HEALTH THRU GARDENING - COMMUNITY SERVICES & ADS: September 2008

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

HORROR STORY - More Lawn-Related Statistics

HORROR STORIES or LAWN-RELATED STATISTICS

Just statistics -- nothing more, nothing less! And no one will be able to tell you you are making any of this up! Every single fact or statement is documented -- the numbers at the end of each paragraph refering to the source reference(s), given after each page as pages would print.

I. Pesticides, Herbicides, and Fertilizer

Each year in the US, over 70 MILLION TONS of chemical fertilizers and pesticides are used on residential lawns and gardens. [2]

The average homeowner uses approximately 10 times the amount of chemical pesticides per acre as farmers. [3]

Lawn-care pesticides kill approximately 7 million birds in the US each year. [4]

Pesticides kill between 60 and 90% of earthworms (which are important for soil health) where they are used. [1]

Pesticides can be tracked into homes, where they can build up in carpets, clothing and other material, putting families, especially children, at risk of chronic exposure. [5-6]

“Pesticides have been linked to solid tumors (including brain cancer, prostate cancer, kidney cancer and pancreatic cancer, among others), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, leukemia, effects on the nervous system, birth defects, fetal death and intrauterine growth retardation.” [7]

A study of the United States major streams and rivers revealed that 96% of fish contained detectable levels of at least one pesticide. [8]

When fertilizers runoff into water systems, the nutrients lead to algae buildup, depleting the dissolved oxygen content, which in turn reduces the amount of fish a system can sustain. [9]

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1 National Wildlife Federation. Available online at
2 Ibid.
3 Templeton, S.R., Zilberman, D., Yoo, S.J. (1998). “An Economic Perspective on Outdoor Residential Pesticide Use”, Environmental Science and Technology 32, 421A.
4 Pimentel, D. (2004). Quoted in Steinberg’s (2006) American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn.
5 Wargo, J. (1996). Our Children’s Toxic Legacy: How Science and Law Fail to Protect Us from Pesticides. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press.
6 Nishioka, M.G. et al. (2001). Distribution of 2,4-D in Air and on Surfaces Inside Residences after Lawn Applications: Comparing Exposure Estimates from Various Media for Young Children”, Environmental Health Perspectives, 109.
7 Ontario College of Family Physicians. (2004). Pesticides Literature Review. Available online at
8 Gilliom, R. (U.S. Geological Survey). (1999). (1999). Pesticides in the Nation’s Water Resources. Water Environment Federation Briefing Series Presentation.
9 Bormann, F.H., Balmori, D., Geballe, G.T. (2001). Redesigning the American Lawn: A Search for Environmental Harmony. (2nd ed.). Connecticut: Yale University Press.
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Fertilizers can also contaminate groundwater, increasing the levels of nitrate in drinking water to unhealthy levels. “High levels of nitrate in drinking water can cause nervous system impairments, birth defects, cancer, and "blue baby syndrome," in which the oxygen content in an infant's blood falls to dangerous levels.” [10]

II. Water

“A standard 19L/minute lawn sprinkler uses more water in an hour than a combination of 10 toilet flushes, two dishwasher loads, two 5-minute showers and a full load of clothes.” [11]

The energy used to transport water to lawns can be even higher than the energy used to mow lawns. [12]

In the US, lawn-watering accounts for approximately 30% of residential water consumption along the east coast and up to 60% of consumption along the west coast. [13]

III. Land and Conservation

Approximately 25 to 40 million acres of land have been converted to lawn in the US alone. [14]

Each year, over 382,850 acres of land are converted to lawns in North America. [15]

Approximately 80% of US households have a lawn. [16]

Turf grass covers over 27.5 million acres in the US, of which 21 million is private lawns. [17]

Lawns generally consist of 1 to 3 species of grass, whereas a single garden can contain over 1000 species of plants. [18]

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10 Weyer, P. (2001) Nitrate in Drinking Water and Human Health. Avilable Online at and Bowman, D.C., Cherney, C.T., Rufth, T.W.Jr. (2002). “Fate and Transport of Nitrogen Applied to Six Warm-Season Turfgrasses”, Crop Science, 42:833.
11 Environment Canada. (2006). Freshwater Website: Quick Facts. Available online at
12 City of Irvine, Community Development Department. (1991). Sustainable Landscaping Guideline Manual, 1991 Draft.
13 National Wildlife Federation. “Cut Your Lawn-In Half.” Available online at
14 Robbins, P., Birkenholtz, T. (2003).“Turfgrass Revolution: Measuring the Expansion of the American Lawn”, Land Use Policy 20:182.
15 Ibid.
16 Borman, F.H., Bamori, D., & Geballe, G.T. (2001). Redesigning the American lawn: A search for environmental harmony. (2nd ed.). Connecticut: Yale University Press.
17 Ibid.
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Lawns not only contribute to loss of habitat, but the pesticides used strictly limit the species that can grow on the applied space and surrounding areas where the pesticides spread. [19]

The conversion of native grasslands to lawns has been a major reason why grassland birds are among the most threatened types of birds in North America. [20]

IV. Money, Time and Safety

North Americans spend a combined 40 billion dollars annually on their lawns-more than the entire continent gave in foreign aid in 2005.2021 [21]

The average homeowner spends approximately $220 annually on their lawn. [22]

The average homeowner spends more per acre on their lawn than it costs per acre to grow corn, rice, or sugarcane. [23]

Over 5 billion dollars is spent annually on fossil fuel-derived fertilizers for North American lawns. [24]

The average homeowner works over 150 hours annually on their lawn. [25]

Each year, approximately 75,000 Americans are seriously injured in lawn mower accidents and 10,000 of those accidents involve children. [26]

More than 30% these injuries result in an amputation of some sort, meaning more than 22,000 limbs and digits are lost to lawn care each year solely considering mowing accidents. [27]

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18 Smith, R.M., Thompson, K., Hodgson, J.G., Warren, P.H., Gaston, K.J. (2006). “Urban Domestic Gardens (IX): Composition and Richness of the Vascular Plant Flora, and Implications for Native Biodiversity.” Biological Conservation 129, 312-322.
19 Sauer, J.R., J.E. Hines, I. Thomas, J. Fallon, and G. Gough. (2000). “The North American breeding bird survey, results and analysis 1966 – 1999. Version 98.1, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD.” Available online at
20 Morris, K. (2005), as cited in Steinberg, T’s (2006) American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn.
21 Shah, A. (2006). The US and Foreign Aid Assistance.
22 National Gardening Association. (2000). National Gardening Survey. National Gardening Association, Burlington (VM).
23 Ibid.
24 Bormann, F.H., Balmori, D., Geballe, G.T. (2001). (1993). Redesigning the American Lawn: A search for environmental harmony (First Edition) Connecticut: Yale University Press.
25 Wood, D. (2006). “Green Green Grass”, En Route, June, 2006.
26 University of Michigan Health System, “U-M experts warn about the dangers of lawn mowers, especially with kids” (June 2, 2003). Available online at
27 Costilla, V., Bishal, D.M. (2006) “Lawnmower Injuries in the United States: 1996 to 2004”, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 47(6).
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According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2004, you are more likely to be fatally injured on the job mowing lawns than as a police officer. [28]

V. Consumption, Emissions and Pollution [See Table 1]

Each year, over 800 million gallons of gasoline are consumed by lawn mowers in the United States, which can produce the equivalent of 10 billion kWh. [29]

Lawnmowers are responsible for approximately 5% of the US’s air pollution, and an even higher percent of the air pollution in metropolitan areas. [30]

“A conventional lawn mower pollutes as much in an hour as 40 late model cars (or as much air pollution as driving a car for 100 miles).” [31]

Over 17 million gallons of fuel, mostly gasoline, are spilled in North America every summer while lawn equipment is being refueled, which can lead to contamination of groundwater. [32] (This is more than all the oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez, in the Gulf of Alaska.)

