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Southport Organics, LLCMcGuire, Mary Lou

Southport, CT203-254-6009

www.southportorganics.commlmcguire@snet.net

The Laurelrock CompanyRising, ChristineWard, Andrew

Wilton, CT203-544-0062

www.laurelrock.comandrew@laurelrock.com

Toomey, MyraBethel, CT

203-792-9883myratoomey@gmail.com

Traynor, Rourk D.New Fairfield, CT

914-447-6963rourktraynor@livingassets.us

University of ConnecticutCooperative Extension System

Wilson, SandraBethel, CT

203-207-3261sandra.wilson@uconn.edu

Verdesign LLCPirozzoli, Mary Ellen

Ridgefield, CT203-438-6808

www.verdesign.netverdesignllc@sbcglobal.net

Vonne’s Victory Gardens, LLCWhittleton, Vonne

Westport, CT203-227-1876

www.vonnesvictorygardens.cominfo@vonnesvictorygardens.com

William Kenny Associates LLCKenny, Bill

Fairfield, CT203-366-0588

www.wkassociates.netwkenny@wkassociates.net

Winston, DavidStamford, CT203-323-4356

dgardenman@sbcglobal.net

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Hartford County

Bean, LaurelCollinsville, CT860-673-5834

laurelbean@sbcglobal.net

Beebe, Jr., RichardEast Windsor, CT

860-654-1572rbeebe@beebelandscape.com

Bettylou’s GardenSandy, BettylouManchester, CT

860-647-7097bettylous.gardening@snet.net

Carone and Sons LandscapingCarone, Arthur J.Manchester, CT

860-648-2863www.caroneandsons.comcaroneandsons@cox.net

Designs of Mann, LLCMann, Sharon J.Bloomfield, CT860-242-1178

designsofmann.blogspot.comdesignsofmann@comcast.net

Ecological Landscape Designs, LLCCorriveau, ClemenceWest Hartford, CT

860-233-9878corriveau_landscape@hotmail.com

Edible Organic Design, LLCPelletier, MPH, Dina

Avon, CT860-712-3485

wwww.edibleorganicdesign.comdina@edibleorganicdesign.com

God’s Green EarthBeebe, ChristinaSimsbury, CT860-651-3122

Harrington’s Organic Land CareHarrington, ToddBloomfield, CT860-243-8733

www.harringtonsorganic.comtodd@harringtonsorganic.com

Ladybug LandscapingFinnegan, Caroline

Moriarty, EllenWethersfield, CT

860-940-9285www.ladybuglandscaping.org

ladybuglandscaping@gmail.com

Landscaping by GlazierGlazier, Albert

Canton, CT860-658-6361

www.glazierlandscaping.comglazierap@cox.net

Lyons Landscape & Garden DesignLyons, CatherineBloomfield, CT860-726-9434

Catherinelyons@comcast.net

McClean Landscape & Nursery LLC

Ekwurtzel, SteveGranby, CT860-413-9813

mcclean_is_green@yahoo.com

Morse, StevenWindsor, CT860-687-6375

morsecode2@juno.com

Muhlberg, PaulRocky Hill, CT860-563-5200

paulmuhlberg@trugreenmail.com

Local AOLCP Listings | Connecticut

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Napier, JohnNew Britain, CT

860-826-3519jnnapper@att.net

The Natural Garden Collaborative, LLCHumphrey, Michael

Collinsville, CT860-970-7051

thenaturalgarden@sbcglobal.net

Town of FarmingtonD’Amico, KevinFarmington, CT

860-675-2550www.farmington-ct.org

damicok@farmington-ct.org

Valencis, JanetWest Hartford, CT

860-232-9110jvgardens@comcast.net

Warner NurseryWarner, GwynSimsbury, CT860-651-0204

www.warnernursery.comgardengirl472@gmail.com

West Hartford Landscaping, Inc.McIntyre, Scott

West Hartford, CT860-231-8262

mcintyrescott@hotmail.com

Litchfield County

Bollard, GregBridgewater, CT

860-354-4104maywood2@aol.com

Briganic Landscapes LLCReardon, BrianTorrington, CT860-866-7785

briganic@yahoo.com

Cathy in the Garden, LLCZbuska, CathyHarwinton, CT860-485-0121

bobcatz@snet.net

Exterior Design Services, LLCShea, Tim

Woodbury, CT203-263-7045

shea4@earthlink.net

Hands of NatureKowarick, CarlosNew Milford, CT

203-426-9588ckowarick@aol.com

New Morning and Riverbank Farm share a mission: to provide high quality food to people who want to eat well and support the local community. Dave Blyn and Laura McKinney have farmed land along the Shepaug River in Roxbury since 1991. New Morning and Riverbank�s roots go way back, a thriving relationship of land stewardship and sustainability.

Today, New Morning is proud to offer organic produce and local goods, fresh from neighborhood farms, when in season. Thanks to many partners like Riverbank, we remain committed to making natural and organic goods available to the community year round.

738 Main Street SouthWoodbury, CT 06798203.263.4868 www.newmorn.com

Partners in Natural & Organic.

Ince, AlexandraNew Milford, CT

860-210-1255alexince@yahoo.com

Lappala, ThomasWashington Depot, CT

860-868-1930

Loretta Stagen DesignsStagen, Loretta

New Preston, CT203-323-2544

loretta@lorettastagen.com

Lunan’s Landscaping LLC/Premier TurfLunan, Norval

Morris, CT203-537-0420

www.Premierturf.comnlunan@msn.com

Martin, TovahRoxbury, CT860-354-7960

tovahmartin.comtovah@tovahmartin.com

Owles, Frances J.New Preston, CT

860-868-0077to.efo@rcn.com

Paolucci, Eliza BoothWashington, CT

860-868-1384eliza@marinersgate.com

Philippi, SarahBethlehem, CT203-266-9115

sarahphilippi1@gmail.com

Plants for All SeasonsReynolds, DavidThomaston, CT

860-283-5746dialog1@msn.com

Pradhan, AlnasirNorfolk, CT860-542-5143

gingercreek@comcast.net

Salisbury Garden Center, LLCEichstedt, EmilyMendelsohn, Eric

Salisbury, CT860-435-2439

www.salisburygardencenter.comsalisburygardens@comcast.net

Seibold, BeckySharon, CT860-364-9367

beckemmer@snet.net

Middlesex County

Anne Wolak Garden Design, LLCWolak, AnneHaddam, CT860-605-6830

annewolakgardendesign@gmail.com

East Haddam Horticultural Serices LLC

McNelly, RogerMcNelly, Daniel

Moodus, CT860-873-1128

www.ehaddamhorticultural.comehadhorticultural@sbcglobal.net

dlmcnelly@hotmail.com

Fire Ring FarmLivensparger, Nancy L.

Portland, CT860-342-2566

www.fireringfarm.comnancy.livensparger@gmail.com

Johnson, CarlPortland, CT860-342-6733

Cjohnson1001@sbcglobal.net

Round Hill Landscaping, LLCDoan, David

Westbrook, CT860-304-8559

roundhillland@yahoo.com

Tolley, Lois Stahlbush Ivoryton, CT860-767-7753

ls.tolley@comcast.net

Town and Country NurseriesGlazier, LaurenGlazier, RobertHaddam, CT860-345-8581

www.townandcountryhaddam.comtown.and.country@snet.net

New Haven County

Apicella, PeterHamden, CT203-248-2898

marianpete@aol.com

Arboreta LandscapesKijewski, MikeMilford, CT203-783-9989

mikearbt@aol.com

B. Yaeger LLCYaeger, Barbara A.

Madison, CT203-901-6915

iplayindirt@sbcglobal.net

Barefoot Landscape Design LLCArpino, DeniseMilford, CT203-640-7635

bareft-gardener@yahoo.com

Cedar Ridge NurseryChipman, Paul

Oxford, CT203-888-1729

Ciolino, EricNew Haven, CT

203-376-1589eric.ciolino@yale.edu

Cox, KevinSeymour, CT203-734-8998

kjlcj2000@aol.com

Custom GroundsDorso, AnthonyProspect, CT203-758-6555

customgrounds@hotmail.com

Davern, JohnNew Haven, CT

203-691-1242john.davern@gmail.com

Ernest, DanielHamden, CT203-410-0310

chefdwe@gmail.com

Hallman, DavidMilford, CT203-874-1015

Hallstar@aol.com

Harmony GardensPorfido, Lisa

New Haven, CT203-469-5222

harmony.gardens@sbcglobal.net

Hine, SharonWest Haven, CT

203-668-6315natureandscents@sbcglobal.net

Holland, SusanNaugatuck, CT203-729-7132

susieforestland@sbcglobal.net

Little Green LandscapesMacPhee, DanielNew Haven, CT

203-404-3505www.littlegreenlandscapes.com

daniel@littlegreenlandscapes.com

Lomanto, AngelaNorth Haven, CT

203-287-8252angcl@att.net

Supporting Local, Organic Farms and Food Since 1975Claire’s Corner Copia is one of America’s oldest and most beloved vegetarian restaurants.

