MGG turf and soil scientists discuss the most important step to transitioning fields to pesticide-free This fall our soil and turf scientists Vytas Pabedinskas, of Save our Soil, LLC, and Alec McClennan, of Good Nature Organic Lawn Care, visited the pilot fields for our natural lawn care technical assistance program. They conducted soil tests at
East Grand Rapids goes Organic on its Parks
East Grand Rapids, Stonyfield and local partners lead the transition to organic Children can play free of synthetic pesticides at two East Grand Rapids parks this year and into the future. Stonyfield Organic, the nation’s leading organic yogurt company, has teamed up with Midwest Grows Green and the Sierra Club Greater Grand Rapids to help
How to set achievable, but challenging goals for your organic lawn or garden…
MGG’s Ryan Anderson explains goal setting, tolerance thresholds, and other planning mechanisms to use for management of your yard. The last time I wrote for Midwest Grows Green and the IPM Institute of North America, I focused on a Google calendar event for Friday, March 20th. The event recorded my first Appalachian Trail thru-hike stop
New Case Study-Anthony Nied
Midwest Grows Green is thrilled to announce we have released a new case study for lawnandland.org! We had the privilege to speak with Anthony Nied the Owner and Founder of Safe & Simple Organic Lawns. He talked about his expertise in the organic lawn care industry. His company Safe and Simple Organic Lawns offers organic
Landscaping fun!
Landscaping games for the entire family!
Hello from Valerie McGoldrick
Hello Midwest Grows Green supporters and partners, I am incredibly excited to be representing MGG during Ryan’s leave. I firmly believe in the mission of MGG! Ryan and all of you have done incredible work over the years! I have loved learning about all the parks that have been transitioned to organic, and all the
A New Pathway for Myself and MGG
MGG’s Ryan Anderson announces a 6-month leave to pursue a life goal of thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail I gave my first natural lawn care presentation to a group of ten concerned citizens. I’ll confess that I was woefully unprepared to speak as a lawn care expert four years ago. Despite taking a college Botany course,
MGG End Of The Year Ask
MGG’s Ryan Anderson covers our work in 2019 and a great opportunity to increase pesticide-free spaces in 2020 Dear Midwest Grows Green partners, supporters and friends, I’d like to share a wonderful offer from our sponsor Stonyfield. Before I do this, please let me catch you up on our work. 2019 has been a monumental
Champaign County Grows Green Weekend
Starting October 17-19, local authorities & non-profits band together to create an infrastructure for the use of compost in turfgrass management. Brown gold. That’s what Urbana local authorities & non-profits have dubbed natural compost and healthy soils. “Urbana supports the natural lawn care approach to reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides and instead
Midwest Grows Green 4 Year Review
Communities across Greater Chicago take a lead in pesticide reduction. This year across Greater Chicago, children can play free of worry on more than 265 acres of pledged landscapes to pesticide-free lawn care. The non-profit initiative, Midwest Grows Green (MGG), has pushed forward natural lawn care at these 265 acres, or the equivalent to 201