Gas lawn mowers emit 10 to 12 times more hydrocarbons than a typical automobile per hour of operation. Weed-eaters emit 21 times more and leaf blowers emit 34 times more. [33]

“One hour of lawn mowing will produce approximately 2 kg of carbon dioxide, 1.8 kg of carbon monoxide, 178 g of VOCs, 6 g particulate matter and 1.8 g of nitrogen oxides.” [34]

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28 U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Sept. 9, 2004). “Fatal Occupational Injuries.” Available online at
29 US Environmental Protection Agency. “Lawn and Garden(Small Engine) Equipment.” Available online at and People-Powered Machines. “Gas Mower Facts.” Available online at
30 Ibid.
31 Ibid.
32 U.S. EPA. (2003). A Source Book on Natural Landscaping for Public Officials. Available online at
33 National Wildlife Federation. Available online at
34 City of Louisville, Kentucky. (2006). Lawn Care for Cleaner Air Program. Available online at
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“Leaf blowers (voted as 'one of the worst inventions ever' in 2002) emit roughly 26 times the carbon monoxide and 49 times the particulate matter per hour than a new light-duty vehicle.” [35]

Seven gallons of gasoline must be used just to manufacture enough fertilizer to cover one average-sized family yard. [36]

The breakdown of nitrogen fertilizers releases nitrous oxide -a greenhouse gas and contributor to acid rain, the ozone hole, and smog. [37]

Yard waste accounts for approximately 18% of municipal waste. [38]

"The World Health Organization and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) both recommend that people limit their total exposure to noises as loud as a lawn mower to 45 minutes per day for the quieter gas mowers, 15 minutes for the average mowers, and five minutes for the loudest ones." [39]

VI. "American Green"

In the US, April is National Lawn Care Month-“It’s the perfect time to honor the environment both through Earth Day and National Lawn Care Month.”-Representative from Professional Lawn Care Association of America.

Amount of turf - 25 to 40 million acres- size of Kentucky to Florida, twice the acreage of planted cotton in the US.

Between 1994 and 2004 estimated average of 75,884 Americans/year were injured with lawn mowers, roughly the amount injured by firearms.

Using a gas-powered leaf blower for a half hour emits as many hydrocarbons as driving a car 7700 miles at 30mph.

In the process of refueling their lawn equipment, Americans spill about 17 million gallons of gasoline every summer~ 50% more than marred the Alaskan coast during the notorious Exxon Valdez disaster.

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35 Glassman, S., Vanitzian, D. (2002). “Fed Up With Noisy Leaf Blowers”, Los Angeles Times, Nov. 17, 2002 and California Environmental Protection Agency. (2000). Report -Exhaust Emissions: Report to the California Legislature, 40, 50.
36 Perry, L. (2006). Fuel-Efficient Lawns and Landscapes. Available online at
37 Environment Canada. (2006). Nitrogen Oxides -NOx. Available online at
38 Perry, L. (2006). Fuel-Efficient Lawns and Landscapes. Available online at
39 The Noise Pollution Clearing House. (2004). The Quiet Zone, Summer, 2004.
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In Tampa, FL, a single golf course uses 178,800 gallons of water per day ~ more than the daily water needs for over 2200 Americans.

Lawns are founded on two resources the US is running short on-oil and water. Keeping a lawn green takes an average of 1-2 inches/week, easily over 10,000 gallons each summer for a typical 1000ft2 lawn. Natural gas is used to produce fertilizer, petroleum powers our mowers, oil is used in leaf blowers, weed whackers, and edgers, not to mention the gas used in landscape crews pick ups.

“You plant Arnold Schwarzenegger and five years from now you have Danny DeVito. Turfgrass is not native to North America and this fact combined with the continent’s highly diverse climatic conditions, makes the perfect lawn an elusive goal.”

2,4-D most extensively used herbicide in the history of the world.

A man weighing 180 pounds burns nearly 500 calories/hr pushing a nonmotorized reel mower.

Noise pollution-freeway traffic at a distance of 50ft = 68-76 decibels leaf blowers = 98-106 decibels. Every increase in 10 decibels equals a doubling in loudness, and anything over 85 decibels is considered harmful to hearing.

Leaf blowers-26 times the amount of CO/hr as new vehicle and 49 times more particulate matter-“among dirtiest engines on the face of the earth”-California Air Resources Board A morning mowing ban was part of Texas SIP for Houston area, but was revised and removed before implementation. In LA, leaf blowers have been banned for over a decade and continue to be illegal although cops generally turn their head.

The Southwest, once highly recommended to the allergic, Bermuda-grass lawns have been steadily increasing pollen counts. According to Dr. Slavin, a St. Louis allergist, “Now when a patient says that maybe he should move to Tucson, I pull out my physician’s directory and show them the 28 allergists in Tucson—all, presumably making a good living.”

Change in Tide Could Be on the Horizon

Severe droughts and diminishing water supplies have caused several localities to put bans on lawn watering, planting, etc. In Las Vegas, new homes are limited to 50% turf in their front yards, and the Southern Nevada Water Authority now offers rebates to homeowners who rip their lawns. In Aurora, Colorado, sprinklers were banned in 2002, along with the planting of any new lawns the following year.

Several cities across the Midwest have recently restricted the fertilizer and pesticide use on lawns

VII. TruGreen ChemLawn - The true horror story

“TruGreen ChemLawn is the largest lawn care provider in the United States serving more than 3.4 million households and annually generating more than $1.3 billion in income. Think of it! Just ONE company is making $1.3 Billion a year "caring" for "lawns"...

TruGreen ChemLawn contributes to the yearly application of more than 70 million pounds of pesticides on some of America’s 30 million acres of lawns. The amount of pesticides applied is significant; the rate of pesticides used on lawns is on average ten times more per acre than what is used on agricultural land.

TruGreen ChemLawn’s standard customer receipt lists 32 pesticides available for use through its residential lawn care program. An analysis of these pesticides by Toxics Action Center based on information from the pesticide manufacturer’s Material Safety

Data Sheets reveal:

17 of 32 (53%) of TruGreen ChemLawn’s pesticide products include ingredients that are possible carcinogens, as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

All 32 of TruGreen ChemLawn’s pesticide products include ingredients that pose threats to the environment including water supplies, aquatic organisms, and non-targeted insects.

9 of 32 (28%) of TruGreen ChemLawn’s pesticide products include ingredients that are known or suspected reproductive toxins (7/32 known, 22%).

11 of 32 (34%) of TruGreen ChemLawn’s pesticide products include ingredients that are known or suspected endocrine disruptors (4/32 known, 12.5%).

13 of 32 (41%) of TruGreen ChemLawn’s pesticide products include ingredients that are banned or restricted in other countries.

Despite these dangers, TruGreen ChemLawn continues to grow and recruit new residential and commercial customers.” [40]

VIII. Suggestions : [41]

I. To the very least, reduce lawn size : Leave as much land as possible in its natural state. Or, much better, transform all that wasted land into a productive Organic & Sustainable food-producing Garden!

II. Choose native and drought tolerant species : Native species require little if any watering, fertilizer, and maintenance since they are adapted to the climate and soil. [42]

Planting native species protects natural biodiversity and ecosystems while also attracting wildlife. [43]

III. Watering : Water your lawn in the evening or early morning to minimize evaporation. Water slowly and at least one inch at each watering. Collect rainwater for landscaping needs. Water on sloped areas with care

IV. Mowing : Leave clippings on the lawn to provide nutrients equivalent to one application of fertilizer.

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40 Refuse to Use ChemLawn. (2005). “Be Truly Green.”
41 Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture. “Water Use and Conservation Facts.” Available online
42 Go for Green. (2006). Fact Sheet #6: Gardening with Native Plants. Available online at
43 Ibid.
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“Clippings do not cause thatch. Mulching mowers are also available which help the clippings hide in the grass. If you mow the lawn before it gets too tall, the clippings left on the lawn will quickly disappear from view. Of course this technique also saves hauling yard waste to the landfill -some states have banned yard waste from landfills.” [44]

Use Alternative Mowers : “Push mowers (reel mowers) used to be heavy, clunky contraptions which required great effort in cutting the lawn. A new generation of reel mowers has been designed, however, which operate much more effectively with a fraction of the effort. The added benefits include a good light exercise and pollution-free lawn care.”