Just nextdoor is BASTA Trattoria, specializing in southern Italian cuisine.For fresh, organic, locally-grown and produced real food, visit us any day of the week!

1000 and 1006 Chapel Street at College Street • New Haven, Connecticut • 203-562-3888

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ServingConnecticut,

Massachusetts,Rhode Island,

andVermont

Members CTNOFA

Moriarty’s Lawn Care, Inc.Moriarty, Kevin

North Branford, CT203-444-2418

www.moriartyslawncare.commoriartyslawncare@yahoo.com

Mountainview Landscaping LLCTaddei, DavidHamden, CT203-288-6919

dtmvl@comcast.net

Place Landscape DesignKane, Taylor

New Haven, CT203-671-2345

placelandscape@att.net

Rain Garden CommandosCornwell, Robyn

Branford, CT503-927-9260

www.ctgreensource@yahoo.comctgreensource@gmail.com

Rascati, DavidEast Haven, CT

203-469-8091drascati192@yahoo.com

Rosen, WilliamBranford, CT203-503-7507

thegreenscapingco@yahoo.com

Sopchak, NicholasCheshire, CT203-271-8039

sopchak@cox.net

Talking Stick GardensCucinotta, CourtneyNorth Branford, CT

203-208-0888coochcourt131@aol.com

Wagner, BarbaraMilford, CT203-878-8251

Wags45@aol.com

Weik, DeborahWolcott, CT203-879-4717

fdjjweik@sbcglobal.net

White, James R.Milford, CT203-996-1443

jwhiteconsultant@aol.com

Wildermann, AsaMadison, CT203-245-5111

info@wildermannlandscaping.com

Woodland Tree Works LLCRoss, DianaOrange, CT203-228-1795

www.woodlandtreeworks.comdiana.ross@woodlandtreeworks.com

New London County

Franklin, RobinGales Ferry, CT

860-710-4466r2mfranklin@gmail.com

Hill, PaulGroton, CT860-445-4811

jefe04@yahoo.com

Perennial Harmony Garden ShopReed, Petie

Waterford, CT860-440-3653

www.perennialharmony.comperennialharmony@msn.com

Sprigs and Twigs, Inc.Kolakowski, Courtney

Lillie, BillLillie, Linda

McNabney, MichaelGales Ferry, CT

860-823-9907www.sprigsandtwigs.net

courtney@sprigsandtwigs.netbill@sprigsandtwigs.net

ales Ferry, CT860-235-0752

www.sprigsandtwigs.netbill@sprigsandtwigs.net

Wertheimer & Associates, LLCWertheimer, Sheila

Old Lyme, CT860-434-3556

WALandscapes.comwertheimer@snet.net

Yankee Tree, LLCParker, JonathanOld Lyme, CT860-434-8733

jonparker.yankeetree@yahoo.com

Tolland County

A. Cote & Son LandscapingCote, Adam

Mansfield, CT860-455-2255

acslandcare.comadamsuelevi@aol.com

Calarco, RichardHebron, CT860-228-5971

Rcalarco@hebronct.com

Earthwise Organic LandscapingHazleton, Greg

West Suffield, CT860-306-9604

greghaz42@yahoo.com

Milrick Lawn Service LLCBrosseau, Richard

Mansfield Center, CT860-942-8586

www.milricklawnservice.commilricklawnservice@charter.net

Native SoilsDaggett, Ph.D., DaveStorrs-Mansfield, CT

510-387-4324nativesoils@gmail.com

Naturescape, LLCMiner, MarcieAndover, CT860-742-0326

www.NaturescapeCt.comNaturescape1@comcast.net

Windham County

Go Organic LLCTycz, John

Thompson, CT860-935-5235

goorganicllc.cominfo@goorganicllc.com

district ofcolumbia

New Life ContractingBandele, GabrielWashington, DC

202-321-9069bandele@erols.com

Florida

Eco Logic Land CareOrlikoff, IanNaples, FL

239-348-1302www.ecologiclandcare.com

ecologicplantcare@yahoo.com

Georgia

Atlanta Beltline Inc.Burke, KevinAtlanta, GA404-614-8300

kburke@beltline.org

Green Thumbs Up!Ballard, DanielAtlanta, GA404-593-6218

dballard423@yahoo.com

Massachusetts

Barnstable County

Brown, Kristoffer J.Wellfleet, MA508-577-3664

daddynobucks@comcast.net

Edible and Perennial GardensCorrigan, Sophie

South Dennis, MA774-212-2861

speckledchocolate@yahoo.com

E.J. Jaxtimer Builder, Inc.Kennedy, MCLP, Robert

Hyannis, MA508-778-6466

www.jaxtimerlandscape.comrob@jaxtimer.com

Fieldworks LandscapeBaker, Karen

Vermehren, TrudyWellfleet, MA508-349-1639

www.fieldworkslandscape.comfieldworksinc@mac.com

Fowler Lawns A Complete Lawn Care Company

Fowler, DerekSandwich, MA774-262-8468

www.fowlerlawns.cominfo@fowlerlawns.com

Freyss-Cole, CedarWellfleet, MA508-349-9718

enniebuddy@yahoo.com

Hyannis Country Garden Inc.Nelson, CraigHyannis, MA508-775-8703

www.countrygarden.comcraign@countrygarden.com

Ingraham, NanetteHyannis, MA508-775-8703

nan@countrygarden.com

Jensen LandscapesPhilos-Jensen, Dan

Barnstable, MA774-994-1543

jensenlandscapescapecod.comdncjensen@gmail.com

Kelley, LauraNorth Eastham, MA

774-353-6511littlefieldlandscapes@gmail.com

Connecticut - Massachusetts | Local AOLCP Listings

Marshall Landscape ConstructionMarshall, CIC, MCH, Joseph

East Falmouth, MA508-457-3148

jlshkeets@aol.com

Old Sod Landscaping IncPhelan, Finbarr

Hyannis Port, MA508-778-4211

www.oldsodlandscaping.comoslcorp@verizon.net

Pecoraro, VictoriaWellfleet, MA508-349-1327

brgardnz@comcast.net

Safe Harbor Planting and DesignSimmons, David

North Chatham, MA774-722-4691

safeharborchatham.comchathamrose@aol.com

Stokes, ChrisHyannis, MA508-775-8703

chris@hyanniscountrygarden.com

Berkshire County

Green Arts Garden DesignGreen, Ruth

Monterey, MA413-528-5908

ruthgreen7@verizon.net

Hoy, SariSheffield, MA413-229-8124

sari@websteringersoll.com

Nature Works LandcareLassor, Rich

rklassor@yahoo.com

Webster Ingersoll Inc.Ingersoll, TomSheffield, MA413-229-8124

www.WebsterIngersoll.comTom@WebsterIngersoll.com

Bristol County

Arborcare with Ropes ‘n Saddles, Inc

Brodeur, CarlEaston, MA508-584-2516

arborcareropes.comcbrodeur1@comcast.net

Blue Newt DesignsHolland, KatherineNorth Easton, MA

508-238-8916www.bluenewtdesigns.comkath@bluenewtdesigns.com

Distinctive Landscaping, Inc.Scott, MCLP, JasonAttleboro Falls, MA

508-695-8579www.redtrucks.netjason@redtrucks.net

Landscaping Concepts, Inc.Langille, Robert

Seekonk, MA508-336-7830

www.landscapingconcepts.cominfo@landscapingconcepts.com

Quintessential GardensDuphily Cook, Jessica

Westport, MA774-451-3848

quintessentialgardens@gmail.com

Rabuse, ChrisSeekonk, MA508-336-9330

cfletcher@bartlett.com

Read ServiceRead, B. G.

