Alternative Lawn Care - Print Resources

Alternatives to Pesticides: Naturally. City of Waterloo. Waterloo (519)886-1550

Building a Healthy Lawn:A safe and natural approach. 1988. Stuart Franklin. Storey BooksISBN:08826651189

The Chemical Free Lawn: The newest varieties and techniques to grow lush, hardy grass. 1989. Warren Schultz. Rodale Press. ISBN: 0878578013

Down-to-Earth Natural Lawn Care. 1993. Dick Raymond. Storey Books ISBN: 0882668102

The Environmental Gardener: the solution to pollution for lawns and gardens. L. Sombke

Great Lakes, Great Lawns: A homeowners guide to growing lawns without pesticides.
Video and booklet. (1996)
Original source: Wisconsin's Environmental Decade Institute, Madison, Wisconsin
Now available through Toronto Environmental Alliance (TEA)
Check web-site: www.torontoenvironment.org

Growing Like a Weed. 30-minute Video.
Toronto Environmental Alliance @ 410 Richmond St. W., Suite 104, Toronto, ON M5V 3A8

Handbook of Successful Ecological Lawn Care. 1996.
Paul D. Sachs. Edaphic Press @ (802) 222-4277; fax:(802)222-9661. ISBN:0963605313

Nature's Way: Natural organic lawn care. 1997.
Terry Childs. A booklet of assorted fact sheets on lawn care.
Contact @ 520 County Road 2, Gananoque, ON K7G 2V4
Email: tchilds@aracnet.net

The Organic Approach to Home Gardening. Friends of the Earth.

Redesigning the American Lawn: A search for environmental harmony. 1995.
F. Herbert Bormann,Diana Balmori, and Gordon T. Geballe.
Yale University Press. ISBN:0300061978

Safe & Easy Lawn Care: The complete guide to organic,low-maintenance lawns
(Taylor's Weekend Gardening Guides). 1997.
Barbara Ellis(editor) and Francis Tenenbaum. Houghton Mifflin Co. ISBN: 0395813697

Successful,Safe, and Sustainable Alternatives to Persistent Organic Pollutants. 1999.
World Wildlife Fund issue brief, prepared with PANNA.
To order free contact: TOXICS PROGRAM; World Wildlife Fund @
1250 24th St. NW
Washington, DC - USA
20037
(202) 778-9606 Fax: (202) 530-0743 Email: tina.skaar@wwfus.org or www.worldwildlife.org.

Taylor's Guide to Groundcovers. Norman Taylor
Carson, Rachel, 1962. Silent Spring. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin

General Information

Colborn, T.D. Dumanoski and J. Peterson Myers. 1996.
Our Stolen Future: Are we threatening our fertility, intelligence, and survival? A scientific detective story.
New York:Penguin

The Green Magazine column. ALIVE, Canadian Journal of Health and Nutrition.
It is available, usually free, at most health food stores.

Hammond, Merryl Ph.D. 1995. PESTICIDE LAWS: Why we need them; how to get them.
Montreal: Consultancy for Alternative Education;
c/o Citizens for Alternatives to Pesticides

Law Reform Commission of Canada. 1987.
Pesticides in Canada: An examination of federal law and policy.

Region of Waterloo, Water Services.
Naturescaping-the practical & beautiful alternative to the traditional lawn;
info on RAIN BARRELS; Healthy Lawns & Gardens with less Water.
To order free pamphlets/booklets call: (519) 575-4423

Steinberger, Sandra.
Living Downstream: An ecologist looks at cancer and the environment.

Suzuki, David and Anita Gordon. It's a Matter of Survival.

Weir, David and Mark Shapiro. Circle of Poison

Indoor Use of Pesticides

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. 1998.
Farewell to Cockroaches: Getting rid of cockroaches the least-toxic way. Ottawa.

Lifton, Bernice. 1991.
Bug Busters: poison-free pest controls for your house and garden.
Garden City Park, New York: Avery Publishing Group

Olkowski, W.S. Daar and H. Olkowski. 1991.
Common Sense Pest Control: Least toxic solutions for your home, garden, pets and community.
Newton, CT: The Taunton Press

Natural Landscaping

Landscaping for Wildlife. Ministry of Natural Resources.
To order the free booklet call: (416)965-2000.

Natural Landscaping: Designing with native plant communities.
J. Diekelmann & R. Schuster.

Nature's Design - A Practical Guide to Natural Landscaping. C. Smyser.

The Ontario Naturalized Garden. Johnson, Lorraine: 1995.
Toronto: Whitecap Books

Restoring Nature's Place: A guide to naturalizing Ontario parks and greenscape.
Daigle, J.M. and Havinga. 1996. Schomberg,Ont.:
Ecological Outlook consulting and Ontario Parks Association.

The Wild Lawn Handbook: Alternatives to the traditional front lawn.
Daniels, Steve. 1995. New York: Macmillan

Pest and Disease Control

Beneficial Insects: Ont. Ministry of the Environment.
To order this free pamphlet call: 1-800-565-4923

Ellis, B.W. and F.M. Bradley,eds. 1996.
The Organic Gardener's Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control: A complete problem-solving guide to keeping your garden and yard healthy without chemicals.
Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Rodale Press.

Massingham Hart, Rhonda. 1991.
Using Beneficial Insects: Garden soil builders, pollinators, and predators.
Pownal,Vermont:Storey Communications.

Michelak, P.S. and L.A. Gilkeson. 1994.
Controlling Pests and Diseases.
Emmaus, Pennsylvania: Rodale Press.

N.I.C. - Natural Insect Control. To order free catalogue call: (905)382-2904

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs(OMAFRA).
The Gardener's Handbook-An Integrated Approach to Insect and Disease Control.
$10 plus GST at any OMAFRA office.

Pleasant, Barbara. 1996.
The Gardener's Weed Book: Earth-safe controls.
Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications.

Pesticides and Food

Coleman, Eliot. October 1995.
The New Organic Grower: A master's manual of tools and techniques for
the home and market gardener.
Camden East, Ontario: Chelsea Green Publishing Co.
ISBN: 093003175X

Harris, Marjorie. 1996.
Ecological Gardening: Your path to a healthy garden.
Toronto: Random House

Kourik, R.
Designing and Maintaining your Edible Landscape Naturally
ASIN: 0961584807

Ogden, Sheperd. 1992.
Step by Step Organic Vegetable Gardening.
New York: Harper Collins.

Robbins, Christopher.
Poisoned Harvest: A Consumer Guide to Pesticide Use and Abuse.

Pesticides and your Health

Hallenbeck, W. and K.M. Burns. 1984.
Pesticides and Human Health.
New York: Springer-Verlag.
ASIN: 0387960503

Ontario College of Family Physicians: Environmental Health Committee.
Pesticides and Human Health. Toronto (newsletter)

Periodicals

ECO Farm & Garden (formerly COGnition),
Canadian Organic Growers,
Box 6408, Station J, Ottawa, ON K2A 3Y6

Natural Life, RR 1, George, ON N0E 1N0
Email: natural@life.ca
Web-site: www.life.ca

Organic Gardening,
Rodale Press, Box 7320,
Red Oak, IA 51591 USA

Pesticides and You, National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides
Web-site: www.ncamp.org

Pesticide Watch,
Sierra Club of Canada,
#412-1 rue Nicholas,
Ottawa, ON K1N 7B7