The Bully Push Mower : “This 15" Easy Push Mower has a five-blade reel for a perfect cut, hardened steel blades, ball bearing wheels, and easy spin gearing. At 18 lbs., it's much lighter weight than other reel mowers on the market.” [45] Price? $99.95

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44 Earth Easy. (2007). “Natural Lawn Care.” Available online at
http://www.eartheasy.com/grow_lawn_care.htm
45 Ibid.
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But more than anything else, the self-evident conclusion to all this should be quite self-evident: Get rid of that lawn, and replace it by Edible Landscaping and a food-producing Organic and Sustainable Garden!

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Table 1 - Fuel Consumption from Lawn and Garden Equipment, 2005 Equipment Classification Gasoline Diesel Total fuel consumption (in million gallons)

Mowing Equipment
Front mowers Commercial 19.24 90.77 110.01
Lawn & garden tractors Commercial 214.86 18.74 233.59
Lawn & garden tractors Residential 523.91 0 523.91
Lawn mowers Commercial 144.52 0 144.52
Lawn mowers Residential 194.27 0 194.27
Rear engine riding mowers Commercial 15.74 0 15.74
Rear engine riding mowers Residential 38.69 0 38.69
Total 1,151.22 109.5 1,260.72

Commercial turf equipment
Commercial 686.16 14.56 700.73
Rotary tillers over 6 HP Commercial 80.73 0 80.73
Rotary tillers under 6 HP Residential 18 0 18
Total 784.89 14.56 799.46

Wood Cutting Equipment
Chain saws over 6 HP Commercial 80.52 0 80.52
Chain saws under 6 HP Residential 19.5 0 19.5
Chippers/stump grinders Commercial 37.44 123.52 160.96
Shredders over 6 HP Commercial 8.55 0 8.55
Total 146.02 123.52 269.54

Blowers and Vacuums
Leafblowers/vacuums Commercial 200.68 0.01 200.69
Leafblowers/vacuums Residential 19.49 0 19.49
Snowblowers Commercial 30.08 1.61 31.69
Snowblowers Residential 15.92 0 15.92
Total 266.17 1.62 267.79

Trimming Equipment
Trimmers/edgers/brush cutter Commercial 64.1 0 64.1
Trimmers/edgers/brush cutter Residential 28.11 0 28.11
Other lawn & garden equipmentb Commercial 22.39 0.34 22.73
Other lawn & garden equipmentb Residential 18.76 0 18.76
Total 133.36 0.34 133.71
Total All Equipment 2,481.66 249.56 2,731.22

Source:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, NONROAD2005 Model, www.epa.gov/otaq/nonrdmdl.htm .
a Includes equipment such as aerators, dethatchers, sod cutters, hydro-seeders, turf utility vehicles, golf course greens mowers, and sand trap groomers.
b Includes equipment not otherwise classified such as augers, sickle-bar mowers, and wood splitters. Available online at http://www-cta.ornl.gov/data/tedb26/Spreadsheets/Table2_10.xls

* Note: There are slight variations in EPA estimants and National Wildlife Federation estimants of annual fuel consumption most likely due to differences in data year collection and classification of lawn care equipment.

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CALLING FOR A "HOLY WAR" AGAINST LAWNS

CALLING FOR A "HOLY WAR" AGAINST LAWNS

When you really think of it, lawns certainly end among some of the most foolish and ridiculous creations of the human mind...

The concept of lawns arose from the fact that the dominant power from roughly 1750 to 1950 was Great-Britain. There, it rains all the time, and there, the green grassy areas that gave birth to the idea of "lawn" are more or less natutal occurences. The idle rich landowners of the landed gentry were intent to show off their wealth, and huge green areas put to no particular use were a way to do just that. They were in turn copied by increasingly less wealthy people, as lawns became a sign of status, slowly trickling down the social scales.

The rest is history. People like and tend to reproduce the familiar. As Englishmen of Imperial Britain tried to recreate a semblance of their native environment and customs wherever they went, the lawn as an universal "must" was unfortunately born. Even in semi-desert or desert climates such as say Australia or the American "South-West" (read, Southern California), where lawns and these super-lawns known as "golf courses" are nothing short of monstrosities...

In fact, believe it or not, the amount of space, time, energy, water and other resources yearly invested in lawns are absolutely staggering, making them the number one "agricultural" endeavor in the United States.

SOME LAWNMOVER STATISTICS:

EPA Statistics: Gas Mowers represent 5% of U.S. Air Pollution
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FACT 1: Just one hour of mowing is the equivalent of driving 350 miles in terms of volatile organic compounds.

Fact 2: One average gas mower spews 87 lbs. of the greenhouse gas CO2, and 54 lbs. of other pollutants into the air. Every year.

Fact 3: Over 17 million gallons of gas are spilled each year refueling lawn and garden equipment – more oil than was spilled by the infamous Exxon Valdez.

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Each weekend, about 54 million Americans mow their lawns, using 800 MILLION gallons of gas per year. And producing millions of tons of air pollutants in the process. Garden equipment engines, which have had unregulated emissions until very recently, emit the highest levels of carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, producing up to 5% of the nation's air pollution. And a good deal more in metropolitan areas.

According to the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), one traditional gas powered lawn mower produces as much air pollution as forty-three new cars each being driven 12,000 miles. That's *1* lawnmover and *43* CARS and 12,000 MILES. 1 lawnmover, 43 cars... Think of it!

Speaking of gas, the EPA states that 17 million gallons of fuel, mostly gasoline, are spilled each year while refueling lawn equipment. That's more than all the oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez, in the Gulf of Alaska. In addition to groundwater contamination, spilled fuel that evaporates into the air and volatile organic compounds spit out by small engines make smog-forming ozone when cooked by heat and sunlight.

Until 1995, lawnmower emissions were unregulated. Older more powerful, less efficient two-cycle engines release 25-30% of their oil and gas unburned into the air. Gas mowers emit hydrocarbons (a principle ingredient of smog), particulate matter (damaging to your respiratory system, and even worse for children), carbon monoxide (a poisonous gas) and carbon dioxide (contributing to global warming). The health toll includes cancer as well as damage to lungs, heart, and both the immune and detoxification systems. In addition, smog inhibits plant growth. EPA regulations are beginning to reduce mower emissions, but there is still a very long way to go...

And all this were just lawnmover statistics. [If you want to know more about this, just go here: http://www.peoplepoweredmachines.com/faq-environment.htm ]

And of course, it does not stop there. Far from it!

In fact, just here in the USA, there is something like 30 to 40 MILLION acres [12 to 16 Million Hectares, for readers elsewhere] of lawns. Making them the most-planted U.S. "crop" ever.

Lawns also use, in average, 10 times MORE toxic chemicals than the most intensively chemical-based conventional agriculture.

Actually, being in the "lawn care" business is one of the most dangerous occupation there is, perhaps more dangerous than being in the military in time of colonial wars. In fact, according to the US government, you have significantly more chances to be injured on the job working as a lawn maintenance worker than working as a police officer.

To begin with, if dealing with lawns is your job, cancer is not a possibility, but almost a certitude. And the host of lawn-"care"-related chronic and acute diseases almost reads like a list of everything bad you can develop.

This is to say nothing yet about the fact that, in 2001, lawns COST about $37.7 BILLION a year to maintain. A little of that money was actually used on non-lawn "garden"-related purchases, but with the runaway inflation since 2001, one can evaluate that the cost of "lawns and gardens" for 2008 will probably be in the vicinity of $50 BILLION, with the purely "lawn" part of that money over $45 BILLION.

That's over the yearly budget of many countries, and one could have a nice medium-priced war for that amount of money. If this same amount was invested four years in a row into the creation of solar power or wind power systems in suitable locations, say Nevada for solar and North Dakota for wind, it would be enough cash to actually create the infrastructure to generate the entire electricity used in the USA in a whole year, renevably and free to the consumer, for as long as the system will be maintained. Just imagine... a world with no lawns, but free electricity to all households! And from the fifth year on, of course, that same money could be used to... well, you name it. That gives you an idea of the actual money hole that lawns represent!

This, of course, is all a little bit theoretical... So, the very same thing could be said in a different way: Assuming you are a homeowner and have a lawn, if you stopped "caring" for your useless lawn, and invested wisely all the money so saved, for retirement or a college education for your children, you could create quite a sizeable nest egg that way. To say nothing about the enormous amounts of time also so saved, in addition.

In short, lawns are definitely things of the past. They need to go the way of the horse and buggy, of DDT and Agent Orange, and of the 8 or 10 miles a gallon gas-guzzler. It's time for us all to grow up! Lawns are definitely OUT.