Westport, MA508-642-8614

bgread0@yahoo.com

Sarah LaValley Garden DesignLaValley, SarahWestport, MA508-636-0061

SLaValleyDesign@aol.com

Willson, LauraSwansea, MA401-465-1760

gardenendeavors@yahoo.com

Dukes County

Evangeline & CompanyCosta, EvangelineOak Bluffs, MA914-413-0887

landscape@evangelineandco.com

Saunders, ChrisWest Tisbury, MA

508-560-3000eastfalmouth@hotmail.com

Essex County

Annisquam Landcare Inc.Nelson, Chris

Gloucester, MA978-282-3323

www.annisquamlandcare.cominfo@annisquamlandcare.com

Back To NatureMasi, NanetteAmesbury, MA978-790-5329

www.bringnaturehome.comnanette@bringnaturehome.com

Local AOLCP Listings | Massachusetts

Boyle, PennieWest Newbury, MA

978-510-1060penniesgardens@comcast.net

Charles D. Sherzi, Jr. & Associates

Sherzi, Jr., Charles D.Andover, MA978-470-4785

www.groundrulesnewengland.comcsherzi@comcast.net

Cole, DarrahGloucester, MA360-271-6479

darrahcole@yahoo.com

Crowley, KathleenLynnfield, MA802-760-0282

kannecrowley@gmail.com

Earth LandscapeDragon, Curtis

Salem, MA978-744-1475

www.organicearthcare.comearthlandscape@verizon.net

Eastgate Garden DesignPeabody, DanielPeabody, GraceTopsfield, MA978-887-3769

www.eastgatedesigns.netinfo@eastgatedesigns.netgrace@eastgatedesigns.net

Evergreen LandscapeClark, Kyle

Newburyport, MA978-420-6392

kyle1845@gmail.com

Forget-Me-Not Garden ServicesCalkins, PeggyTalbot, Susan

South Hamilton, MA978-768-7160

calkins1@verizon.nettalbot78@earthlink.net

Grove Hill GardensPeterson, FranAndover, MA781-209-0972

www.grovehillgardens.comfran@grovehillgardens.com

Ida Wye DesignsWye, Ida

Georgetown, MA978-352-4403

ida.wye@verizon.net

Its Natures WayRoss, Andi

Newbury, MA978-465-2585

www.naturegardenz.comitsnaturesway@gmail.com

J.C. LandscapingKnodel, David L.

Peabody, MA978-532-9368

www.jclandscaping.comturfcare@jclandscaping.com

J.Gil Organic LandscapingGil, Javier

Newburyport, MA978-430-1865www.j-gil.com

organiclandscaper@gmail.com

JLH LandscapeHaendiges, Jeannine L.

Salem, MA978-825-9103

jlhaendiges@earthlink.net

Just OrganicMcKain, LucyAndover, MA978-888-8005

lucymckain@verizon.net

Landmark SchoolSauriol, Richard

Beverly, MA978-526-4015

rsauriol@landmarkschool.org

Landscape Planners, Inc.Mulry, WinslowWenham, MA978-468-2290

www.landscapeplanners.orgwinmulry@gmail.com

Mintz, MaryRockport, MA978-546-2155

plantlines@mac.com

N.D. LandscapeZuidema, Abby

ndlandscape.comazuidema@ndlanscape.com

Oakleaf Green Landscape DesignKeys, AndrewTopsfield, MA617-921-0019

www.oakleafgreen.cominfo@oakleafgreen.com

O’Donoghue, SiobhanGloucester, MA

Osborne OrganicsOsborne, Chip

Marblehead, MA781-631-2468

www.osborneorganics.comozflor@aol.com

Massachusetts | Local AOLCP Listings

Peaceful Valley GardensMcLaughlin, Adaela

Haverhill, MA978-469-8324

www.peacefulvalleygardens.compeacefulvg@verizon.net

PH Lawn Care, Inc.Hawkins, BernieHodge, Phyllis

Essex, MA978-283-6681

pjhodge47@yahoo.com

Piper, BrucePeabody, MA978-223-3029

brucepiper40@yahoo.com

PJC & Company Ecological Land Care Inc.

Newcombe, FredRowley, MA978-432-1019

www.pjcecological.cominfo@pjcecological.com

PotscapesMaunsell, CharleenGeorgetown, MA

978-352-5854www.potscapes.net

potscapes@gmail.com

Rankin, ElizabethNewburyport, MA

e_l_rankin@yahoo.com

Rue Sherwood Landscape DesignSherwood, RueIpswich, MA978-356-4416

www.ruesherwood.cominfo@ruesherwood.com

Sands, IV, AlexanderGloucester, MA978-282-3323

info@annisquamlandcare.com

Shamrock AcresCarney-Feldman, Catherine

Ipswich, MA978-356-7093

carneyfeldman@yahoo.com

Susan Quateman Landscape DesignQuateman, Susan

Wenham, MA978-468-77739

www.susanquatemanlandscape.comsquateman@verizon.net

The Herb FarmacyWollmering, Rita

Salisbury, MA978-834-7879

www.theherbfarmacy.comthymeout@theherbfarmacy.com

The Seaside GardenerStanton, HeatherRockport, MA978-290-3904

theseasidegardener@yahoo.com

Tripp, JayGroveland, MA508-560-4138

jhtripp@comcast.net

Uppington, AnnByfield, MA978-465-0827

annuppington@yahoo.com

White Gardens Of RockportWhite, MaryRockport, MA978-546-9513

marytwhite@verizon.net

Whitney AssociatesWhitney, Mary

Salem, MAmary.whitney@cornell.edu

Wiggin, KateGloucester, MA978-282-3130

wigdig@verizon.net

Wolf Hill Garden CenterAsaro, JosephIpswich, MA978-356-6342

www.wolfhillgardencenter.comjasaro@wolfhillgardencenter.com

Wolf Hill LandscapingSampson, DrewGloucester, MA

sampscapes@yahoo.com

Franklin County

Living LandscapesRoper, FrankOrange, MA508-333-4267

meraft1@yahoo.com

Hampden County

Garden Beds & BordersFrickenhaus, Karen

Monson, MA413-297-4768

www.gardenbeds.bizfrick@comcast.net

GrassRoots Lawn CareRichards, Matthew

Westfield, MA413-250-7676

matthewricha@gmail.com

Hamm, DebraMonson, MA413-531-3302

blueberryhgl@aol.com

Hampshire County

Bob’s Organic Lawn CareHansmann, Bob

Easthampton, MA413-529-6854

www.bobsorganiclawncare.combob@bobsorganiclawncare.com

Nature’s WaterGarden Helems, Deresa D.Southampton, MA

413-246-1189www.natureswatergarden.com

natureswatergarden@charter.net

Pioneer Valley OrganicsHatfield, Andrew Navid

Amherst, MA413-253-0477

www.pioneervalleyorganics.comcontact@pioneervalleyorganics.com

Safeground Organic LandcareGiblin, BernadetteNorthampton, MA

413-584-6175www.safegroundlandcare.com

bernadette@safegroundlandcare.com

Middlesex County

A Blade of GrassHellweg, MiriamWayland, MA508-358-4500

mhellweg@abladeofgrass.com

A Yard & A Half LandscapingEdsell-Vetter, Carolyn

Waltham, MA781-788-8855

www.ayardandahalf.comcarolyn@ayardandahalf.com

Abigail Wolf Edible GardensWolf, AbigailLincoln, MA508-308-9365

abigailawolf@gmail.com

ALE Land DesignMcLaurin Eccles, Anne

Lexington, MA781-888-5247

www.alelanddesign.comanne.eccles@alelanddesign.com

Angelli Garden DesignBringola, Susan

Framingham, MA508-877-4789

www.angellidesign.comsusan@angellidesign.com

AquaTerra DesignsKimmel, KristenMaynard, MA617-298-8778

www.aquaterralandscapes.comaquaterradesigns@comcast.net

Armstrong, MichaelNewton, MA617-641-0799

Avery, SueNewton, MA617-965-0756

dempaver@comcast.net

Berman, Seth B.Cambridge, MA

857-829-0257sethbermangardeners@yahoo.com

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Bird House Garden CenterPavone, Dawn

Boxborough, MA978-263-1628

www.birdhousegardencenter.combirdhousegardencenter@yahoo.com

Cheshire Cat Organic GardensPegrum, Denise

Stow, MA978-461-2461

www.cheshirecatorganicgardens.comdenise@cheshirecatorganicgardens.com

Chisholm, JonathanNutting Lake, MA

978-995-1698studio504@comcast.net

Clarke, Scott A.Watertown, MA

617-924-2689clarke@gis.net

Comjean, EvanLincoln, MA978-259-1768

ecomjean@gmail.com

Coppinger CompanyCoppinger, John

North Chelmsford, MA978-251-8309

www.coppingercompany.comcoppco@verizon.net

Danielle NewlandNewland, Danielle

Natick, MA508-655-1128

danielle.newland@gmail.com

Ecological ViewsSmith, MichaelArlington, MA617-633-8459

mjsmith999@comcast.net

Eggleton, DavidWoburn, MA339-227-5386

dse@appliedecologics.com

Federal Reserve Bank of BostonKelly, Paul

Concord, MA617-973-3786

paul.kelly@bos.frb.org

Forbes, NancyBelmont, MA617-484-8127

nancyforbes@mac.com

Franciso’s LandscapingFrancisco, Juan

Chacon, ChicojayArlington, MA781-738-2657

fchicojay@aol.com

From The Ground UpYoung, CandaceConcord, MA978-505-0296

thegroundup@comcast.net

Garden ExperienceSeifert, Jeff

Westford, MA978-692-0727

www.gardenexperience.comjeff@gardenexperience.com

Gardens Are Inc.Bishop, Donald

Olson, ChristopherMarlborough, MA

888-526-7771www.gardensare.comnofa@gardensare.com

Gardens for LifeSmith, DoriActon, MA

978-835-5568www.gardensforlife.netdsmith@newview.org

Gignac, DennisMelrose, MA

dennisgignac77@msn.com

GreenHow, Inc.Greenhow, Sean

Newton, MA617-964-4733

www.greenhow.comsales@greenhow.com

GreenScapes Lawn Koll, Frank

Arlington, MA781-648-4275

www.greenscapeslandcare.comgogreenscapes@comcast.net

Grove Hill GardensLowe, Elizabeth M.

