed pesticides should be based on naturalproducts, not synthetic chemicals
• Natural products that are known to be highlytoxic (such as nicotine) are not allowed
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Some specific examples of pesticides allowed inorganic agriculture and land care are:
• Microbial pesticides, such as Bacillusthuringiensis (Bt), spinosad, Milky Spore®,Beauveria bassiana (a fungus that attacksinsects), and formulations of microbes that areantagonists or competitors against plantpathogens
• Botanical pesticides, such as pyrethrin, neem,hot pepper wax, and clove oil
• Certain mined products, such as horticulturaloil, potassium bicarbonate, and diatomaceousearth
• Insecticidal soaps
These choices were made over the years in organicagriculture by farmers and activists, who did not have
the resources to do elaborate testing of the vast arrayof natural and synthetic pesticides in order to decidewhich posed the least hazard to human health, toecologically sound farming systems, and to theenvironment. Although some scientists criticizeorganic agriculture and land care for using thedistinction between natural and synthetic materials inmaking choices, this distinction has held up quite wellover the decades.
Synthetic pesticides are more likely to persist, spreadto non-target sites, and bioaccumulate than pesticidesbased on natural products because synthetic chemicalsrepresent new chemical structures never beforeoccurring in biological systems. Enzymes andorganisms that completely break down syntheticpesticides to harmless components may not exist ormay not act rapidly enough to prevent the pesticidefrom becoming a widespread pollutant. This has beenseen many times in the history of synthetic pesticides
and also many other synthetic chemicals. Oneexample is DDT, whose toxic breakdown productshave been found in the bodies of human beings allover the planet, from remote villages in Papua, NewGuinea to the high Arctic. Another more recentexample is imidacloprid, which was discovered ingroundwater after only 9 years of use in Long Island.
The only pesticides based on natural materials with ahistory of long-term persistence, spread to non-targetsites, or bioaccumulation are those based on minedmaterials, particularly lead and arsenic. Thesepesticides were widely used in conventional agriculturein the early 20th century, but were never allowed inorganic agriculture because the toxicity of thesematerials was already well-recognized (although weknow a great deal more now about their hazards,especially at low concentrations). All pesticide useinvolves some risk, including the use of pesticidesallowed in organic systems. One should seriouslyconsider all possible non-chemical alternatives beforeusing any pesticide, and take appropriate safetyprecautions.
In some cases, pesticides may have benefits exceedingtheir risks. For example, when insects spreadpathogens that cause human disease, it is appropriateto carefully evaluate the judicious use of pesticidesagainst other alternatives in protecting public health.Pesticides may also be needed in other emergencysituations, such as limiting the spread of new invasivespecies of insects or plant pathogens.
Lawns and athletic turf definitely provide benefits tohumans, providing a pleasant and useful environmentfor our activities. Well-managed lawns and athleticturf also provide environmental benefits by reducingsoil erosion and water runoff. However, syntheticpesticides are not essential for growing healthy lawnsand turf. And much of the pesticide use on lawns andturf is for purely cosmetic purposes – to create acertain standard of appearance – which is notnecessary for the human or environmental benefits.Thus, it can be argued that the risks of usingsynthetic pesticides to grow lawns and turf –particularly the risks to the health of the peopleapplying the pesticides, to those living near andplaying on the turf, and to the surroundingenvironment – are much greater than the benefits to
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – About Pesticides:
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Fact sheets on particular pesticides:
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human health and the environment. The decision,in the end, is up to you, your lawn and turfprofessionals, and your community. �
Scientific Reviews of Pesticide Hazards (Sometimespesticides are included in broader reviews ofchemical hazards.)
Overviews of the hazards of pesticides in thelandscape to the public:
Ontario College of Family Physicians. 2004.Pesticide Literature Review: Systematic Review ofPesticide Human Health Effects.
http://www.ocfp.on.ca/local/files/Communications/Current%20Issues/Pesticides/Final%20Paper%2023APR2004.pdf
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http://www.manomet.org/pdf/SublethaleffectsofexposuretoChE-inhibitorsreport.
Database of chemicals (including pesticides) andrisk of breast cancer:
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T.B., et al. 2006. Pesticide Mixtures, EndocrineDisruption, and Amphibian Declines: Are WeUnderestimating the Impact? EnvironmentalHealth Perspectives 114 (suppl 1):40-50.
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It was a glorious early spring weekend in Vermont,and I escaped from my busy garden center for a fewdays of camping. I set up my tent in a field of tallgrass, right next to a lovely pond. I read, I slept, Ibuilt a campfire, and wandered around barefoot. Allwas right with the world. On the four-hour drivehome, I started to feel a bit itchy. Not just on myarms, but in cracks and crevices all over my body. Bythe next day, rashes had broken out everywhere. Icame to the full realization that Mother Nature hadgiven me an unexpected gift as a result of my campingadventure: a nasty case of poison ivy. As I sufferedand scratched my way through countless springfestivals and garden talks, I came to realize theenormity of misinformation about this plantcirculating amongst my customers, coworkers, friends,and family. Let’s start out this growing season bysetting the record straight.