Eliminating lawns should of course first and foremost be done by educating the public at large, and experience proves that many people are quite receptive when exposed to the facts. But it could also be done by more "persuasive" approaches, that is, by a positive use of the often highly abused coercive power of the State, what we usually call "government".

Since "the power to tax is the power to kill", lawns as contemptuous wastes of space and resources are prime candidates for taxation, and, in fact, should be taxed. And taxed heavily. By the square foot.

To the contrary, every amount of land dedicated to organic food production, and particularly, to personal and family gardens, should to the very minimum be taken off tax roles completely. Not be taxed at all, or even better, perhaps subventioned from the proceeds of redistributed lawn taxes.

Such an approach to the lawn problem would create a powerful incentive toward the disparition of lawn waste, as well as encourage the advent of personal organic food production, with quite predictible yet truly momentous consequences for public health and the common well-being.

However, you don't have to wait for such measures to start taking action yourself now!

DO IT YOURSELF & DO IT NOW: First, of course, start with your own lawn. And spread the word. What's most remarkable with community approaches is that any municipality or county can create and implement laws and regulations to this effect. There is no need to wait for State or federal laws that might never come, considering in whose pay the average professional politician is.

Educating oneself and one's family, friends and neighbors about lawns does not take much effort. It's impossible for anyone who thinks rationally to read the three first posts in the present blog, and not be convinced that there is indeed sort of a "small problem" at hand when it comes to lawns... Taking action about it yourself and sharing the information are both easy steps to take -- as it will only save you and your friends and family lots of time and money, and that, right away.

Even more formal and "persuasive" community action is also something that can be done locally, completely at the proverbial grass-roots level. All it takes is the will to do it, and get to the very roots of that grass.

It's something simple and easy to do, and you can decide to start doing it right away! Don't be surprised if suddenly you can envision yourself, a few months from now, looking back to this very moment as you are enjoying the products of your brand new organic and sustainable garden, a garden that flourishes where that useless time & money lawn thief once was, as you start congratulating yourself for having taken the decision to get rid of that lawn and replace it by something useful, beautiful and healthy right away. You will see how glad you are for having taken the right decision right now! It was probably one of the best decisions you ever made! It's like quitting smoking and truly have lost the habit... No one who ever got off lawns ever regretted to have replaced these unhealthy money and time sinks by an Organic and Sustainable Garden!

And wait until you read the crushing statistics coming in the next post! Once you get to real statistics, lawns really read like a horror story!

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Sunday, September 21, 2008

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Now, you may think, why eat organic? What does “organic agriculture” mean?
General Principles: All life is organic and we are all living organisms. In organic agriculture, we practice farming techniques that respect and encourage life, including the microbes in the soil. We do not use manufactured chemicals for pesticides or herbicides because they will damage the living soil. Only composts and cover cropping are used to enrich soil fertility. Nourish the soil as nature intended, and it will nourish the plant. Ultimately, the plant will nourish you! Our great-grandparents and grandparents expected a tomato to taste like a tomato, and a potato to have a distinct rich flavor that didn't require butter, sour cream or chives. In the past 50 years, conventional agriculture has changed to high chemical use and vegetables have become less nutritious and less flavorful. They are harvested before they are ripe and shipped long distances. They never develop the wonderful flavors nor the high nutritional content that occur naturally in organic, locally-produced fresh vegetables.

WHY SUPPORT ORGANIC & SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE?

• For healthy soil: Soil is not just a medium to hold plants upright! Nor is it a random collection of minerals and chemicals. A healthy soil that supports healthy vegetation is actually a complex biological community that interacts with the plants, contributing to growth, preventing disease, and holding moisture. Living soils provide plants with a broad spectrum of micronutrients and trace minerals, and soil and plant together protect against erosion.

• For healthy water: Water quality is degraded by pesticides and herbicides. 38 states in the U.S. have contaminated groundwater due to run-off from conventional agriculture, polluting drinking water for more than half the U.S. population. By farming organically, we not only prevent the dispersal of these dangerous chemicals into groundwater, but we also protect rivers, lakes, and the species that inhabit them. And, ultimately, ourselves.

• For healthy air: Pesticide particles travel on the wind for many miles. Applying pesticides via aerial spraying is injurious to the health of farm workers and those who live near conventional farms. Burning crop residues instead of plowing them under or composting them causes further air pollution. We use only certified organic soap-based pest controls, carefully applied so as not to affect anything else but the crop.

• For healthy food: 60% of all herbicides, 90% of fungicides, and 30% of insecticides are considered carcinogenic by the Environmental Protection Agency of the U.S. government. These are the *official* statistics. Now, just try to ~imagine~ what the true reality of it might be... Probably closer to 99,999%, right? To the contrary, Organic and Sustainable Agriculture produces a wide variety crops without these harmful chemicals, irradiation, or biotechnology (aka GMOs or “Frankenfoods”).

• To promote diversity: Conventional agriculture is based on the practice of monocropping large tracts of land. Using the same soil to support the same crop year after year removes natural minerals and nutrients. Chemical fertilizers are used in increasing amounts to replace the natural nutrients. In organic agriculture, a wide variety of plants are rotated to prevent disease, nutrient depletion, and pest infestations. Cover crops are planted during fallow times to prevent erosion and increase soil fertility. Many organic farmers propagate heritage and other unusual varieties for even greater diversity.

• To protect family farms: The past decade has seen the loss of over 650,000 small farms throughout our nation. Most organic farms, however, are under 100 acres, and operated by a family, or cooperatively by several families. Growing organic produce and herbs is a niche that small family farms can fill successfully, and sustainable organic farms revitalize communities, leaving a legacy of healthy farms for future generations.

• To fight waste and promote recycling: Composting recycles plant and animal wastes back into the soil, converting what would otherwise clog our landfills into natural fertilizer. Cover cropping in the off season recycles nutrients back into productive soil and prevents erosion during the rainy months.

What this means to YOU:

* Perhaps more importantly than anything else, you will want to eat organic to promote your own health and that of your family! In fact, the latest studies done independently from vested interests clearly show what everyone who is not totally dumb knows instinctively: That there is nothing more important for our health than the quality of what we eat.

And if you have land available, even as small as a house backyard, you could start eating organic soon...

Think of what difference it could make to your health and to your life, and to the health and life of the people you care for!

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[HC-ComAd05] You HAVE LAND, pref with barn or structure? - GET FREE VEGGIES & FRUIT!

You HAVE LAND, pref with barn or structure? - GET FREE VEGGIES & FRUIT! [HC-ComAd05 - V100-080921]

Another barter / crop sharing ad, also offering consultancy. The data in this focuses again on why eating right is important and on Dr Warburg's input.

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You HAVE LAND, pref with barn or structure? - GET FREE VEGGIES & FRUIT!

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Nothing is more important to our health (and YOURS) than eating as much fresh fruit and vegetable as we can get our hands on...

So, if you currently have land in West Los Angeles County (Malibu?) or West or Southern Ventura County and do not eat mainly fresh organic food grown of it, you might want to rethink your priorities... But you are in luck: You could get produce of the absolute HIGHEST QUALITY (what WE eat ourselves) absolutely for free...

More, in fact, the ONLY physician (MD) who ever got not one, but TWO Nobel Prizes in Medicine (1931 and 1944, and he narrowly missed a third one), Pr Dr Otto Warburg, flatly REFUSED to eat anything that wasn't grown in his own garden, or in the gardens or orchards of people he personally knew and trusted!

There must have been a reason for that, no?

Now, what was his specialty? Cancer... His conviction was: We get cancer from what we eat. And not only do we get cancer, but he also slowly came to his final conclusion: ALL the modern killers, strokes, heart disease, degenerative diseases, etc, all had the same origin: Adulterated foods and beverages... More, susceptibility to infectious disease is to a large extent a function of our diet. Even genetic predispositions can often be held at check through the way we eat.

In fact, toward the end of his life, his research on the causes of cancer got so critical of the Establishment, of the food industry, of the System's overall corruption, etc, etc, and so assertive, bold and sulfurous that the day after he died in 1970, the German government, on order of the big chemical companies, sealed his lab, his papers and all his work, and they have never been unsealed since. That's how sensitive the issue of adulterated food is in a time when pure foods have almost seized to exist (even some organic crops are nowadays tainted with GMOs...)