Waltham, MA781-209-0972

www.GroveHillGardens.combeth@grovehillgardens.com

Hickman, MikeHolliston, MA508-429-8733

office@treespecialists.com

Hopkins McDonough, SuzanneFramingham, MA

508-877-5105suemcdonough@rcn.com

John’s Landscape Service, Inc.Stack, EdwardBelmont, MA781-646-5555

www.johnslandscape.comeddiestack2003@yahoo.com

Land EscapesSmith, TrevorArlington, MA617-308-7063

www.everydaygetaway.comtrevscape@comcast.net

Laura Kuhn Design ConsultationKuhn, Laura

onebirch@comcast.net

Laurel Garden DesignPaige, DarcyMelrose, MA781-856-9841

www.laurelgardendesign.comdarcy@laurelgardendesign.com

Leftwich, Charles M.Carlisle, MA978-505-3077

cmleftwich@msn.com

Lepidoptera Landscape DesignMcManus, BridgetFramingham, MA

508-872-5525www.lepidoptera.com

landscape@lepidoptera.com

Liang, MabelCambridge, MA

617-491-5496mabel@twomeeps.com

Life In Your GardenVanderspek, Corinna

nflee@optonline.net

Light & Shade Garden DesignNaish, Sally

www.lightandshadegardens.comsally@lightandshadegardens.com

Mauldin, JuliaFramingham, MA

508-380-5360juliamauldin@gmail.com

Merrifield Garden and DesignMerrifield, KatieFramingham, MA

617-913-0628www.merrifieldgardendesign.com

kemerrifield@yahoo.com

Minglewood DesignsKearney, Angela

Lincoln, MA508-572-2812

www.mylandscape.orginfo@mylandscape.org

Minuteman Landscaping, Inc.Skowyra, ChrisWaltham, MA617-592-7906

www.minutemanlandscaping.com

Moodscapes LLCLipson-Rubin, Judith

www.moodscapesdesign.commoodscapes@verizon.net

Mooney, AllisonBelmont, MA617-489-5050

amooney@massaudubon.org

Organic GardenerMullen, TerriLittleton, MA978-486-1092

mullen_tl@yahoo.com

Organic Soil SolutionsMurray, Michael

Woburn, MA781-937-9992

www.organicsoilsolutions.commikem@organicsoilsolutions.com

OVM Landscape DesignMartins, OlgaNewton, MA617-312-1884

www.ovmlandscapedesign.comovmartins@comcast.net

Parterre Garden Services, Inc.Mangan, LauraCambridge, MA

617-492-2230www.parterregarden.com

lmangan@parterregarden.com

Penniman, MaryCrainActon, MA

978-264-4876mcpenniman@verizon.net

Property Management TeamFillios, ChristusBelmont, MA617-590-6471

Pumpkin Brook OrganicGardening

Asbury, BriannaGirouard, Melissa

Hubbard, PamImbriglio, Carmine

Liversidge, MargaretWhite, StephanieWilliams, Priscilla

Townsend, MA978-597-3005

www.seedlingspecialist.comphw@seedlingspecialist.com

Pure Lawns, Inc.DiClemente, PeterGuiney, Michael

Newton, MA617-276-7877

www.purelawns.cominfo@purelawns.com

Rad Urban FarmersRadoslovich, Charlie

www.radurbanfarmers.comcharlie@radurbanfarmers.com

Risa Edelstein DesignsEdelstein, RisaArlington, MA617-710-8157

www.gardenandthe goodlife.comredelstein@comcast.net

Serna Organic Landscaping of Greater Boston

Serna, CesarWilmington, MA

978-697-5636winchester-ma-landscaping.com

ccserna@msn.com

Site Landscape Design and Fine Gardening

Silva, MarleneArlington, MA781-643-3409

site@marlenesilva.com

Sullivan, Kelley AndrewCambridge, MA

617-607-1960kasullivan@mountauburn.org

Sun & Moon Lanscape DesignTimpa, Judy

Wakefield, MA781-245-2344

sunandmoonlandscape.comjt@sunandmoonlandscape.com

Susan Marsh Landscape DesignMarsh, SusanBelmont, MA617-448-9231

www.susanmarshgardens.comsusanmarsh@verizon.net

Ted Chapman Landscape DesignChapman, TedNewton, MA617-244-8780

ehchapman@verizon.net

The Natural GardenerHamilton, Janet

Framingham, MA508-283-0426jeah@rcn.com

Town of Acton Recreation DepartmentFochtman, Catherine

Acton, MA978-264-9608

www.acton-ma.govfochtman@verizon.net

Tree Specialists Inc.Landry, DavidHolliston, MA508-429-8733

www.treespecialists.comoffice@treespecialists.com

Waterwise Gardens, Inc.Fitzgerald, LaurieMarlborough, MA

617-905-1115www.waterwisegardens.com

laurie@waterwisegardens.com

Weatherall, LauraSherborn, MA508-653-5175

plantsdesign@comcast.net

Woodside Garden DesignCoutre, JaneConcord, MA978-697-3092

jecoutre@att.net

Your Garden CuratorMonahan, RobertSomerville, MA617-710-0243

www.yourgardencurator.cominfo@yourgardencurator.com

Zanardi, SolveyWatertown, MA

solzram@mac.com

Monmouth County

Siciliano Landscape Co.Seydell, KentonRed Bank, MA732-530-1466

www.sicilianolandscape.comsicilianolandscape@yahoo.com

Nantucket County

Atlantic LandscapingMarcus, NatalieNantucket, MA508-367-3012

atlanticlandscapinginc.comlindsay@atlanticlandscapinginc.com

C. Hermansdorfer GardeningHermansdorfer, Christine

Nantucket, MA508-228-9851

bcmr@comcast.net

Churns, MarcusNantucket, MA508-527-7068

emlg@comcast.net

Fairview LandscapingBittner, Mary Cecelia

mcbit12@gmail.com

Glorieux, AnSconset, MA

tepayutso@gmail.com

Hazel’s GardenCrawford, EricNantucket , MA

508-280-2817www.hazelsgarden.com

mastercrawford@gmail.com

Hemingwayscapes, Inc.Hemingway, KatieNantucket, MA508-325-0286

www.hemingwayscapes.cominfo@hemingwayscapes.com

Huehner, DavidNantucket, MA508-325-6300

dkhuehner@yahoo.com

Jesse Dutra Landscape Inc.Dutra, EmilyDutra, JesseNakov, Vesso

Nantucket, MA508-364-4304508-228-9310508-325-4517

www.jessedutralandscape.comvaldalia2@aol.com

ackdutra@comcast.netvessellin@hotmail.com

John Millar Landscaping DesignsMillar, John

johnmillar@comcast.net

Korueva, ZhanaNantucket, MA

snejana_1981@yahoo.com

Marcus Landscape GardeningKeller, GreysonNantucket, MA508-292-7996

thedistantmelody@aol.com

Maskell LandscapingKlein, ChapinNantucket, MA508-257-9648

john.horn@mcardles.com

McGowan, MaryNantucket, MA508-332-4750

mary@pumpkinpondfarm.com

McIntosh, JamesNantucket, MA508-228-6728

shortcutsack@comcast.net

Minihan, KathleenNantucket, MA508-517-4295

kathleen.minihan@gmail.com

Moon Tree GardensVan Lieu, SarahNantucket, MA508-364-3277

www.moontreegardens.comsvanlieu@hotmail.com

Mosscrop, StephanieNantucket, MA978-846-2225

smosscrop@gmail.com

Nantucket Edible LandscapesBull, Kelly

www.NantucketEdibleLandscapes.comNantucketEdibleLandscapes@gmail.com

Nantucket NativeWallace, DylanNantucket, MA508-332-2121

www.nantucketnative.netnantucketnative@gmail.com

Nantucket Park and RecreationBartlett, CharlesNantucket, MA508-228-7213

charlesbartlett@comcast.net

Sconset Gardener, Inc.Bialecki, CoriFriel, John

Palka, MatthewPolachi, III, Charles A.