First of all, poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) is anative plant that is food to birds and many animals.(I say this in case you were wondering WHY it existsand what good it serves.) It can take many forms;most people think of it as a vine rambling up trees. Igot it this time from a ground cover vine weaving itsway through grass and weeds. It didn’t have anyleaves at all; it was simply bare stems, practicallyundetectable unless you were really looking. I know ofan old fencepost that is covered with vines; theyculminate at the top in a mass of branches and theeffect is that of a poison ivy tree. The sides of thehighway are covered in poison ivy vines intermingledwith native orange butterfly weed (Asclepias
tuberosa). I have given the “poison ivy tour” toshow innocent gardeners suffering from the rashwhat forms it can take, and they have alwaysexpressed amazement at the chameleon quality ofthis plant.
Second, you get the rash from poison ivy bycoming in contact with urushiol. According to thedefinitive reference on this plant, Nature’s Revengeby Susan Hauser, “urushiol flows within the canalsin the leaves, stems, roots, and skin of the berries.”This oil has a depressingly long life. If you walkthrough a patch of poison ivy, put your workboots away for the winter, and then put themback on in the spring, the oil that is most likelystill clinging to your boots can still infect you! Itcan last for many years, leaving its residue on toolhandles, gardening jackets, and all sorts of othertraps-in-waiting. If you plant naturalizing daffodilbulbs amongst the BARE STEMS of poison ivy;the urushiol on those stems will give you the rash,even in December! If you don’t realize you’ve beenexposed, this oil can cling to your trowel andshovel handle, pruning shears and their holster,
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If you walk through a patch ofpoison ivy, put your work bootsaway for the winter, and then putthem back on in the spring, the oilthat is most likely still clinging toyour boots can still infect you!
and the bucket that you carried the organic soilamendments in.
Third, you cannot get poison ivy either by walking byit or by scratching the blisters. Once you have it, it isNOT systemic within your body. If it continues toshow up over a few days or a week on parts of yourbody which were not exposed to the plant or any ofits parts, it is because you are either getting reinfectedfrom the oil which could be present somewhere inyour world OR the oil was diluted by your sweat andmade its way to hidden cracks and crevices in your body.
To disinfect myself once I realize I have been exposed,I always carry the following arsenal in my car:isopropyl alcohol, Fels Naptha® brown soap,disposable surgical gloves, and Tecnu brand poison ivywash. Realizing how easy it is to spread the urushiol, Ifirst wash my skin with Tecnu, carefully following thedirections and applying it to dry skin and rubbing itin for two minutes before washing off with water. Ithen clean my skin with rubbing alcohol. Finally, Iwash all exposed body parts with the brown soap forgood measure.
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Learn to recognize both the leaves and the hairy stems of poison ivy so you can avoid it in all seasons.remember the adage: “Leaves of three, Let it Be...”
Nancy DuBrule-Clemente is the owner ofNatureworks, an organic garden center andlandscaping service in Northford, CT. For moreinformation, visit www.naturework.com.
As an organic land care practitioner, I would neveruse Roundup® or any other toxic chemicals notallowed by the NOFA standards. To control poisonivy, I use a few methods. For small amounts, I boil upa kettle of water and pour it on the roots. NEVERburn poison ivy or use a flame weeder on poison ivy,as you can get the rash in your lungs, a commonproblem for firefighters. Organic herbicides such asacid-based Burnout or Weed Pharm work on theleaves of young plants, but they are not systemic andwill not kill the roots. If I cut a large vine from a tree,I will fold a thick garbage bag in quarters, pin it downover the stub that I cut, and bury it with mulch. Anycutting tools will then have urushiol on them. Forlarger areas, I open up large cardboard boxes, plopthem down on the plants, and bury the cardboardwith 2-4” of organic mulch- leaves, shredded bark—anything will do. If any poison ivy finds its way intothe light, I smother it again. When poison ivy isgrowing within landscape beds, I am forced to pull itout. First, I suit up with tall rubber boots, a longsleeve work shirt, surgical gloves on my hands, andBluette thick rubber gloves over them. I have a heavyduty garbage bag or two at the ready. I work carefullyand deliberately, pulling the vines and placing them inthe garbage bags. If I have to cut any vines, I knowthat my pruning shears, the holster that holds it, andthe belt that holds the holster will be contaminatedwith urushiol. If I dig it out, the handle of the shovelgets contaminated. I work slowly and deliberately,with absolute awareness of how easy it is for this oilto spread and great respect for its power to hurt me.If my face itches (which it ALWAYS does at thispoint), I don’t scratch it! When done, I tie up thegarbage bag and discard it. If I am on the crew, Ilabel this bag so everyone knows it is “P.I.” as we callit. I then wash my rubber gloves while they are stillon my hands with Tecnu as described above, followingup with rubbing alchohol. I remove them and keepingthe surgical gloves on, I wipe down my rubber boots,my holster, my belt, my pruning shears, and myshovel handle with rubbing alcohol, using rags that Iwill later discard or paper towels. I then remove myboots. I wash my arms and hands thoroughly withTecnu, followed by rubbing alchohol. We follow thisregimen to “disinfect” ourselves. Urushiol is trickystuff. If you take off your hat, open the truck door,touch anything, clean it well!
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What I didn’t realize, and learned by checking out a comprehensive poison ivy website(www.poisonivy.aesir.com), is that once I have washedthe oil off with the products that truly do dilute theoil, the protective coating on my skin has beentemporarily destroyed, and that I should not return tothe infested area as I am much more susceptible tothe oil penetrating my skin again. This and hundredsof other fascinating facts can be found both on thewebsite and in the book (Nature’s Revenge by SusanHauser). However, I must warn you to NEVER readabout this plant when you have the rash; I did thatand it was NOT a pleasant experience!
