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The average homeowner may use dozens of potentially harmful chemicals in the garden to treat pests and diseases and to fertilize plants. However, there is a growing awareness that many of the chemicals we use in our yards over the long run may negatively affect the health of our loved ones, pets, and neighbours. Additionally, these chemicals can degrade the environment and generally do nothing to contribute to the overall health of our plants.
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However, you can have big impacts on the environment and the health of your family and neighbours by using even just a few organic gardening techniques at home. Once you start using organic gardening techniques, you may find that they are actually easier and more effective than you ever imagined. If you even take just a few of these basic steps to reduce your use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, you’ll be making a significant impact on your health and on the environment and creating a healthier environment for your family and pets.
Benefits
- Safety for humans, animals, insects and the planet
- Better Health for humans, animals, the lawns and the planet
- Water Conservation & Preservation - water does not often become contaminated in organic systems, which also require less water than synthetic programs
- Soil Health & Sustainability - organics build organic matter and life within the soil
- Pest Reduction - insects tend to be more attracted to out-of-balance synthetic systems
- Resource Conservation - synthetic fertilizers are derived from fossil fuels and organic systems encourage recycling, and because organic systems emphasize less mowing
- Financial Savings through time organic systems become more independent as the soil is improved
- Environmental Preservation, including a reduction in greenhouse gases and global warming
- Noise Reduction from decreased reliance on power equipment
- Environmental Awareness from the organic practitioners, who don’t rely on “four-step plans” and instead tend to become stewards of the land.
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