www.sconsetgardener.commarymcgowan@sconsetgardener.com

garden@nantucket.netmpalka@sconsetgardener.comcpolachi@sconsetgardener.com

The Garden Design CompanyJordin, Julie

gardendesignco@comcast.net

Verney, EricNantucket, MA508-415-1319

eric@ernstlanddesign.com

Wisentaner, Inc.Wisentaner, Jonathan

jonwisentaner@comcast.net

New London County

Wiesner, LisaGroton, MA978-448-5478

wiesnerlisa@hotmail.com

Norfolk County

Abbott, Susan W.Needham, MA781-444-8275

sswabbott@verizon.net

Bisshopp, EllenSharon, MA781-806-5447

e.bisshopp@comcast.net

Gardens 2 GoAlexander, Deborah

Needham, MA617-448-2419

gardens2goma.comdebbiealex@comcast.net

Garden Tech Horticultural Services

Trainor, RobertWalpole, MA508-660-0490

gardentch@msn.com

Hartney GreymontCusack, GaryWales, Ted

Needham, MA781-444-1227

www.hartney.comlawns@hartney.com

Harvey’s Farm Sutherland, Karen J.

Medfield, MA508-359-8200

mybliss1@aol.com

Joyce, KathleenMilton, MA617-462-9731

kjoyce63@comcast.net

Kost-Gross, HeidiWellesley Hills, MA

781-237-2618heidikost@verizon.net

Lattanzio LandscapesLattanzio, Nancy

Milton, MA617-962-3235

www.lattanziolandscapesnancy@lattanziolandscapes.com

Lueders Environmental, Inc.Cartier, Rich

Lueders, MichaelMedfield, MA508-359-9905

www.luedersco.cominfo@luedersco.com

Mulligan, MarthaNeedham, MA781-444-3229

mulliganhooper@verizon.net

Narbonne, Shane AllenNeedham, MA781-444-1227

shane.narbonne@gmail.com

Paradigm LandscapingCotter, JoeQuincy, MA617-472-7550

joetool@comcast.net

Sodbusters LandcareFuqua, RobertWeymouth, MA

781-335-1972ref.insulator@verizon.net

Thayer NurseryDiZinno, Peter

Flores, FernandoLindback, James

Maldonado, CarlosOldfield, Josh

Oldfield, MaggieMilton, MA617-698-2005

www.thayernursery.com

The Garden Continuum, IncAllen, MoniqueMedfield, MA508-359-8200

www.TheGardenContinuum.commonique@thegardencontinuum.com

The Turf MedicSandstrum, Todd

Sharon, MA781-784-9911

www.mcguirelandscapecompany.comtsandstrum.turfmedic@gmail.com

Viburnum Landscape DesignTunsley, KathySharon, MA781-784-7955

www.viburnumdesign.comkathytunsley@comcast.net

Plymouth County

Grass Routes Land CareSombronsky, Michael

Marshfield, MA781-837-4321

msombronsky@hotmail.com

Greenscape DesignsPierdinock, TinaDuxbury, MA781-834-5472

greenscapedesigns@comcast.net

Herbal-I-GardenCarlson, Zeke R.Marshfield, MA781-799-6100

shilohpure@aol.com

Lipton, Rebecca F.Plympton, MA781-608-2389

freshideaorganic@aol.com

Nelson, MichaelLakeville, MA508-946-0682

mnelson@norfolkaggie.org

Summit LandscapeMacdonald, DaveMarshfield, MA781-319-0167

summitlandscape@yahoo.com

TreescapesDolphin, MarkHingham, MA781-383-1509

Suffolk County

Christie Dustman & CompanyDustman, Christie

Marini, PaulRoslindale, MA617-327-0330

www.christiedustman.comchristie@christiedustman.compaul@christiedustman.com

Corona, SusannahWinthrop, MA617-846-8520

scorona5@verizon.net

Ellen Forrester Landscape DesignForrester, Ellen

Allston, MA617-987-0867

ln4ster@rcn.com

Kennen Landscape ArchitectureKennen, KateBoston, MA617-519-1488

kate@katekennen.com

Minuteman Landscaping, Inc.Agabedis, JimBrighton, MA617-782-7332

www.minutemanlandscaping.comagabedis@comcast.net

NewSense Environmental Services Network Inc.

Brown, DennisBoston, MA617-799-9960

www.nsesn.comdennis.brown@earthlink.net

Renee PortanovaPortanova, Renee

Jamaica Plain, MA631-357-2735

eco_brooklyn@yahoo.com

Rose Fitzgerald KennedyGreenway Conservancy

Lobdell, MatthewRuggiero, AnthonyShillaber, Stuart

Smarr, TomBoston, MA617-292-0020

www.rosekennedygreenway.orgtsmarr@rosekennedygreenway.org

Sally Muspratt Landscape Design, Inc.

Muspratt, SaraWest Roxbury, MA

617-327-2401www.smmgardens.com

smmgardens@gmail.com

Worcester County

Dave’s Tree and LandscapingHatton, DaveHolden, MA508-829-6803

davestreeandlandscaping.comdavestreeandlandscaping@charter.net

Denis Wagner Fine GardeningWagner, DenisHarvard, MA617-512-9243

denwag2102@aol.com

Dig in It, Inc.Hinrichs, Peter W.Shrewsbury, MA

508-330-1193www.diginplants.competer@diginplants.com

Discovered GardensStafford, RussellLancaster, MA508-335-8106

www.discoveredgardens.comrussell@discoveredgardens.com

Durrant Design Durrant, Pamela

Harvard, MA978-456-3695

durrantdesign.netpdurrant@charter.net

Ford’s Hometown ServicesFord, Chris

Worcester, MA508-852-4066

www.fordshometown.cominfo@fordshometown.com

Forgione Lawn CareForgione, MarkClinton, MA978-368-1119

www.ForgioneLawn.commark@forgionelawn.com

Harragian, CathySterling, MA978-422-6217

www.organicgardendesign.usorganicgardendesign@verizon.net

Inside-Out Garden DesignKalil, CherHolden, MA508-829-9983

www.insideoutgarden.bizcher@insideoutgarden.biz

Kane, MaurineLeominister, MA

978-413-7244Earthmo@gmail.com

McShea, NancyLeominster, MA

978-870-2792nmcshea@wayland.ma.us

Nancy DeWolfe LandscapesDeWolfe, Nancy

Westborough, MA508-366-5566

www.dewolfescapes.comndewolfe@aol.com

Pleasant View NurseryKennen, III, Henry R.

Paxton, MA508-752-5967

www.pvnpaxton.comhank@pvnpaxton.com

Roots Rock LandscapingGrigos, NathanPrinceton, MA508-397-8106

ngrigos@yahoo.com

Taubert, Sharon LovelyJefferson, MA508-829-5380

busybee@busybeenursery.com

Maryland

Gardens of the Three GracesZimmerman, Catherine

Silver Spring, MD301-754-1414

CatherineZimmerman@yahoo.com

Richard Landscaping, LLCBajana, RichardBethesda, MD301-896-0391

www.richardlandscaping.netrichard@bajana.net

Cumberland County

Nichols, JustinPownal, ME207-329-4029

jnichols@mainegardens.org

University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Hibbard, DianaYarmouth, ME207-846-4940

dhibbard@umext.maine.edu

Hancock County

Earthworks Landscape Smith, PatrickFranklin, ME207-565-2167

University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Peronto, MarjorieEllsworth, ME207-667-8212

mperonto@umext.maine.edu

York County

Carr, RobertBuxton, ME207-252-7266

bobrjcarr@cs.com

JNL Inc.Durack, Pamela

Eliot, ME207-439-6075

pamela@jnlinc.com

Massachusetts - Maine | Local AOLCP Listings

Piscataqua Landscaping Co., Inc.Critchley, JaimeLund, GregorySanford, ME207-590-5159

critchley83@yahoo.comEliot, ME

207-439-2241plci@comacast.net

Sunset Farm OrganicsDunworth, Alice

Lorrain, PaulLyman, ME207-423-9348

www.sunsetfarmorganics.comorganicfarm@gwi.net

Michigan

Eco-Logic Lawn Gierlinger, Mary Beth

Grosse Pointe, MI313-886-7233

www.ecologiclawn.commarybeth@ecologiclawn.com

New Hampshire

Belknap County

Garden Artisans LLCWells-Kay, Ginger

Belmont, NH603-524-8607

www.gardenartisans.netgardening@metrocast.net

Hillsborough County

Artful GardenerClaffey, Debra

New Boston, NH603-487-3661

debclaffey@artist-services.com

Coronis Landscape ConsultantsCoronis, Laurence

Wilton, NH603-721-9812

lcoronis@tds.net

Fire Belly Organic Lawn CareWhite, ChrisMilford, NH888-445-8041

cwhite@firebellylawncare.com

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Hilltop Pruning ServicesCox, Sara

Francestown, NH603-547-3707

hilltoppruning@comcast.net

Howe, JanaMont Vernon, NH

603-673-6517janaehowedy@yahoo.com

Pleasant Pond Landscaping, LLCTyler, John A.