General Information
Pesticide Action Network (PAN) PesticideDatabase: For toxicity and regulatory information forpesticides, see www.pesticideinfo.org
CONNECTICUT
CT Department of Environmental Protection:dep.state.ct.us or 860-424-3000
Pesticide Regulation: Pesticides are regulated bythe Bureau of Waste Management of the CTDepartment of Environmental Protection (DEP). Formore information, call 860-424-3369.
CT DEP Pesticide Notification List: If you wantto be notified when your abutting neighbors are goingto have their property commercially treated withpesticides, visit dep.state.ct.us/wst/pesticides/registry_prenotification.htm or contact the bureau at:Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau ofWaste Management, Pesticide Management Program,79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106.
Restricted Pesticide Use Around Schools: A lawbans use of lawn care pesticides on the grounds ofchildren’s day care centers and elementary schools,with an exception for athletic fields, which must useIPM (Integrated Pest Management—a program inwhich pesticides are applied only when necessary) forthree years and transition to no pesticide use by 2010.
Poison Control Center: 800-222-1222
CT DEP Emergency Spill Reporting: 866-337-7745 or 860-424-3338
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station:www.caes.state.ct.us For insect inquires, call 203-974-8600. For disease or weed inquiries, call 203-974-8496
NOFA CT: www.ctnofa.org
MASSACHUSETTS
Pesticide Regulation: Pesticides are regulated bythe Pesticide Bureau in the Division of Regulatoryand Consumer Services of the Department ofAgricultural Resources (DAR). Visit www.mass.gov/agr/pesticides or contact them at MassachusettsDepartment of Agricultural Resources, 251 CausewayStreet, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02114. Report anypesticide violations to the DAR at 617-626-1782.
Restricted Pesticide Use Around Schools: Inaddition to Federal regulations, Massachusetts has itsown law restricting pesticide use in schools. Highlightsinclude: parents must be notified, carcinogenicchemicals are prohibited, and pesticides for cosmeticreasons only are not allowed. For more information,visit www.massnrc.org/ipm
Poison Control Center: 800-222-1222
DAR 24-hour Emergency Spill Reporting: 1-888-304-1133
Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station:www.umass.edu/nre/experimentstation/ expst-overview.html or 413-545-5913
MA Department of Environmental Protection:www.state.ma.us/dep or 617-292-5500
NOFA MA: www.nofamass.org
NEW JERSEY
NJ Department of Environmental Protection:www.state.nj.us/dep/
NJ DEP Pesticide Regulations: www.state.nj.us/dep/enforcement/pcp/pcp-regs.htm
NJ School Integrated Pest Management ProgramLaws and Regulations: www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/ipm-laws.htm
Pesticide Information
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To File a Complaint: 609-984-6568
To Report a Pesticide Spill or AccidentalMisapplication call DEP’S 24-Hour Hotline: 1-877-WARNDEP (1-877-927-6337)
The Pesticide Control Program encourages citizen andindustry awareness and cooperation with regard topesticide incidents observed. Calling the Bureau ofPesticide Compliance with possible violations youhave observed will help us determine if a violation hashappened, help us take corrective or preventivemeasures, and ultimately help us in our efforts toprotect health and the environment. In addition, anyperson required to be licensed as a pesticideapplicator must immediately report spills that meetthe “reportable pesticide spill” definition in NJAC7:30, Subchapter 9.
For further guidance, visit: www.state.nj.us/dep/enforcement/pcp/bpc-complaint.htm
Poison Control Center: 800-222-1222
NOFA NJ: www.nofanj.org
NEW YORK
New York State Department of EnvironmentalConservation: www.dec.ny.gov
The Neighbor Notification Law, Rule andRegulation: www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8529.html
This law requires 48 hour notice to neighbors forcertain commercial lawn applications, posting ofvisual notification markers for most residential lawnapplications, providing notice to occupants of multipledwellings and other occupied structures, and postingof an information sign by retailers who sell general uselawn pesticides. This regulation is effective in aCounty, or in New York City, that has adopted a locallaw to “opt into” the Neighbor Notification Law in itsentirety. Contact the involved local government, toconfirm whether a neighbor notification law is in place.
Pest Management for Schools, Daycare Centersand Parents: www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/42920.html
NYS DEC Division of Law Enforcement: 1-877-457-5680; email: [email protected]
Information to Include When Reporting aViolation: www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/2460.html
NOFA NY: www.nofany.org
Poison Control Center: 800-222-1222
RHODE ISLAND
RI Department of Environmental Management:www.dem.ri.gov
General Information 222-6800
After Hours Emergencies 222-3070
RI DEM Office of Emergency Response: If youknow of an environmental incident in RI, such as arelease of a hazardous substance — of any amount,whether on land, in water, or in the air — or if yoususpect a release is imminent, during normal businesshours (Mon-Fri, 8-4), call 401-222-1360, The Office ofCompliance and Inspection; or anytime, anyemergency, call 401-222-3070, “The EnvironmentalPolice” (the Division of Law Enforcement) at theDEM Hot-line.
