There are pallets upon pallets of fertilizer “plus” at every home goods store in the country this time of year. And while most consumers think they are just buying some food for their lawn (which is bad enough) they are actually getting a load of toxic pesticides as well.
The fine print on every bag of such fertilizer says something like this: “Environmental Hazard: This pesticide is toxic to fish and aquatic invertebrates. Do not apply directly to water, to areas where surface water is present, or to intertidal areas…” The bags are so big and the print is so small.
In OFG Watershed Basics Classes, we teach a soil life-building practice that our partners at G3/The Green Gardens Group call OWL: Oxygen, Water and Life. G3 Associates have studied with and read the work of Soil Food Web, Dr. Elaine Ingham, and Teaming With Microbes. They have learned that:
Learn more about living soil at G3's website.