Bennington, NH603-588-3800

www.pleasant-pond.netjohn@pleasant-pond.ne

Tremblay, Daniel L.Peterborough, NH

603-924-6139www.broadoaktree.comgrow@broadoaktree.com

T.W.I.G. Horticultural ConsultingKovecses, Paula

Weare, NH603-529-9634

www.twigthewayitgrows.cominfo@twigthewayitgrows.com

Merrimack County

Odell, RalphPittsfield, NH603-435-7397

ralphodell@aol.com

Stone Blossom Landscape and Design

Phillips, BrittDunbarton, NH603-315-5194

www.stoneblossom.netbrittany@stoneblossom.net

Terra Design LandscapesRico, DeniseHenniker, NH603-428-4258

terradesignlandscapes.comterradesign@comcast.net

Rockingham County

Hennessey Landscape Services, Inc.

Hennessey, MichaelPlaistow, NH603-382-7715

www.hennesseylandscape.comhennalands1@comcast.net

Piscataqua Landscaping Co., Inc.Lynch, AlyssaVeazey, MikeExeter, NH

207-641-7423alyssssaashley@aol.com

Slade, KathyPlaistow, NH603-378-0560

kathy.slade@gmail.com

The Good Food Farm/FlorascapeCinamon-Whalen, Deb

East Kingston, NH603-305-7093

www.debcinamonwhalen.comdebbb1@comcast.net

Strafford County

Gagne, AndrewDurham, NH603-620-5824

andrew@copperleaflandscaping.com

Westchester County

Comfy LawnMcGhee, EarlPelham, NH978-973-2410

www.organiclawnmovie.cominfo@comfylawn.com

New Jersey

Bergen County

Camberly GardensCavilla, DavidTenafly, NJ201-569-9291

www.camberlygardens.comcamberlygardens@aol.com

Integrated Arbor SolutionsMastrobuoni, Todd

Fair Lawn, NJ201-830-9103

www.integratedarborsolutions.comtoddm@integratedarborsolutions.com

McLaughlin, MichaelRidgewood, NJ201-444-4571

mikemclaughlin67@yahoo.com

Morning Dew LandscapingKarlson, EricGlen Rock, NJ201-612-1101

morningdewlawn@gmail.com

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Burlington County

Colonial Gardens Landscape Company, LLC

Munns, AlexLumberton, NJ609-261-2757

www.colonialgardenlandscape.comalex@colonialgardenslandscape.com

Camden County

Raffa, MichaelCherry Hill, NJ856-484-7708

Hunterdon County

NaturalScape, Inc.Scarinci, DavidPittstown, NJ908-735-6355

dscarinci@embarqmail.com

Ross Landscape DesignRoss, SandyCalifon, NJ201-704-0885

web.me.com/sandrarosssandyross2@aol.com

Mercer County

Our World-Our ChoiceRobinson, Judith

Princeton, NJ609-356-0558

jkwolfjr@yahoo.com

Morris County

Green Path Organic LandcareBucuk, Mike Bucuk, TomChatham, NJ973-301-0551

www.greenpathlandcare.comoffice@greenpathlandcare.com

Plant Health AlternativesConroy, James J.Morris Plains, NJ

201-650-1231www.TheTreeWhisperer.com

drjim@planthealthalternatives.com

Organic Turf and InsectPote, Tom

Chester, CT908-879-7004

organicturfandinsect.com

Ocean County

Earth Groomers Inc.Davidson, StevenToms River, NJ732-573-1800

www.EarthGroomers.comsteve@earthgroomers.com

Mickiewicz, PaulJackson, NJ732-928-0982

smicki3781@yahoo.com

Union County

BigOldTreesGraff, Jan

Summit, NJ973-493-1585

jangraffstree@gmail.com

New York

Albany County

Acquario, VirginiaDelmar, NY518-439-7132

pratula@aol.com

Bronx County

PadillaTree.Com, Inc.Padilla, Ralph

Bronx, NY718-562-1498

www.padillatree.comralphpadillatree@hotmail.com

Weinstein, MobeeBronx, NY

718-796-1808mobeew@yahoo.com

Dutchess County

Singing Brook GardensHajdek, AnaWassaic, NY845-789-1294

anahajduk@yahoo.com

Livingston County

Josh Lawn Care and Landscaping Inc.

Deignan, RobertConesus, NY585-346-5110

www.joshlandscape.comlandcare@joshlandscape.com

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Monroe County

EcoBuyWay, LLCCosta, JoanneRochester, NY585-482-4217

ecobuyway@gmail.com

T.L.C. Organic Lawn CareWiesmore, Timothy

Churchville, NY585-594-3311

twtlc06@yahoo.com

Nassau County

Forsander, JeffGlen Head, NY516-674-0634

jeffscustomland@aol.com

Green, RobertSeaford, NY516-342-9925

mrgreenlawncare@gmail.com

MacDonald, MichaelaLocust Valley, NY

516-676-0980kayla@maorganics.com

New York County

The New York Botanical GardenUyterhoeven, Sonia

New York, NY718-817-8592www.nybg.org

suyterhoeven@nybg.org

Onondaga County

Wiers, TinaTully, NY

315-396-2716toad1964@hotmail.com

Orange County

McCarey Landscaping, Inc.Tymoczko, JohnMiddletown, NY

845-355-7500www.mccareylandscaping.comjohnt@mccareylandscaping.com

Rockland County

Flora Landscapes Ltd.Adishian, AniNyack, NY

914-760-9390ani.adishian@gmail.com

Second Nature Lawn Care, IncBuchan, Bill

Pearl River, NY845-735-2331

www.secondnaturelawncare.cominfo@secondnaturelawncare.com

Suffolk County

Aronica Professional Lawn and Tree Care, Inc.

Hanrahan, RyanStony Brook, NY

631-929-9000www.aronicatree.com

aronicalawnntree@aol.com

Cea, SteveNesconset, NY631-793-4458

jdm29@optonline.net

Organically Green ProfessionalLawn and Tree Care Inc.

Aronica, JohnNesconset, NY631-467-7999

organicallygreen@verizon.net

Ulster County

Catskill Native NurseryDombrowski, MikeKerhonkson, NY

845-626-2758catskillnativenursery.com

info@catskillnativenursery.com

Washington County

Hansen, RonaldGreenwich, NY518-692-7915

greenspr5@hvwisp.net

Westchester County

Almstead Tree, Lawn Almstead, Ken

Katenkamp, TimNew Rochelle, NY

800-427-1900www.almstead.cominfo@almstead.com

ArborscapeMcLaren, Nicholas

Brewster, NY845-940-0555

nick@arborscape.com

Atkins, PeterBedford, NY914-234-0161

phaflowergardens@aol.com

Carmine Labriola Contracting Corporation

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dandelions as a diuretic, so moderation isrecommended. In the early 1900s, many familiesmade dandelion wine. My favorite dandelion use isto let bees work their magic and turn them intodelicious HONEY!

Dandelions can actually improve your lawn; theyhave tap roots which accumulate nutrients andminerals from deep in soils. When the plants dieand decay, these nutrients become available toshallow-rooted lawn plants.

Whether you’re finishing your fall harvest orletting your garden stand fallow, consider usingcover crops of buckwheat or alfalfa. These ‘greenmanures’ can be tilled in prior to planting, adding soil nutrition and offering pollinatorsdelicious blooms.

Be sure to provide a shallow water source forpollinators and butterflies. You can use a birdbathor shallow dish with a few tapered rocks for thebees to land on whatever the water level.