RI DEM Pesticide Regulations: www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/agric/pestrg06.pdf
Pesticide applications and notification of pesticideapplications in schools, pre-schools and child carecenters in Rhode Island: Statute 23-25-37. Visitwww.rilin.state.ri.us/statutes/title23/ 23-25/23-25-37.htm
Poison Control Center: 800-222-1222
NOFA RI: www.nofari.org
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Artscape Organic-Care, LLCPapa, Mike
Stamford, CT203-252-1954
Bettylou’s GardenBettylou SandyManchester, CT
860-647-7097
Carone and Sons LandscapingCarone, Arthur J.Manchester, CT
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Cathy in the Garden, LLCZbuska, Cathy Harwinton, CT860-485-0121
Duesing, Bill Stevenson, CT203-888-5146
Finnegan, Caroline Wethersfield, CT
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Go Organic LLCTycz, John
Thompson, CT860-935-5235
Growing Solutions LLCFujitani, Paul Baliko, Chris Ridgefield, CT203-730-1103
Growing Things Inc.Hobson, Jade Wilton, CT
Harrington’s Organic Land CareHarrington, Todd Bloomfield, CT860-243-8733
Little Green LandscapesMacPhee, Daniel New Haven, CT
203-404-3505
Marcell, Stacey Stratford, CT203-375-0553
Mencel, Ken Bridgeport, CT203-650-1052
Michael SianoGarden DesignSiano, Michael Fairfield, CT203-259-0561
Mucci, Teresa Wilton, CT203-722-8158
Naturescape, LLCMiner, Marcie Andover, CT860-742-0326
Out in the GardenBrach, Bob
Sherman, CT860-210-7954
Perennial Harmony Garden ShopReed, Petie
Waterford, CT860-440-3653
Pierce, Kent Norwalk, CT203-838-2505
Plantscapes, Inc.Nadeau, Michael
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Round Hill Landscaping, LLCDoan, David
Old Saybrook, CT860-304-8559
Stagen, Loretta New Preston, CT
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Verdesign LLCPirozzoli, Mary Ellen
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Vitiello, Marco Wilton, CT203-762-2000
Wertheimer, Sheila Old Lyme, CT860-434-3556
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Green Thumbs Up!Ballard, Daniel Atlanta, GA404-593-6218
Massachusetts
Allen, Monique Medfield, MA508-359-8200
Arborcare with Ropes ‘n Saddles, Inc.
Brodeur, Carl Easton, MA508-584-2516
Back To NatureMasi, Nanette Amesbury, MA978-790-5329
Bird House Garden CenterPavone, Dawn
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Charles D. Sherzi, Jr. & Assoc.Sherzi, Jr., Charles D.
Andover, MA978-470-4785
Coppinger CompanyCoppinger, John
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Cotter, Joe Quincy, MA617-472-7550
Dig In It, Inc.Hinrichs, Peter W. Shrewsbury, MA
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Discovered GardensStafford, Russell Lancaster, MA508-335-8106
Dustman, Christie Roslindale, MA617-327-0330
Earth LandscapeDragon, Curtis
Salem, MA978-744-1475
Garden ExperienceSeifert, Jeff
Westford, MA978-692-0727
Gardens 2 GoAlexander, Deborah
Needham, MA617-448-2419
Gardens Are, Inc.Bishop, Donald
Marlborough, MAtwitter.com/donaldbishop
Giblin, Bernadette Northampton, MA
413-584-6175
Green Arts Garden DesignGreen, Ruth
Monterey, MA413-528-5908
GreenHow, Inc.Greenhow, Sean
Newton, MA617-964-4733
GreenScapes LawnKoll, Frank
Arlington, MA617-794-7108
Harragian, Cathy Sterling, MA978-422-6217
Hemingwayscapes, Inc.Hemingway, Katie Nantucket, MA508-325-0286
Ida Wye DesignsWye, Ida
Georgetown, MA978-352-4403
Ingersoll, Tom Sheffield, MA413-229-8124
Its Natures WayRoss, Andi
Newbury, MA978-465-2585
J.Gil Organic LandscapingGil, Javier
Newburyport, MA978-430-1865
Land EscapesSmith, Trevor Arlington, MA617-308-7063
Laura Kuhn Design Consultation
Kuhn, Laura Arlington, MA617-616-5069
Mintz, Mary Rockport, MA978-546-2155
Nantucket NativeWallace, Dylan Nantucket, MA508-332-2121
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Nature Works LandcareLassor, Rich
Monterey, MA413-325-1101
Oakleaf Green Landscape DesignKeys, Andrew Topsfield, MA617-921-0019
Osborne OrganicsOsborne, Chip
Marblehead, MA781-631-2468
Peterson, Fran Andover, MA781-209-0972
Phelan, Finbarr Hyannis Port, MA
508-778-4211
Pioneer Valley OrganicsHatfield, Andrew Navid
Amherst, MA413-253-0477
PJC & Company Ecological Land Care Inc.
Newcombe, Fred Rowley, MA978-432-1019
PotscapesMaunsell, Charleen Georgetown, MA
978-352-5854
Pumpkin Brook OrganicGardening
Williams, Priscilla Townsend, MA978-597-3005
Rad Urban FarmersRadoslovich, Charlie
Arlington, MA781-258-4071
Risa Edelstein DesignsEdelstein, Risa Arlington, MA617-710-8157
Sally Muspratt Landscape Design, Inc.