Dr Warburg once told one of his friends that "Anyone who has land and could do so but does not eat pure foods untainted by manmade chemicals is a complete fool, who sooner or later will pay for his folly. If necessary, getting enough land to grow one's own untainted food should be one's first goal and priority in life."

In other words, in the opinion of a man who was probably the world's foremost specialist of cancer of all times, no one who has land available should be even *thinking* of eating the average supermarket fare...

So, if you currently have land and some water, and you do not eat produce from it, maybe you should meditate about what Dr Warburg thought, did, and said. Maybe you should also send us a little email...

Master Gardeners, we are working with lots of volunteers, as well as teaching people about organic and biodynamic methods, permaculture, etc, and how anyone can grow their own food. We just lost the land we worked on, so we need a new place to grow organic foods and do additional research, and possibly live and educate people about raising food the organic and sustainable way...

Every proposal will be looked at on its own merit, from paid gardening position in estates, farm or estate supervision contracts, consulting contracts, to share-cropping arrangements or simple swap land and water for produce. We have particular expertise with the following: Edible landscaping, vineyards, “Urban Edible Forest Ecology”, bio-dynamic or organic conversion, rare and exotic fruits and vegetables, natural hillside and riverbank management with the help of fast growing trees, low to no maintenance “Automated Gardens”, “Urban Homesteading”, etc... Nothing too big or too small, as long as the overall deal makes sense. This can only be a win/win situation!

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[HC-ComAd04] ORGANIC FOODS AT NO COSTS

ORGANIC FOODS AT NO COSTS
[HC-ComAd04 - V101-080921]

This is another variation of a barter / crop-sharing ad. The data in this one focuses on the issue of *why* eating right is so important: We are what we eat.

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Want to EAT ORGANIC FOOD at no costs to you whatsoever?

If you have some land with water and preferably some usable structures on it, available anywhere in West Los Angeles or South Ventura County (Think: On the coast, from Manhattan Beach to Ventura, and as far East as the 405 or even the 5, and along the 101, the 118 and the 126), or know someone who does, you could START EATING ORGANIC A FEW WEEKS FROM NOW AT NO COSTS TO YOU whatsoever!

Now, why would you want to do this?

Whether one's belief is that human life was created by the "big bang," God, Buddha, or the Raven, our origin is directly connected to the earth below our feet. There can be no denying or mistaking that we are directly reliant upon the Earth. Without this earth and the rest of the physical world, our bodies would not exist. Our health is ultimately dependent upon the health of the Earth.

The Energy of Life, the same energy that drives the seasons and all of nature, has been transmitted through millions of generations to power the present generation. It flows in the form of language, music, dance, art, genetics, knowledge of the natural and spiritual worlds, food, farming, minerals, and much more.

Originating with the beginning of time, this energy passes through all entities, including humans. Through us and subsequent millions of generations it will continue. Consider that we are but conduits through which life finds its way to the future. We are, in essence, our parents future. And our children are our future. Life only passes through us. We are but a part of life, the present caretakers, if you will. The body that contains each of us is the only one that we will experience. A new one cannot be purchased with all the riches of the world. Although the body you have can at all times be renewed – by the food you eat. That we are what we eat is a truism, yet, most people eat foods unfit for swine, the SAD, or “Standard American Diet”. How come?

As such, it is of the utmost importance that the vital information of Life Energy and a healthy environment be provided for today's children and those to follow. It is not only our responsibility to do so, but it is our purpose to ensure that this conduit remains strong and healthy to the best of our ability.

All the gold in the world will not take the place of health and happiness. Material objects will not provide health or happiness either — only distractions and complications. It is only right that the world they inherit be in better condition than what was left for us. By better condition, I mean that the waters should run pure, the air should clean, and the food unadulterated by man-made and disease-causing chemicals.

The children learn directly through our words and actions. If we show them that material wealth is what is real, then the human race will wither in direct proportion. They must learn from the elders that nature is real and that movies about nature are not.

Our energy comes directly from what we eat. That food, just like us, is a living entity. Its energy comes from the sun and its nutrients come from the Earth – from soil and atmosphere. All that we consume must be healthy in order for us to be. Being healthy is more than being without a cold or an illness. It also includes reproductive health. By eating foods polluted with man-made chemicals, the robustness of our reproductive health is diminished ever so slightly in each generation. To perceive this degradation within one generation is not always possible and therefore it could be said not to be happening. But unfortunately, it is happening at such an alarming rate that even the most adamantly against such ideas find it more than possible.

LET'S START WITH A SHORT QUIZ . . .

Q: All the following statements have something in common. What is it?
'The Green Revolution was a step forward for agriculture.
Pesticides have been rigorously tested by the EPA.
Pesticides are safe if used as labeled.
The higher the dose of pesticide, the higher the risk.
Pesticide residues on produce are safe because they are so low.
Without pesticides, pest infestation would wipe out many farms.
The benefits of pesticides outweigh the environmental costs.
Large-scale farms are much more productive than small-scale farms.
Organic crops are dangerous because they are fertilized with manure.
Organic foods are more expensive than the conventional food that comes from discount stores like Costco or Wal-Mart.
The use of genetically engineered crops will reduce pesticide usage.
Genetically engineered food will feed the starving masses of the world.
Vitamin-A rice will solve the problem many countries have with their eyes.
Genetically engineered crops are fully tested for safety.
Genetically engineered crops will be a great benefit to all farmers.
The genetically engineered crop industry is the most regulated industry in history.
The science of inserting genes into cells is extremely accurate.

A: All are false

Are you interested in the details of why they are false? This is an excerpt from a much longer article, an article everyone should read. You can find it here, and it will answer most of the questions you and any other reasonable person may have on this issue:
http://www.mindfully.org/Food/Why-Eat-Organic-Food.htm

But what should be really important to you right now is that YOU COULD STOP EATING TOXIC OR TAINTED FOODS in a matter of days, and this, absolutely at no costs to you!

... as long as you own some land in the region, or know someone who does, as we are looking for land to grow organic and/or bio-dynamic food on, preferably in Western Los Angeles or Southern Ventura counties, and will compensate you for that land in form of a share of our crops. And even if you don't, you could create your own small garden in your backyard or a neighbor's backyard, or even buy an “Automated Garden” or a “Ready-Made Garden”, if you don't have the tie and inclination to do it on your own...

Think of what difference that could make to your health and to your life, and to the health and life of the people you care for!

Location: From W. LA County to South Ventura County

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[HC-ComAd03] LAND WANTED IN EXCHANGE FOR ORGANIC VEGGIES

LAND WANTED IN EXCHANGE FOR ORGANIC VEGGIES

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This ad offers some barter land for veggies, that is, a crop-sharing arrangement, and explains why Organic and Sustainable Agriculture is important.

LAND WANTED, to grow ORGANIC VEGGIES, shared with YOU!
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HAVE LAND? GET HEALTH in form of free ORGANIC veggies and fruit! The best win/win deal you ever heard of!

Want to EAT ORGANIC at no costs to you whatsoever?

If you have available land, preferably with some usable structures on it (barns, old houses, mobile units, etc), and water, or ~know of someone who does~, you could be eating organic in a few weeks from now, and at absolutely no costs to you, as we are looking for land to grow organic and/or bio-dynamic food on, preferably in Western Los Angeles or Southern Ventura counties, and will compensate you for that land in form of a share of our crops.

Now, you may think, why eat organic? What does “organic agriculture” mean?
General Principles: All life is organic and we are all living organisms. In organic agriculture, we practice farming techniques that respect and encourage life, including the microbes in the soil. We do not use manufactured chemicals for pesticides or herbicides because they will damage the living soil. Only composts and cover cropping are used to enrich soil fertility. Nourish the soil as nature intended, and it will nourish the plant. Ultimately, the plant will nourish you! Our great-grandparents and grandparents expected a tomato to taste like a tomato, and a potato to have a distinct rich flavor that didn't require butter, sour cream or chives. In the past 50 years, conventional agriculture has changed to high chemical use and vegetables have become less nutritious and less flavorful. They are harvested before they are ripe and shipped long distances. They never develop the wonderful flavors nor the high nutritional content that occur naturally in organic, locally-produced fresh vegetables.

