Organic gardening is a type of gardening which uses no chemical fertilizers or pesticides. Gardeners look for alternatives to achieve a healthy crop without resorting to spraying the plants with chemicals which can leech into the soil and harm others directly or indirectly. Organic gardening can be extremely difficult, mostly because there are various pests that can destroy your efforts-so this is how you can beat them. The experts at Build and Pest, and a building and pest company from Brisbane, provided additional insight to this article. Being that their field of expertise is building and pest inspections, there are no conflicts of interest. Continue reading “Natural Pest Control for Organic Gardening” »

New research is finally beginning to answer why honey bees are disappearing throughout the United States. Honey bees are crucial to global food production as they are essential to crop pollination. Without a healthy supply of honey bees, crops cannot pollinate and therefore do not produce. As the bee population declines, food production becomes more difficult and expensive. Solving this problem is extremely important to ensure enough food is produced during growing seasons. Without the bees, famine is inevitable. Continue reading “Research Shows Pesticides Causing Honey Bee Decline” »

Transitioning to organic lawn care is a simple process that requires no additional commitment from you other than choosing the right company to work with. With organic lawn care, you won’t have to worry about staying off the lawn after a treatment or keeping your children and pets inside. Over time, you will even save money when comparing the costs of traditional, chemical based lawn care programs. Making the switch has never been easier when you choose BR Green’s purely organic lawn care program to transform your lawn from chemically powered to completely green.

Continue reading “5 Simple Reasons to Transition to Organic Lawn Care” »

Controlling lawn and outdoor pests is an important facet to any home owner. People pay lucrative amounts of money for property; to some people their home is the most cherished possession they will ever own. The last thing they want is to have a pest problem in their lawn and plant that can ruin outdoor experiences. Luckily, there are ways to prevent these infestations and primarily the main form of protection is through chemicals which will prevent pests from invading landscape.

However, landscape pest control is composed of oil based chemicals that come with both environmental and health drawbacks. There are many negative effects these chemicals can have on your life. The first aspect of life which these chemicals can negatively impact is the environment. Chemicals used as pest control have been shown to linger longer in the environment than most substances and contaminate water supplies, food sources, and even the atmosphere. Using chemical pest controls is environmentally irresponsible and has ultimately lead to a global contamination crisis.

Continue reading “Negatives of Chemical Based Pesticides and Pest Control” »