Muspratt, Sara West Roxbury, MA
617-327-2401
Serna Organic Landscaping of Greater Boston
Serna, Cesar Wilmington, MA
978-697-5636
Sodbusters LandcareFuqua, Robert Weymouth, MA
781-335-1972
Smarr, Tom Boston, MA617-292-0020
Smith, Dori Acton, MA978-835-556
Susan Quateman Landscape DesignQuateman, Susan
Wenham, MA978-468-7773
Ted Chapman Landscape DesignChapman, Ted Newton, MA617-244-8780
White Gardens Of RockportWhite, Mary Rockport, MA978-546-9513
White, Stephanie Townsend, MA978-597-3005
Whitney AssociatesWhitney, Mary
Salem, [email protected]
Maine
Earthworks LandscapeSmith, Patrick Franklin, ME207-565-2167
Lorrain, Paul Lyman, ME207-423-9348
Michigan
Eco-Logic LawnGierlinger, Mary Beth
Grosse Pointe, MI313-886-7233
New Hampshire
Comfy LawnMcGhee, Earl Pelham, NH978-973-2410
Pleasant Pond Landscaping, LLCTyler, John A.
Bennington, NH603-588-3800
The Good Food Farm/FlorascapeCinamon-Whalen, Deb
East Kingston, NH603-305-7093
T.W.I.G. Horticultural ConsultingKovecses, Paula
Weare, NH603-529-9634
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New Jersey
Earth Groomers Inc.Davidson, Steven Toms River, NJ732-573-1800
Green Path Organic LandcareBucuk, Mike Bucuk, Tom Chatham, NJ973-301-0551
NaturalScape, Inc.Scarinci, David Pittstown, NJ908-735-6355
Plant Health AlternativesConroy, James J. Morris Plains, NJ
201-650-1231
Siciliano Landscape Co.Seydell, Kenton Red Bank, NJ732-567-5582
New York
Almstead Tree, LawnAlmstead, Ken
New Rochelle, NY800-427-1900
Aronica, John Nesconset, NY631-467-7999
Atkins, Peter Bedford, NY914-234-0161
Compostwerks LLCSchmidt, Peter Mt. Kisco, NY914-273-9294
Deignan, Robert Conesus, NY585-346-5110
Dwight Brooks HorticulturalistBrooks, Dwight Katonah, NY914-232-0714
Hoffman, Eleanor New Rochelle, NY
914-235-8670
Katenkamp, Tim Hawthorne, NY914-741-1510
Kim’s Native LandscapeConsulting
Eierman, Kimberly Bronxville, NY914-779-9648
Tompkins, Aiken Hastings on Hudson, NY
914-400-9529
Ohio
Earthscapes Organic Land Care
Guy, John Cincinnati, OH513-706-3596
Pennsylvania
Penn State Cooperative Extension of
Allegheny CountyFeather, Sandy Pittsburgh, PA412-473-2548
Rhode Island
Crandall, FrankHope Valley, RI401-364-3387
Elm Street GardensLoVetere, Jenifer
Westerly, RI401-714-2239
Kure-Jensen, Sanne Portsmouth, RI401-369-3303
Veracka, Michael Exeter, RI
401-385-9538
Tennessee
Classic LawnsBender, Alan Memphis, TN901-340-8779
Virginia
My Sisters’ GardenDriscoll, Heather
Virginia Beach, VA757-513-7171
Vermont
Morgan, Paul Middletown Springs, [email protected]
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aAbbott, Susan W........................47Acquario, Virginia ......................53Adishian, Ani..............................55Agabedis, Jim.............................49Alexander, Deborah....................47Allen, Monique ...........................48Almstead, Ken............................54Anderson, Gayle .........................56Apicella, Peter ............................34Armstrong, Michael ....................42Aronica, John .............................54Arpino, Denise............................34Asaro, Joseph .............................41Asbury, Brianna .........................45Atkins, Peter ..............................54Avery, Sue...................................42
BBajana, Richard..........................50Baker, Karen ..............................38Baker, Nancy ..............................23Baliko, Chris...............................25Ballard, Daniel ...........................38Bandele, Gabriel .........................38Barbera, Adam ...........................25Bartlett, Charles.........................47Baviello, Tony.............................26Bean, Laurel ...............................31Beard, Jim..................................57Beebe, Christina .........................31Beebe, Jr., Richard.....................31Beil, Sam ....................................56Bender, Alan ..............................57Benedict, David ..........................23Berman, Seth B. .........................42Bialecki, Cori ..............................47Bishop, Donald ...........................43Bishop, Jeremy ...........................55Bisshopp, Ellen...........................47Bittner, Mary Cecelia .................46Bollard, Greg ..............................32Boyle, Pennie..............................40Brach, Robert .............................26Brewster, Dina............................23Bringola, Susan...........................42Brodeur, Carl .............................39Brodeur, Dennis .........................56Brooks, Dwight...........................55
Brosseau, Richard.......................38Brown, Dennis ............................49Brown, Kristoffer J. ....................38Buchan, Bill................................54Bucuk, Mike and Tom ................53Bull, Kelly ..................................47Burke, Kevin ..............................38
CCalarco, Richard.........................37Calkins, Peggy ............................40Carlson, Zeke R. .........................49Carney-Feldman, Catherine........41Carone, Arthur J. .......................31Carr, Robert ...............................50Carruthers, Ciaran .....................23Cartier, Rich...............................48Cavilla, David.............................52Cea, Steve...................................54Cerulli, Kenneth .........................25Chacon, Chicojay ......................43Chapman, Ted ............................45Chipman, Paul............................35Chisholm, Jonathan....................43Churns, Marcus ..........................46Cinamon-Whalen, Deb ...............52Ciolino, Eric ...............................35Claffey, Debra.............................51Clark, Kyle .................................40Clarke, Scott A...........................43Clement, Matt ............................55Coate, Jim ..................................57Cohn, Lisa ..................................23Cole, Brian .................................23Cole, Darrah ...............................40Comjean, Evan ...........................43Conroy, James J. ........................53Cook, APLD, Christine ..............26Coppinger, John .........................43Cornwell, Robyn .........................37Corona, Susannah.......................49Coronis, Laurence.......................51Corra, Daniel ..............................26Corrigan, Sophie .........................38Corriveau, Clemence...................31Costa, Evangeline .......................39Costa, Joanne .............................54Cote, Adam ................................37Cotter, Joe..................................48Coutre, Jane ...............................46
