By Dolores Phillips
Sustainable Lawrence
44 Titus Ave. Lawrenceville, NJ 609-895-1629 www.sustainablelawrence.org
PRESS RELEASE
NPR/WHYY Syndicated Radio Host & Author,
Mike McGrath, of “You Bet Your Garden” to Speak at Forum on “Getting your Lawn off Drugs” Lawrenceville March 21 2:00PM
For Immediate Release
March 17, 2009
Contact: Ralph Copelman
609-895-1629 or
Dolores Phillips
609-516-3526
Lawrenceville– Mike McGrath, author, radio-host, and former editor- in- chief of Organic Gardening Magazine will speak at a special forum in Lawrenceville on Saturday, March 21st, as part of a municipal-wide effort to present alternatives to lawn herbicides and pesticides in general. McGrath, who is the long-running and very popular host of the nationally syndicated radio show “You Bet Your Garden” will present a workshop and lecture, with lots of props, on the water pollution and health problems related to the use of lawn herbicides and present numerous , effective, and common-sense alternatives.
One of the goals of the McGrath presentation is to make homeowners, residents who live in homeowner or condo associations, and landscape contractors understand the potential harmful effects of using and spreading a variety of herbicide products, at great cost, for the sole pursuit of eliminating the sight of dandelions or similar plants.
Saturday’s event, to be held at the Lawrence Public High School at 2525 Princeton Pike, has a special twist in that Sustainable Lawrence, the organization sponsoring the event, asked McGrath to present two sessions, one for the public at 2 PM and one by invitation only for Homeowner Association and Condo Association Staff, Board members, and landscape contractors in an effort to address the large-scale application of herbicides by landscape contractors hired by the associations, which are ubiquitous in Lawrence Twp. Sustainable Lawrence has launched a township-wide “Living Lawns” campaign to teach residents who both own, or hire contractors, how their lawns can be kept green without toxics.
The 2 PM public event is $7.00 admission/children free. Mike McGrath can be reached through his website at www.youbetyourgarden.org. More information is available at www.sustainablelawrence.org. 609-895-1629