WHY SUPPORT ORGANIC & SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE?

• For healthy soil: Soil is not just a medium to hold plants upright! Nor is it a random collection of minerals and chemicals. A healthy soil that supports healthy vegetation is actually a complex biological community that interacts with the plants, contributing to growth, preventing disease, and holding moisture. Living soils provide plants with a broad spectrum of micronutrients and trace minerals, and soil and plant together protect against erosion.

• For healthy water: Water quality is degraded by pesticides and herbicides. 38 states in the U.S. have contaminated groundwater due to run-off from conventional agriculture, polluting drinking water for more than half the U.S. population. By farming organically, we not only prevent the dispersal of these dangerous chemicals into groundwater, but we also protect rivers, lakes, and the species that inhabit them. And, ultimately, ourselves.

• For healthy air: Pesticide particles travel on the wind for many miles. Applying pesticides via aerial spraying is injurious to the health of farm workers and those who live near conventional farms. Burning crop residues instead of plowing them under or composting them causes further air pollution. We use only certified organic soap-based pest controls, carefully applied so as not to affect anything else but the crop.

• For healthy food: 60% of all herbicides, 90% of fungicides, and 30% of insecticides are considered carcinogenic by the Environmental Protection Agency of the U.S. government. These are the *official* statistics. Now, just try to ~imagine~ what the true reality of it might be... Probably closer to 99,999%, right? To the contrary, Organic and Sustainable Agriculture produces a wide variety crops without these harmful chemicals, irradiation, or biotechnology (aka GMOs or “Frankenfoods”).

• To promote diversity: Conventional agriculture is based on the practice of monocropping large tracts of land. Using the same soil to support the same crop year after year removes natural minerals and nutrients. Chemical fertilizers are used in increasing amounts to replace the natural nutrients. In organic agriculture, a wide variety of plants are rotated to prevent disease, nutrient depletion, and pest infestations. Cover crops are planted during fallow times to prevent erosion and increase soil fertility. Many organic farmers propagate heritage and other unusual varieties for even greater diversity.

• To protect family farms: The past decade has seen the loss of over 650,000 small farms throughout our nation. Most organic farms, however, are under 100 acres, and operated by a family, or cooperatively by several families. Growing organic produce and herbs is a niche that small family farms can fill successfully, and sustainable organic farms revitalize communities, leaving a legacy of healthy farms for future generations.

• To fight waste and promote recycling: Composting recycles plant and animal wastes back into the soil, converting what would otherwise clog our landfills into natural fertilizer. Cover cropping in the off season recycles nutrients back into productive soil and prevents erosion during the rainy months.

What this means to YOU:

* Perhaps more importantly than anything else, you will want to eat organic to promote your own health and that of your family! In fact, the latest studies done independently from vested interests clearly show what everyone who is not totally dumb knows instinctively: That there is nothing more important for our health than the quality of what we eat.

And if you have land available, even as small as a house backyard, you could start eating organic soon...

Think of what difference it could make to your health and to your life, and to the health and life of the people you care for!
Location: West LA county to South Ventura county

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[HC-ComAd02] Master Gardening Skills for hire or for free

Master Gardening Skills for hire or for free

[HC-ComAd02 V101-080921]

This ad offers Master Gardening skills, or on a consultant or contractor basis, or in a barter arrangement. In this specific case, someone who does not have his or her own land is ready to create a shared garden at no costs to the property owner, as long as the production of the garden is shared. This is fairly similar to standard crop-sharing deals in the agricultural world.

Even more interestingly, this ad refers to Pr Dr Otto Warburg, the only physician to ever get two Nobel Prizes, who was the object of discreet jokes in the local medical community, because he practically refused to eat anything that was not grown in his own “potager” (produce garden), or the garden of someone he personally knew and trusted. At a time where at one leading medical university, nutrition was given ONE hour, total, in the entire curriculum. The ad explains why Dr Warburg felt like he did.

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Master Organic Gardening skill for hire or for free in exchange for room and land.

All experts agree that nothing is more important to our health (and YOURS) than eating as much fresh fruit and vegetable in their natural state as we can get our hands on. So, if you currently have land in West Los Angeles County (Malibu?) or West or Southern Ventura County and do not eat mainly fresh organic food grown of it, you might want to rethink your priorities!

Your luck: You could get produce of the absolute HIGHEST QUALITY (what WE eat ourselves) absolutely for free, just for the asking!

In fact, the ONLY MD who ever got not one, but TWO Nobel Prizes in Medicine (1931 and 1944, and he narrowly missed a third one), Pr Dr Otto Warburg, flatly REFUSED to eat anything that wasn't grown in his own garden (or in the gardens or orchards of people he personally knew and trusted). There must have been a reason for that!

What was Dr Warburg's specialty? Cancer.

His conviction was that we get cancer from what we eat. And not only do we get cancer, as he also slowly came to the conclusion that ALL the modern killers, strokes, heart disease, degenerative diseases, etc, all had the same origin -- adulterated foods and beverages. And that, moreover, susceptibility to infectious diseases has the same origin.

Actually, toward the end of his life, his research on the causes of cancer got so critical of the Establishment; of the food industry; of the System's overall corruption; etc, etc... and so assertive, bold and sulfurous that the day after he died in 1970, the German government, on order of the big chemical companies, sealed his lab, his papers and all his work. They have never been unsealed since... That's how sensitive the issue of adulterated food is in a time when pure foods have almost ceased to exist (even some organic crops are nowadays tainted with GMOs)!

In fact, Dr Warburg once told one of his friends that "Anyone who has land and could do so but does not eat pure foods untainted by manmade chemicals is a complete fool, who sooner or later will pay for his folly. If necessary, getting enough land to grow one's own untainted food should be one's first goal and priority in life." No one who has land available should be even *thinking* of eating the average supermarket fare, that is for sure.

Dr Warburg, actually, was more than just one of the most acclaimed medical researcher of all time. He was also the ultimate "insider", coming from one of the world's ruling families, the Warburgs of Cassel. He was cousin to the three brothers Paul Warburg, Felix Warburg and Max Warburg. Just make a little search about these names on Google, and you will get the idea... Dr Warburg fully disapproved of the use of adulterated foods by certains groups for reasons such as people control, population control, and other such things, and of course was well-placed to know the details of such agendas.

But, you, if you currently have land and some water available, can escape this. In fact, if you have a garden space, and do not eat produce grown on it, maybe you should meditate about what Dr Warburg thought, did, and said...

Maybe you should also send us a little email.

Master Gardeners, we are working with lots of volunteers, as well as teaching people about sustainable organic and biodynamic methods, permaculture, etc. We just lost the land we worked on, so we need a new place to grow organic foods and do additional research, and possibly live and educate people about raising food the organic and sustainable way. So we are looking for new land...

Some of us are sort of “Organic Gardening Wandering Monks”, going from place to place for a while to start new Organic Gardens. All you need to benefit from that is a room available to host one of us for a couple weeks or months, depending on the project.

Your situation or proposal will be looked at on its own merit, from paid gardening position in estates, farm or estate supervision contracts, consulting contracts, to share-cropping arrangements or simple swap land and water for produce.

We have particular expertise with the following: Edible landscaping, vineyards, bio-dynamic or organic conversion, rare and exotic fruits and vegetables, natural hillside and riverbank management with the help of fast growing trees, low or no-maintenance “Automated Gardens”, “Turn-key Readymade Gardens”, etc.

Nothing is too big or too small, as long as the overall deal makes sense.

What we pursue is creating win/win situation that benefit all!
Location: Westside or Valley preferably, but anywhere OK

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[HC-ComAd01] HEALTH & YOUTHFULNESS - Yours just for the asking AND at no costs to you!

Health & Youthfulness - Yours just for the asking AND at no costs to you!

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This ad emphasizes one of the aspects of eating right, and mainly locally-produced fresh foods (and, in this case, as much raw as possible): Focusing on the effect this can have not only on overall health, but also on one's physical appearance. Eating right, for example, leads naturally to weight regulation, that is, you gain weight in you are too thin (a rare case), or (more likely), you loose weight if you are overweight. The effect on skin appearance can be as dramatic.