Novice Beekeepers will benefit from introductorybeekeeping courses, joining local beekeepersassociations and reading trade journals or texts.Most state or regional Beekeeping Associationsoffer members great benefits like:

• Introductory beekeeping course

• Experienced and professional mentors

Why keep honeybees? People keep bees to eathoney, improve personal health, increase garden orfarm yields and improve global food security.Honey is a wonderful, natural sweetener whichnever goes bad. Many arthritis sufferers find reliefwith apitherapy. A honeybee visits 50 to 100blossoms on a typical collection flight pollinatingblooms and helping plants set fruit along the way.

Traditional healers used honey as a naturalantibiotic and burn treatment. Apitherapy orgetting a deliberate bee sting is a traditionaltreatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis, MultipleScleroses and shingles.

Please keep pollinators in mind when you designgardens and select plants; use high nectar valueplants with a wide variety of bloom times so thatpollinators don’t have to starve while waiting forthe next burst of bloom.

Pollinator-friendly gardens including nectar andpollen sources like Apple, Red Maple, Tulip Treeand Black Locust. You and your clients will enjoythese shrubs with fruit and/or glorious fall color;bees will love their nectar-loaded blooms:Raspberry, Blackberry, Blueberry, Sumac andBasswood. Other honeybee favorites include WhiteClover, Red Clover, Milkweed, Globe Thistle,Aster, Goldenrod and Dandelions.

Yes, Dandelions are among the BEST nectarsources for honeybees! Please don’t pull theseplants from your lawns. Please help educate clientsand neighbors on the many benefits of growingdandelions in lawns and gardens.

Add some extra zip to you salad with a few youngdandelion leaves. Traditional healers used

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Beekeeping is a great choice forpeople who love nature and wantto reduce threats to a decliningpopulation of pollinators.

• Monthly association meetings

• Monthly or quarterly newsletters

• Invitation to annual meeting

• Access to association library

• Opportunity to sell honey through booths at fairs, tradeshows and other event

• Discount rentals of honey extractors

• Bulk order discounts on honey jars

• Affiliation with national or regional organizations:• Eastern Apicultural Society: www.easternapiculture.org• American Beekeeping Federation: www.abfnet.org• National Honey Board: www.honey.com

• Agriculture Councils

Beekeeping is a great choice for people who love nature and wantto reduce threats to a declining population of pollinators andcontribute to global food security. As much as 70% of foods raisedaround the globe require insect or animal pollination. Wild andmanaged honeybees are threatened by shrinking habitats, diseasesand increasing chemical use. Backyard beekeepers maintain andincrease local food and vegetable harvests today and into the future.

Because bees often fly up to 3 miles on a collection flight, mosthoney cannot be certified organic unless the hives are in very largeparks, forests or other uncultivated areas.

Offering honeybees a chemical-free home garden, agricultural fieldand wild or managed forest ensures thorough pollination, increasedvolume (often over 30% higher) and high quality produce fromberries, vegetables and fruit plants. Honeybees need foodthroughout the year, not just during the growing season. Theymake honey as a way to preserve the bounty of spring and latesummer blossoms for their long cold winter. Responsiblebeekeepers share with their bees at fall harvest time; bees needforty to sixty pounds of honey to survive the winter.

Please consider becoming a beekeeper or supporting one in yourneighborhood! Enjoy the delicious honey, plant for pollinators,share information on apitherapy, help the planet increase globalfood security and improve your garden or farm yield. For moreinformation, contact your local beekeeper’s association. �

Photos, from top: A bee foraging for nectar in early spring, aswarm of honey bees ready to be captured, a hive set up.

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What is Organic?

The word “organic” as we use it here, comes fromorganic agriculture. The ideas and methods of organicagriculture have been developed over the last 60 yearsthrough a rich exchange among farmers, researchers,and activists all over the world. The mission of theNOFA Organic Land Care Programis to extend thevision and principles of organic agriculture to thelandscapes where people live their daily lives. Theprimary goals of the NOFA Organic Land CareProgram are:

• Maintaining soil health;

• Eliminating synthetic pesticide and syntheticfertilizer use;

• Increasing landscape diversity; and

• Improving the health and well being of thepeople and web of life in our care.

The full definition of Organic Land Care – how weapply those goals to the real world – is fleshed out inour publication Standards for Organic Land Care:Practices for Design and Maintenance of EcologicalLandscapes. This publication covers a very broadrange of landscapes and environmental issues. Someimportant points that apply to organic lawns and turfinclude:

• No synthetic pesticides, including insecticides,fungicides, and herbicides

• No synthetic fertilizers

• No genetically engineered organisms

• Building healthy soil that can support diversesoil life as well as strong growth of healthy grass

• Reducing the potential for nitrogen orphosphorus pollution by limiting the amount oforganic fertilizers applied and adjusting thetiming of application

• Using good cultural practices to encourage thestrong growth of healthy grass and reduce theneed for irrigation and other inputs

• Increasing diversity of plant cultivars and specieswhere appropriate – depending on how the lawnwill be used and the standards of the client.

(Note: There is, of course, a completely differentmeaning of the word “organic,” referring to moleculeswith carbon atoms, as in “organic chemistry.” This isnot the meaning we are using here. This otherdefinition sometimes causes confusion with respect tofertilizers. Fertilizers that include ingredients likesewage sludge or urea, which would not be acceptableunder organic standards for agriculture or land care,

Whyby Kimberly A. Stoner, Ph.D.

The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment StationChair, Organic Land Care Committee

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sometimes are labeled “organic” under the “organicchemistry” definition.)

Concerns About Pesticide Use

The demand for organic lawns and athletic turf isdriven by concerns about human health and theenvironment. Organic management is beneficial tohealth and the environment in many ways: eliminatingthe use of synthetic pesticides, building a diverse,robust ecological system that holds nutrients andwater, reducing pollution due to leaching and run-off,and recharging groundwater and streams with cleanfresh water. Because concerns about pesticides areforemost in the minds of the general public, I willfocus on pesticide issues here.

A pesticide, according the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency, is “any substance intended forpreventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating anypest.” Pests include a wide range of “living organismsthat occur where they are not wanted or causedamage to crops or humans or other animals.” Inaddition to insects, these include weeds, fungi,bacteria or viruses that cause disease in plants, andanimals such as mice or slugs that attack desiredplants or occur where they aren’t wanted1. (See theresource list at the end of this chapter for furtherinformation and references to the scientific literature.)

Pesticides may be needed in certain situations toprotect against the spread of human pathogens.However, the evidence for harmful effects of pesticideson human health and the environment has increasedsteadily ever since the first alarms were raised by thebook Silent Spring in 1962. As the evidence hasaccumulated, some pesticides that once were widelyused have been restricted or banned. These pesticideswere, of course, hazardous to human health and theenvironment all along, but the hazards were onlyrecognized and established through scientific studiesafter many years of use.

There are several reasons why it takes so long to fullyunderstand the hazards of pesticides, even thosecurrently on the market today:

There can be a long time between pesticide exposureand appearance of chronic disease. Cancer in humans,

for example, may show up 20 – 30 years afterexposure to a carcinogenic pesticide2.

There may be a critical time in development whenpesticide exposure will result in major effects muchlater in life. Studies have shown that fetuses andyoung children are particularly sensitive to theeffects of pesticides3 . These effects may show upas cancer, as deformities of the reproductivesystem, or as effects on the development of thenervous system, which affect learning andbehavior, but are only detected years after theexposure.

New studies are also showing that exposure of aparent to pesticides is associated with birthdefects, cancer, and reproductive effects in the nextgeneration. This includes exposure of fathers, notjust pregnant mothers.

Scientists continue to discover new risks associatedwith pesticides that were not known 20 or 30 yearsago. The entire field of endocrine disruption, thestudy of the interference of synthetic chemicals inthe normal signals carried by hormones throughoutthe body, has developed tremendously since thelandmark book on the subject, Our Stolen Future,was published in 1996. One of the surprisingdiscoveries has been that pesticides and othersynthetic chemicals can have adverse effects onhormonal systems in mice at very lowconcentrations – much lower than had previouslybeen considered a hazard. There has been greatresistance to incorporating this information intogovernment regulatory requirements because itwould require setting limits for human exposurehundreds or thousands of times lower than theyare today.

We are all exposed to a mixture of pesticides andother potentially harmful chemicals in ourenvironment. A recent Environmental WorkingGroup study found an average of 200 contaminants(industrial chemicals, pesticides, and otherpollutants) per baby in the umbilical cord blood ofnewborns, and other studies have also shown a“body burden” of dozens to hundreds of thesecontaminants in every person in the U.S. Thismakes studies of environmental chemicals and

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disease in the human population difficult because weare all exposed at some level – there is no controlunexposed population. In addition, there is increasingevidence that combinations of chemicals can havemuch greater effects than each one separately,increasing the hazard, and also the difficulty ofscientific study.