Cox, Kevin..................................35Cox, Sara....................................52Craft, Sara..................................56Crandall, Frank ..........................57Crawford, Eric ............................46Critchley, Jaime..........................51Crowley, Kathleen ......................40Cucinotta, Courtney...................37Cusack, Gary ..............................47
DDaggett, Ph.D., Dave .................38D'Amico, Kevin ..........................32Davern, John ..............................35Davidson, Steven ........................53Davis, Bryce ...............................55Deehan, Jaime ............................57Deignan, Robert .........................53DeLuca, Peter.............................55Demaine, Richard .......................56DeWolfe, Nancy..........................50Diamond, Kiffi ............................23DiClemente, Peter ......................45DiZinno, Peter ............................48Doan, David ...............................34Dolphin, Mark ............................49Dombrowski, Mike ......................54Dorso, Anthony ..........................35Dragon, Curtis............................40Driscoll, Heather.........................57Duksta, Chuck ............................23Dunworth, Alice .........................51Duphily Cook, Jessica ................39Durack, Pamela ..........................50Durrant, Pamela.........................50Dustman, Christie ......................49Dutra, Emily ..............................46Dutra, Jesse................................46
EEdelstein, Risa............................45Edsell-Vetter, Carolyn ................42Eggleton, David ..........................43Eichstedt, Emily .........................33Eierman, Kimberly .....................55Ekwurtzel, Steve.........................31Ernest, Daniel.............................35Estrada, Ubaldo..........................54
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FFeather, Sandy............................55Feck, Cate...................................57Fillios, Christus ..........................45Finnegan, Caroline .....................31Fitzgerald, Laurie .......................46Flores, Fernando.........................48Fochtman, Catherine ..................46Forbes, Nancy.............................43Ford, Chris .................................50Forgione, Mark ...........................50Forrester, Ellen ...........................49Forsander, Jeff ............................54Forsberg, Wayne .........................56Fowler, Derek .............................38Francisco, Juan...........................43Franklin, Robin ..........................37Freyss-Cole, Cedar......................38Frickenhaus, Karen .....................41Friel, John ..................................47Fujitani, Paul..............................25Fuqua, Robert ............................48
GGagne, Andrew...........................52Gaillard, Ann..............................55Geddes, Michael .........................26Gerbert, Jeffrey ..........................23Giblin, Bernadette ......................42Gierlinger, Mary Beth ................51Gignac, Dennis ...........................43Gil, Javier...................................40Girouard, Melissa .......................45Glazier, Albert............................31Glazier, Lauren...........................34Glazier, Robert ...........................34Glodek, Emily.............................25Glorieux, An...............................46Graff, Jan ...................................53Green, Robert.............................54Green, Ruth................................39Greenhow, Sean ..........................43Grigos, Nathan ...........................50Grogg, Kelly ...............................55Guiney, Michael ..........................45Guy, John ...................................55
HHaendiges, Jeannine L. ...............40Hageney, Daniel ..........................23Hajdek, Ana ...............................53
Hallman, David ..........................35Hamilton, Janet..........................46Hamm, Debra .............................42Hanrahan, Ryan .........................54Hansen, Ronald ..........................54Hansen, Sean ..............................26Hansen, Trevor ...........................26Hansmann, Bob ..........................42Harragian, Cathy........................50Harrington, Todd........................31Hart, Chris .................................26Hatfield, Andrew Navid .............42Hatton, Dave ..............................49Hawkins, Bernie..........................41Haynes, Susan.............................23Hazleton, Greg............................37Heise, Klay .................................57Helems, Deresa D. ......................42Hellweg, Miriam .........................42Hemingway, Katie.......................46Hennessey, Michael .....................52Hermansdorfer, Christine ...........46Hibbard, Diana...........................50Hickman, Mike............................43Hill, Paul ....................................37Hine, Sharon...............................35Hinrichs, Peter W.......................49Hobson, Jade ..............................25Hodge, Phyllis ............................41Hoffman, Eleanor........................55Holland, Katherine .....................39Holland, Sarah............................57Holland, Susan............................35Hopkins McDonough, Suzanne ...43Horn, John..................................26Howe, Jana .................................52Hoy, Sari .....................................39Hubbard, Pam ............................45Huehner, David ..........................46Humphrey, Michael.....................32
IIglesias, Al S. ..............................23 Imbriglio, Carmine......................45Ince, Alexandra ..........................33Ingersoll, Tom.............................39Ingraham, Nanette......................38
JJohnson, Carl .............................34Jordin, Julie................................47Joyce, Kathleen ..........................47