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Health & Youthfulness - Yours just for the asking AND at no costs to you!
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In a way, this might be the most important ad you ever read in your entire life. Even if it doesn't even try to *sell you* anything! So read it carefully!

BARTER: If you have a piece of land around your house, even just an useless lawn, you might be able to turn around your life in a quite amazing way! You can of course do it yourself. But if you have anything of value or interest to me, I can do it for you in some barter arrangement. And of course if you have some REAL land somewhere near, and some water, you might be even better off! The same goes if you have some money, and are interested in making even more money by providing people with something they badly need and can barely find at any cost: Unadulterated foods and beverages, and “Automated Gardens” producing them. At any rate, read on, and if you feel interested by any of this, just send me an email...

THE FACTS: There is one study a whole array of specific interest groups don't want you to know about. Particularly, as it has been done impeccably, under the authority of a man with the highest academic and scientific credentials, and is totally unimpeachable. This study is the result of over 20 years of painstaking research, and the crowning of a career spawning close to 50 years that produced over 300 peer-reviewed papers. It has been done with the full help and support of all the Health Authorities of the most populous country on Earth, China, by a team directed by one of the best scientific heads in contemporary science, by a team consisting of researchers from two of the most prestigious U.S. and British Universities, Cornell, and Oxford. In fact, the author is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University, in New York, and in close to 50 years of research has received more than 70 grant-years of peer-reviewed research funding. Meaning that, being long tenured, he can (and does!) say things that would get anyone else fired under the direst pressure in a matter of days.

So, if you were to read only one book this year, it should be the one that reports the findings of these studies! A book, of course, 99.999% of people have never heard about...

Needless to say, there is a good reason for that, since what this study proves is perhaps the simplest and most inconvenient truths of all: Today, the true causes of most diseases are perfectly known. However, if we as a society started to do something about it, some vested interests would lose not billions, but trillions of dollars. Each year! So, it's quite self-evident that anything like that is not going to happen any time soon!

WHAT *YOU* CAN DO: However, nothing stops YOU of reading this study (knowledge of that nature has yet to be made illegal in any way), draw your own conclusion, and do something about it *yourself*.

This is something I highly encourage you to do! Send me an email, and I will give you all the website references which I am forbidden to publish here. There, you will find out what it takes to get well, how simple that is, and why you probably won't hear about it anywhere else anytime soon. More, the websites and other materials I will give you access to, at no costs to you whatsoever, will show you how easy it is to act upon your new found knowledge.

Moreover, if you have something of interest or value to me, I might even do it for you (after all, this is a bartering ad, no?), which also means that it will be done optimally, as I have a lifetime of experience in these matters.

Not surprisingly, the conclusions of that study are in essence exactly identical to the conclusion the only physician to ever get TWO Nobel Prizes (missing a third by a hair's width), Pr Dr Otto Warburg, came to in his time: Almost all degenerative diseases, that is, diseases that are not infectious in nature (and, in addition, most of our our susceptibility to infectious diseases, that is to say, in practice, a good proportion of all infectious disease as well) can be traced to one main cause: What we eat, and the way we eat it. Which is why Dr Warburg, in practice, refused to eat anything that wasn't grown in his own garden or by people he personally knew and trusted.

It's as simple as that!

THERE IS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW!

Basically, the whole thing could be resumed this way: Every trip you make to the supermarket or the fast food joint gets you nearer to your grave. It is of course unlikely to kill you right away, but it certainly almost guarantees that you will remain a good "medical consumer" forever as well. That your health and the health of your family will continue to deteriorate and fall. And that under the spell of mass hypnosis that nowadays passes for "medicine", you will buy more or more of these wonderful drugs that will make you even sicker.

In fact, according to official governmental statistics, today, the major all-over-the-board cause of death are iatrogenic diseases, that is, diseases caused or aggravated by "health care". And a little-known but quite revealing statistic is that in the U.S., physicians die at an average age of 57 to 58, giving them a shorter lifespan than almost any other profession there is. This should of course come to no surprise to anyone: Since MDs in practice get their drugs for free, and are also the "beneficiaries" of a lifetime of brainwashing leading them to believe in their own trade of "allopathic medicine", obviously, they tend to use and overuse them...

If you think about all this, you will immediately recognize that this sort of knowledge is something the food and disease industrial complex certainly doesn't want you to know about. If you learned about it, they sooner or later would lose your patronage, and this is why you most probably never heard about that report till now. A report which, by the way, has nonetheless been referred to as the "Grand Prix of Epidemiology" by The New York Times. Spanning over 20 years in one specific study, atop of 30 more years of related research, this is the most comprehensive study of nutrition ever conducted in the known history of humankind. As simple as that!

Forget about all the theories, the fad diets, etc, etc... This is rock-solid research, and its conclusions are inescapable, even if te message contained in this report is truly amazingly simple: Almost all diseases, and certainly all the most common ones such as cancers, cardio-vascular disease, immune system related diseases, etc, etc... have, in the end, a very simple and straightforward common cause, nutrition. That is, the way we eat and what we eat. Consequently, they can almost all easily be prevented. And even reversed. Often almost at no or very little costs.

In other words, it is not complicated or costly to completely change your life for the better, as well as the life of the people you care for, friends and family! In fact, at the most basic level, you could go quite a long way in that direction all by yourself with no other expense than a little elbow grease... Which could even be done for you in some barter arrangement.

Email me, and I will give you all the basic references about all this, which you can then check out at no costs to you on the Internet.

Don't become a statistic! Don't listen to unsupported theories and fads! Learn research-based facts that will motivate and inspire you to a much better and happier life!

And find out about the ultimate win/win deal: How I am willing to barter growing life-saving, unadulterated foods for you in exchange of the use of a little land, etc, for myself!

Location: Westside preferably, but possibly anywhere!

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[HC-Com01] COMMUNITY – TEAMING UP TOGETHER - WHAT CAN YOU DO, & HOW?

COMMUNITY – TEAMING UP TOGETHER - WHAT CAN YOU DO, & HOW?

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There are more and more people sensitized to the issues of how most of our illnesses and particularly almost all “modern” degenerative diseases are related to the way we eat. So directly related, in fact, that it is safe to say that one is a function of the other.

However, in the fragmented, hectic and mostly senseless way most of us think we have to live, time, and of course money, can often be an impediment. But it is age old wisdom that Union Begets Strength.

So why don't you consider teaming up with others? Start or join some grass root informal group of people aware of the issues, and wanting to do something about it, such as to start to eat right!

Teaming up to buy wholesale basic staples such as organic grains and pulses, flax seed, quinoa, cocoa beans, etc, can be surprisingly cost effective. This is truly nothing to be surprised at, when you consider that a package of what your local supermarket calls “bread” actually contains something like 4 cents of wheat and 2 cents of sugar. Some wonder how anyone can actually *eat* such a thing that more conscious people would actually be reluctant to feed to animals, but that is another issue altogether.

Buying co-operatively is a good way to start, but in the end, the real way to go is to have your own vegetable garden or “potager”, and to rely heavily on it for food.

There are many ways to achieve that goal, from Community Supported Agriculture endeavors, to of course the king of it all, creating and maintaining your own garden: 96 or 128 square feet, that is, three or four 4' x 8' (125 x 250 cms), intensively gardened, can feed a person for as long as the garden is productive. Which can be all year long in places such as Southern California and Florida, or even most everywhere if greenhouses and hothouses are made part of your dwelling.

If you don't have any surface available that could be turned into a garden (even a rooftop or a parking lot), then, team up with someone who has land! Or see if you can't get access to space set aside by the city or some specialized non-profit for local community gardens. Or try to find unused city lots. Or even, why not, consider “guerilla gardening” on public lands!

And if, for lack of time or inclination, you don't want to do the work to create a garden yourself, there are solutions too: Simply find up someone who will do it for you! This could be for money, or perhaps for some other consideration in some form of barter exchange. For example, some people are willing to create and maintain a garden in exchange for that unused spare room or in-law quarters you may have, as long as they get their share of the garden's production. And this is not just theory -- we know of several such people. Just be creative in your approaches. The only thing that counts is the result: A productive garden, and you eating more and more foods that are produced organically and sustainably in your own backgrad, literally or figuratively.

