[permaculture-oceania] Fwd: Re: glyphosate

[Petra.Kahle at haztech.com.au]

Hi Malcolm,
the best thing might be to give them alternatives, here are some. 
Haven't tried or even read them fully yet myself but it seems a 
start. -  I have more in an attachment if you want to have that.
Good luck and keep us posted about your results
cheers, Petra.

>From: Leah Rinaldi <lrinaldi at beyondpesticides.org>
>Subject: Re: alternatives to herbicides like glyphosate in towns and  gardens
>To: Petra.Kahle at haztech.com.au (by way of Beyond Pesticides 
><info at beyondpesticides.org>)
>
>Dear Petra,
>
>Thank you for contacting Beyond Pesticides with your question about 
>non-toxic pest management. We are thrilled to hear about your 
>commitment to a safe and healthy environment and community. Our 
>website will provide you with some good starting points.
>
>First, you can check out our lawn coalition webpage: 
>http://www.beyondpesticides.org/pesticidefreelawns/ . On our lawns 
>coalition page select "resources" from the bar at the top of the 
>page. If you scroll down, you should find a fact sheet called "8 
>steps to a toxic-free lawn"
>( 
>http://www.beyondpesticides.org/alternatives/factsheets/Least-toxic%20Lawn%20Care_05.pdf 
>), as well as some other useful fact sheets.
>
>Also, if you click on "alternatives fact sheets" you will be taken 
>to a page with a list of pests. You can select a specific pest to 
>find out how to manage it without using toxic pesticides. Here is a 
>direct link to the page: 
>http://www.beyondpesticides.org/alternatives/factsheets/index.htm .
>
>I have attached a document called Least Toxic Weed Control, that 
>will give you an idea of alternatives to poisonous weed killers like roundup.
>
>A great way to create a pest free and toxin free environment is to 
>use a system called Integrated Pest Management (IPM). It is a great 
>way to control pest problems in a safe and environmentally friendly 
>manner. There are six program essentials of IPM:
>
>monitoring: regular site inspections to determine level of infestation
>
>record keeping: record trends and patterns of pest outbreaks
>
>action levels: the pest population size that requires remedial action
>
>prevention: the primary means of IPM, must implement prevention 
>measures into existing structures and any new structures
>
>tactics criteria: least toxic chemicals are used only as a last 
>resort and are applied in such a way that minimizes exposure to 
>non-target organisms
>
>evaluation: regularly evaluate in order to determine success of program
>
>More detailed information on IPM can be found on our website by 
>clicking the "Safety Source" link under our "info services" tab on 
>the home page. Once on the Safety Source page simply click on the 
>"What is Integrated Pest Management?" link at the top of the page. 
>Or you can simply follow this link directly: 
>http://www.beyondpesticides.org/infoservices/pcos/IPM.HTM .
>
>Beyond Pesticides also offers a more extensive information packet 
>regarding non-toxic pest management that I would be happy to mail 
>out to you. If you are interested in receiving this, please send 
>along your mailing address. We do ask a small reimbursement of 
>between $2 and $4 per packet to cover the cost of photocopies and 
>shipping in order that we can keep our information service going. If 
>you'd like to support the work of Beyond Pesticides and become a 
>member ($25 individual/$15 low-income) which includes a subscription 
>to our quarterly magazine Pesticides and You, we will waive this fee.
>
>Please don't hesitate to contact me if you are interested in that 
>information, or if you have any other questions. Also, if you'd like 
>to receive a complimentary copy of Pesticides and You, just let me know.
>
>Regards,
>Leah Rinaldi, Beyond Pesticides, 701 E Street SE, Washington, DC 
>20003, (202) 543-5450
>
>P.S. By the way, if you are interested in signing up for membership, 
>you can also do this online at www.beyondpesticides.org/join/membership.htm.
>
>At 09:23 AM 9/22/2005, Petra wrote:
> >To whom it may concern,
> >>we are a group called Residents for Ecological Development in 
> inner Melbourne/ Australia, we are in the first stages of designing 
> an ecopark and would like to know more details on non- toxic pest 
> management, since we are very concerned about the rising use of 
> toxins in our community.
> >>Regards, Petra Kahle
> >permaculturist
> >Ashburton, Australia.



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