KKalil, Cher ..................................50Kamen, Katherine ......................25Kamen, Steven............................25Kane, Maurine............................50Kane, Taylor...............................37Karlson, Eric ..............................52Karszen, Tom .............................55Katenkamp, Tim ........................54Kearney, Angela .........................45Keller, Greyson...........................46Kelley, Laura ..............................38Kelly, Paul ..................................43Keneally, Rachel .........................25Kennedy, MCLP, Robert ............38Kennen, III, Henry R. ................50Kennen, Kate..............................49Kenny, Bill..................................28Keys, Andrew .............................40Kijewski, Mike ............................34Kimmel, Kristen .........................42Klein, Chapin .............................47Knodel, David L. ........................40Kolakowski, Courtney.................37Koll, Frank .................................43Korueva, Zhana ..........................46Kost-Gross, Heidi .......................47Kovecses, Paula ..........................52Kowarick, Carlos.........................32Kruzshak, John...........................23Kucik, Matt ................................57Kuhn, Laura ...............................44Kure-Jensen, Sanne ....................55
LLabriola, Lawrence .....................23Lacouture, Kate..........................56Landry, David.............................46Langille, Robert..........................39Lappala, Thomas........................33LaRoche, Justin..........................26Lassor, Rich................................39Lattanzio, Nancy ........................48LaValley, Sarah...........................39Lee, Nicholas ..............................26Leftwich, Charles M. ..................44Liang, Mabel ..............................44Lillie, Bill....................................37Lillie, Linda ................................37Lindback, James .........................48Lipson-Rubin, Judith..................45Lipton, Rebecca F. .....................49
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O'Regan, Tessa ...........................23Orlikoff, Ian ................................38Orza, Dawn ................................55Osborne, Chip ............................40Owles, Frances J.........................33
PPadilla, Ralph.............................53Paige, Darcy ...............................44Palka, Matthew ..........................47Paolucci, Eliza Booth .................33Papa, Mike .................................23Parker, James .............................26Parker, Jonathan ........................37Pavone, Dawn.............................43Peabody, Daniel..........................40Peabody, Grace...........................40Pecoraro, Victoria.......................39Pegrum, Denise...........................43Pelletier, MPH, Dina ..................31Penniman, MaryCrain ................45Peronto, Marjorie .......................50Peterson, Fran ............................40Phelan, Finbarr ..........................39Philippi, Sarah............................33Phillips, Britt .............................52Phillips, Jr., Ned ........................56Philos-Jensen, Dan .....................38Pierce, Kent................................25Pierdinock, Tina .........................49Piper, Bruce ...............................41Pirozzoli, Mary Ellen..................28Piselli, Vincent ...........................26Polachi, III, Charles A................47Poopor, Jeff ................................23Porfido, Lisa ...............................35Portanova, Renee........................49Pote, Tom...................................53Potter, Marianne ........................55Pradhan, Alnasir ........................33Pritchard, Dawn .........................55
QQuateman, Susan .......................41
RRabuse, Chris .............................39Radoslovich, Charlie ...................45Raffa, Michael.............................53Rankin, Elizabeth.......................41Rascati, David ............................37
Livensparger, Nancy L................34Liversidge, Margaret...................45Lobdell, Matthew .......................49Lomanto, Angela ........................35Lorrain, Paul ..............................51LoVetere, Jenifer.........................56Lowe, Elizabeth M......................43Lueders, Michael.........................48Lunan, Norval.............................33Lund, Gregory ............................51Lundstrom, Christer ...................26Lynch, Alyssa .............................52Lyons, Catherine ........................31
MMacdonald, Dave ........................49MacDonald, Michaela .................54MacPhee, Daniel.........................35Maloney, John ............................23Maldonado, Carlos......................37Mancuso, Ed...............................55Mangan, Laura ...........................45Mann, Sharon J. .........................31Marcell, Stacey ...........................26Marcus, Natalie ..........................46Marini, Paul ...............................49Marsh, Susan ..............................45Marshall, CIC, MCH, Joseph .....39Martel, Dennis............................56Martin, Tovah.............................33Martins, Olga .............................45Marty, Trisha..............................57Masi, Nanette .............................39Mastrobuoni, Todd .....................52Mauldin, Julia ............................44Maunsell, Charleen .....................41McGhee, Earl..............................52McGowan, Mary .........................47McGuire, Mary Lou....................28McIntosh, James.........................47McIntosh, Thomas......................26McIntyre, Scott...........................32McKain, Lucy.............................40McLaren, Nicholas ......................54McLaughlin, Adaela....................41McLaughlin, Michael ..................52McLaurin Eccles, Anne...............42McLoughlin, James.....................25McManus, Bridget ......................44McNabney, Michael ....................48McNelly, Daniel ..........................34McNelly, Roger ...........................34
McShea, Nancy...........................50Melish, Diane..............................26Mencel, Ken................................26Mendelsohn, Eric ........................33Mendoza, Helio ...........................54Merrifield, Katie .........................44Mickiewicz, Paul .........................53Millar, Dana K. ..........................56Millar, John ................................46Miller, John ................................26Miner, Marcie .............................38Minihan, Kathleen......................47Mintz, Mary................................40Monahan, Robert .......................46Mooney, Allison ..........................45Morales, Clemente ......................26Morgan, Paul..............................57Moriarty, Ellen ...........................31Moriarty, Kevin ..........................37Morse, Steven .............................31Mosscrop, Stephanie ...................47Mucci, Teresa .............................26Muhlberg, Paul...........................31Muir, Erin...................................55Mullen, Terri ..............................45Mulligan, Martha........................48Mulry, Winslow ..........................40Munns, Alex ...............................53Murray, Dylan ............................23Murray, Michael .........................45Muspratt, Sara ...........................49