Another way to go is simply buy a Ready-Made Garden. [For the entrepreneurially-minded, there is huge business potential here. In fact, some of our members with the specialized knowledge are looking at the issue of perhaps patenting and licensing a whole existing methodology for the creation and marketing of Ready-Made Gardens. This actually includes gardening robotics approaches, at the cutting edge of the second oldest profession of the world, food growing, and of dot-com information processing and robotics. But this can also be done in the simplest ways, with no more tools than a pair of gloves, a hammer and nails, and a shovel. If you are interested by this entrepreneurial aspect, please contact us, and we will forward your inquiry.]

But in truth, why not do it yourself? Gardening is so simple, once you understand the basics: Soil is the primary key, light, water, air, temperature and location the other ones. It's as simple as that. To the contrary of what most people believe, the soil, even if it is the most fundamental consideration of all, being that air and light are a given, and that everyone understand that plants need some water to grow, contributes usually less than 10% to the weight of the harvested plant material, and often, less than 5%. The rest comes from water and the air, in the endless natural combinations of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen that constitute the foods that nourish us.

The only time when you really need expert input or advice is when establishing a new garden. If that part is done right, maintaining it is little work. Again, IF that part is done right... Otherwise, things might turn very differently! Just ask traditional Sunday gardeners about weeding...

So, why not team up locally? Pool knowledge together! Create crews that will install gardens on a rotational basis: It is a fact that if 10 people each pledge 10 hours to set up ten or more 4' x 8' raised beds, and do this as teams of 4 or 5, they will get 2 times and often 3-4 times more accomplished than if one person puts 10 hours of his own in his or her own project.

Feel free to use all the material on the present website to start your own local grass-roots movement. However, remember – do not modify it in anyway, particularly, do not alter the copyright notices that are also licenses to you and anyone else who so wishes to do so to use this material lawfully, and the “permalink” address of this page, which allows people to find the original material, so they can use it non-commercially as they see fit. Modified material is no more licensed, and thus, a copyright violation.

The easiest is for you to start your own local community blog, it's free on Blogger, Wordpress, etc. Create your own material addressing your own local issue (group forming, teaming-up for a buying co-op or to create a garden, etc), and for the rest, just link to the pages on the present blog and website, or reproduce them as is.

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[HC-Offer01] LAND AVAILABLE TO YOU - CURRENT LAND OFFERS

LAND AVAILABLE TO YOU - CURRENT LAND OFFERS

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Here at http://htgcommunityservices.blogspot.com/ we currently have about 20 offers for land in free loan, advantageous leases or at no costs to you in a crop-sharing arrangements. These offers come in a variety of different forms and at different levels. We will have many more in the times to come, once we advertise our existence and tell about what we do.

These offer go from small local garden spots the crop of which you will share with the owner in exchange for your work input to vast tracks of desert land for you to use to raise Organic & Sustainable crops, including some to occupy at absolutely no costs whatsoever to you.

Unfortunately, all are usually far away, or at least relatively far away, from our current base of operation near Santa Monica and Malibu, CA. And we did not get any offer for a straight donations yet.

As a service to the community, and in the spirit of sharing, we already published and licensed our "ComAd" [Community Ads] Model to help people team-up locally. But we realized that we do publish ads more systematically than other people using our model might do, and will at any rate get more offers than they will, once we advertize ourselves in the media and start participating in community events. So we decided to make the offers we receive available to other interested parties, and will work closely with you if we think you are a serious candidate for not-for-profit or for-profit growing of functional Organic & Sustainable Food. All we want for our input is a tiny to small share of the output in food and whatever.

We originally started publishing these offers and the corresponding ads [ComAds] on our main blog at http://optimalgardens.blogspot.com/ , till we realized we needed a separate venue for Community Services and Ads, which is why we created the present blog in our family of related blogs. We will republish all relevant data here in a systematic fashion, as well as puyblish everything similar or related that hasn't yet be brought to you.

Consequently, HEALTH THRU GARDENING, the grass-roots non-profit which publishes http://optimalgardens.blogspot.com/ and http://personalgardens.blogspot.com/ and more, has decided to publish current land offers as well as ads from people looking for land, or desiring to participate in an effort to grow functional Organic & Sustainable Food in their communities, in addition to a whole set of model ads and posts.

Unless otherwise indicated ( a rare occurence, since it has yet to happen for the first time), this material can be republished by you under our standard copyright and licensing terms, to help you team-up locally with like-minded parties and complementary interests.

[Please nnote: Organic, biodynamic or naturally-grown food and gardens only, please! Again, if you are looking for crops of dubious nature and various toxicity, any supermarket will be more than happy to sell them to you! No need to waste your time growing them...]

If you are interested in any of the opportunities listed here, please just contact us by email. Our email is the blog's name @gmail.com. The service is free, in exchange for a tiny to small share of the crops, depending on our level of involvement.

It will take some time to collect all the offers received so far and put them in a standardized format, but here are the few first ones:

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LAND OFFER 08-019 LOCATION: INLAND EMPIRE, MOJAVE CA: .3+ Acre :

A 100x 125 lot is located 2 min. away from the City of Mojave, CA, 1.5 hours away from Los Angeles. Owner always wanted to have a garden grow on his raw land.

DESCRIPTION: The lot is a corner unit, currently without water or sewer. Owner thinks it might be possible to get for free or pay for some water via a long hose about 2 blocks long from the city, and of course water could be installed, since there water and power at an equipment yard close to the land. Exact location is where the 14 and the 58 cross. Because of the traffic, owner always thought about the idea of growing veggies and put a sign out on the highway, that is one block away and let people know that there is veggies for sale. A full-blown farm stand is also possible, of course. Grower would need to bring in a trailer home.

DEAL: The proposed deal is very reasonable: Either a straight lease at $100 per month, or no cash but crop share in form of a corresponding amount of veggies to be agreed upon. ============================================

LAND OFFER 08-017 LOCATION: INLAND EMPIRE, LANCASTER CA 93535: 1-10 Acres :

DESCRIPTION: "Free land for useage" (Butte Valley area in Lancaster CA 93535) Owner has land in the Butte Valley area in Lancaster CA 93535 he is not using at this time. If someone would like to farm it or put a trailer on it owner will allow you to stay 10 years for free, as long as you look after the property (weed abatement, etc)

We don't know for sure, but from a general knowledge of the area, we can infer that the acreage is somewhere between 1 and 10 acres, and zoned "Light Agriculture / Residential", with utilities perhaps easily available, and perhaps not. The "Street" (read: dirt road) location is probably somewhere close to 190th Street East (North of Avenue J) in Lancaster, CA 93535, an area of mostly empty subdivided land that is unlikely to be really developed anytime soon, considering that within the parameters of the limited real estate bubble bursting we have experienced so far, prices have already gone down over 50% in the area.

And are likely to go further down another 20-30% from the bubble base, if not more. When the Japanese got *their* bubble burst 10-15 years ago, prices in some areas went down 98%, so we still have yet a very long way to go. And the long awaited "Second Coming of the Great Depression" is still just around the corner...

DEAL: Totally free, for TEN years, just for you being there!============================================

LAND OFFER 08-018 LOCATION: INLAND EMPIRE, LANCASTER CA 93535: 2.5 Acres :

DESCRIPTION: Here is another property with about exactly the same situation, also in the Antelope Valley, about 60 miles east of the junction of the 5 and the 14 freeway (about 30 minutes North on the 405 ), located at 130 th and J (approximately) with no currently installed water, or utilities... 2.5 acres

DEAL: Same thing, lease at $100 a month (negotiable) or some veggies, or a combination of cash and crop.
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LAND OFFER 08-008 LOCATION: Near Universal City, CA, about .5+ Acre:

DESCRIPTION: This one is for someone local. No possibility to live on site. The property is over by Universal City. Owner eats organic already, and has a big space in his backyard ½ acre or more hillside not steep. He has fruit trees on site, and "lots of native stuff". Currently he does not water anything back there (for environmental reasons), but water is available.

DEAL: This would be a crop sharing arrangement for someone who is local, having their own place somewhere not too far away.
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Stay tuned and check out often! We have many more on file, but have yet to collect them and put them together to publish them in a standardized format at http://htgcommunityservices.blogspot.com/ .

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