NNadeau, Michael .........................26Naish, Sally ................................44Nakov, Vesso...............................46Napier, John ...............................32Narbonne, Shane Allen...............48Nelson, Chris ..............................39Nelson, Craig ..............................38Nelson, Michael ..........................49Newcombe, Fred .........................41Newland, Danielle.......................43Nichols, Justin ............................50
OOdell, Ralph ...............................52O'Donoghue, Siobhan .................40Oggeri, Carolyn ..........................26Oldfield, Josh..............................48Oldfield, Maggie .........................48Olson, Christopher .....................43
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Read, B. G. ................................39Reardon, Brian ...........................32Reed, Petie .................................37Reynolds, David .........................33Richards, Matthew .....................41Rico, Denise................................52Rising, Christine.........................28Robinson, Judith ........................53Roper, Frank ..............................41Rosen, William ...........................37Ross, Andi ..................................40Ross, Diana ................................37Ross, Sandy ................................53Ruggiero, Anthony......................49
SSampson, Drew...........................41Sanders, David............................23Sands, IV, Alexander..................41Sandstrum, Todd........................48Sandy, Bettylou ..........................31Saunders, Chris ..........................39Sauriol, Richard..........................40Scarinci, David ...........................53Schiro, Joseph.............................26Schmidt, Peter............................55Scott, MCLP, Jason....................39Seibold, Becky ............................33Seifert, Jeff .................................43Serna, Cesar ...............................45Seydell, Kenton...........................46Shea, Tim ...................................32Sherwood, Rue............................41Sherzi, Jr., Charles D. ................40Shillaber, Stuart .........................49Siano, Michael ............................26Silva, Marlene .............................45Simmons, David..........................39Sirchio, Beth...............................55Sissick, Philip .............................26Skowyra, Chris ...........................45Slade, Kathy...............................52Smarr, Tom ................................49Smith, Dori.................................43Smith, Marcia.............................55Smith, Michael............................43Smith, Patrick ............................50Smith, Trevor .............................44Smyers, Wilford ..........................26Sombronsky, Michael ..................49Sopchak, Nicholas.......................37St. Aubin, Richard K..................56
Stack, Edward ............................43Stafford, Russell..........................49Stagen, Loretta...........................33Stahlbush Tolley, Lois.................34Stanton, Heather ........................41Stokes, Chris...............................39Sullivan, Jim...............................56Sullivan, Kelley Andrew .............45Sutherland, Karen J. ..................47
TTaddei, David .............................37Talbot, Susan .............................40Taubert, Sharon Lovely ..............50Throckmorton, Kate...................23Timpa, Judy ...............................45Tompkins, Aiken.........................55Toomey, Myra.............................28Trainor, Robert ..........................47Traynor, Rourk D. ......................28Tremblay, Daniel L. ....................52Tripp, Jay ...................................41Trottier, Jonathan ......................25Tunsley, Kathy ...........................48Tycz, John..................................38Tyler, John A. ............................52Tymoczko, John .........................54
UUppington, Ann..........................41Uyterhoeven, Sonia.....................54
VValencis, Janet............................32Van Lieu, Sarah..........................47Vanderspek, Corinna ..................44Veazey, Mike...............................52Veracka, Michael.........................57Vermehren, Trudy ......................38Verney, Eric ................................47Vitiello, Marco............................25
WWagner, Barbara ........................37Wagner, Denis ............................49Wales, Ted ..................................47Wallace, Dylan ...........................47Walrath Mariano, Erin ...............23Ward, Andrew ............................28Warner, Gwyn ............................32
Weatherall, Laura.......................46Weaver, Catherine ......................56Weik, Deborah............................37Weinstein, Mobee .......................53Wells-Kay, Ginger.......................51Wertheimer, Sheila .....................37White, Chris ...............................51White, James R. .........................37White, Mary ...............................41White, Stephanie ........................45Whitney, Mary ...........................41Whittleton, Vonne ......................28Wiers, Tina.................................54Wiesmore, Timothy ....................54Wiesner, Lisa ..............................47Wiggin, Kate ..............................41Wildermann, Asa........................37Williams, Priscilla.......................45Willson, Laura ............................39Wilson, Anne..............................56Wilson, Sandra ...........................28Winston, David ..........................28Wisentaner, Jonathan.................47Wolak, Anne...............................34Wolf, Abigail...............................42Wollmering, Rita ........................41Worden, Camilla.........................23Wye, Ida .....................................40
YYaeger, Barbara A......................34Young, Candace..........................43
ZZanardi, Solvey...........................46Zbuska, Cathy ............................32Zimmerman, Catherine...............50Zuidema, Abby ...........................40
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