In order to evaluate the effects of pesticides on “non-target” organisms, the Federal government requiresonly tests to determine acute toxic effects on a fewindicator species (such as bobwhite quail, rainbowtrout, carp, and honey bees) before a pesticide can beregistered. These tests cannot predict the effects ofpesticides on the whole range of other animals, plants,microbes, and ecological systems.

There are few studies on the effects of long-term, low-level exposure on other organisms. In shore nestingherons, for example, the organophosphates andcarbamates in the diets of the chicks do not kill themoutright, but affect their behavior so that they aremore susceptible to attack by scavenging beetles inthe nest and by predators. Detailed studies of theeffects of a mixture of pesticides, each at very lowconcentration, on frogs found multiple subtle effects:delayed metamorphosis, reduced size, andimmunosuppression leading to bacterial infection. Onestudy found that an insecticide and a fungicide, bothknown to be endocrine disruptors in mammals, alsointerfered at very low concentrations with thesignaling between a leguminous plant and thesymbiotic bacteria that fixes nitrogen in its roots.

Thus, the arguments for eliminating pesticides orincreasing restrictions on pesticide use are:

There is considerable scientific evidence forassociations of cancers, birth defects, hormonaldisruption, and neurological effects with pesticidesstill used today.

There is also evidence of damage to wildlife andecological systems.

Pesticides that are now recognized as hazardous werewidely used for years, exposing millions of people andsensitive ecological systems, before the pesticidehazards were adequately recognized.

Even after hazards have been scientificallydemonstrated, additional legal and political pressureswere often required to restrict or eliminate even themost hazardous pesticides.

These relationships are inherently time-consuming tostudy. Even a strong relationship may be difficult toprove in a timely and efficient way. If, asdemonstrated in animal studies, pesticide exposure ofa parent can result in damage to the reproductivesystem for four subsequent generations, then the fulleffects of our current pesticide use may not be fullyevident for many decades to come.

Lack of proof of harm is not necessarily evidence forsafety. It can also mean that a possible harmful effecthas not yet been studied, or that studies thus far havenot yielded a clear result. As discussed above, someeffects of pesticides take many years and a largeresearch commitment to demonstrate conclusively.

Pesticides Used in Organic Agriculture and Land Care

In organic agriculture, and now in organic land care,the philosophy has always been to avoid the use ofpesticides as much as possible through management ofthe entire ecological system to avoid pest problems.These non-chemical methods – such as planting insectand disease resistant varieties, avoiding monocultures,building healthy soil with diverse soil life, and alteringgrowing conditions to reduce susceptibility to pestsand disease – are listed as “Preferred” in theStandards for Organic Land Care, which weredeveloped and published by the NOFA Organic LandCare Program.

However, in both organic agriculture and organic landcare, some pesticides are allowed. Organic standardshave always been much more restrictive than those ofthe U.S. government. The basic principles used indeciding which pesticides to allow are:

• Allowed pesticides should be based on naturalproducts, not synthetic chemicals

• Natural products that are known to be highlytoxic (such as nicotine) are not allowed

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Some specific examples of pesticides allowed inorganic agriculture and land care are:

• Microbial pesticides, such as Bacillusthuringiensis (Bt), spinosad, Milky Spore®,Beauveria bassiana (a fungus that attacksinsects), and formulations of microbes that areantagonists or competitors against plantpathogens

• Botanical pesticides, such as pyrethrin, neem,hot pepper wax, and clove oil

• Certain mined products, such as horticulturaloil, potassium bicarbonate, and diatomaceousearth

• Insecticidal soaps

These choices were made over the years in organicagriculture by farmers and activists, who did not have

the resources to do elaborate testing of the vast arrayof natural and synthetic pesticides in order to decidewhich posed the least hazard to human health, toecologically sound farming systems, and to theenvironment. Although some scientists criticizeorganic agriculture and land care for using thedistinction between natural and synthetic materials inmaking choices, this distinction has held up quite wellover the decades.

Synthetic pesticides are more likely to persist, spreadto non-target sites, and bioaccumulate than pesticidesbased on natural products because synthetic chemicalsrepresent new chemical structures never beforeoccurring in biological systems. Enzymes andorganisms that completely break down syntheticpesticides to harmless components may not exist ormay not act rapidly enough to prevent the pesticidefrom becoming a widespread pollutant. This has beenseen many times in the history of synthetic pesticides

and also many other synthetic chemicals. Oneexample is DDT, whose toxic breakdown productshave been found in the bodies of human beings allover the planet, from remote villages in Papua, NewGuinea to the high Arctic. Another more recentexample is imidacloprid, which was discovered ingroundwater after only 9 years of use in Long Island.

The only pesticides based on natural materials with ahistory of long-term persistence, spread to non-targetsites, or bioaccumulation are those based on minedmaterials, particularly lead and arsenic. Thesepesticides were widely used in conventional agriculturein the early 20th century, but were never allowed inorganic agriculture because the toxicity of thesematerials was already well-recognized (although weknow a great deal more now about their hazards,especially at low concentrations). All pesticide useinvolves some risk, including the use of pesticidesallowed in organic systems. One should seriouslyconsider all possible non-chemical alternatives beforeusing any pesticide, and take appropriate safetyprecautions.

In some cases, pesticides may have benefits exceedingtheir risks. For example, when insects spreadpathogens that cause human disease, it is appropriateto carefully evaluate the judicious use of pesticidesagainst other alternatives in protecting public health.Pesticides may also be needed in other emergencysituations, such as limiting the spread of new invasivespecies of insects or plant pathogens.

Lawns and athletic turf definitely provide benefits tohumans, providing a pleasant and useful environmentfor our activities. Well-managed lawns and athleticturf also provide environmental benefits by reducingsoil erosion and water runoff. However, syntheticpesticides are not essential for growing healthy lawnsand turf. And much of the pesticide use on lawns andturf is for purely cosmetic purposes – to create acertain standard of appearance – which is notnecessary for the human or environmental benefits.Thus, it can be argued that the risks of usingsynthetic pesticides to grow lawns and turf –particularly the risks to the health of the peopleapplying the pesticides, to those living near andplaying on the turf, and to the surroundingenvironment – are much greater than the benefits to

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Carson, Rachel. 1962. Silent Spring. HoughtonMifflin Books.

Colborn, T., D. Dumanoski, J.P. Meyer. 1996.Our Stolen Future: How We AreThreatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, andSurvival. Penguin Books.

Krimsky, S. 2000. Hormonal Chaos: TheScientific and Social Origins of theEnvironmental Endocrine Hypothesis. JohnsHopkins University Press.

Schettler, T., G. Solomon, M. Valenti, and A.Huddle. 1999. Generations At Risk: ReproductiveHealth and the Environment. MIT Press.

Wargo, J. 1996. Our Children’s Toxic Legacy:How Science and Law Fail to Protect Us FromPesticides. Yale University Press.

Internet:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – About Pesticides:

http://www.epa.gov/ pesticides/about/#not

Fact sheets on particular pesticides:

U.S Environmental Protection Agency:http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/factsheets/chemical_fs.htm

National Pesticide Information Center (OregonState University) http://npic.orst.edu/nptnfact.htm

Resources for More Information

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human health and the environment. The decision,in the end, is up to you, your lawn and turfprofessionals, and your community. �

Scientific Reviews of Pesticide Hazards (Sometimespesticides are included in broader reviews ofchemical hazards.)

Overviews of the hazards of pesticides in thelandscape to the public:

Ontario College of Family Physicians. 2004.Pesticide Literature Review: Systematic Review ofPesticide Human Health Effects.

http://www.ocfp.on.ca/local/files/Communications/Current%20Issues/Pesticides/Final%20Paper%2023APR2004.pdf

Overview of pesticide effects on humans and other vertebrates:

Parsons, K.C. et al. 2005. Sublethal Effects ofExposure to Cholinesterase-inhibiting Pesticides:Humans and Vertebrate Wildlife. Manomet Centerfor Conservation Sciences.

http://www.manomet.org/pdf/SublethaleffectsofexposuretoChE-inhibitorsreport.

Database of chemicals (including pesticides) andrisk of breast cancer:

Cornell University. 2006. EnviroChem and Cancer Database.

http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/eccd/print.cfm

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U.S Environmental Protection Agency – About Pesticides:

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Clapp, R. G. Howe, M.J. Lefevre. 2005.Environmental and Occupational Causes of Cancer:A Review of the Recent Scientific Literature.University of Massachusetts Lowell.

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Birnbaum, L.S. and S. E. Fenton. 2003. Cancerand developmental exposure to endocrinedisruptors. Environmental Health Perspectives111:389–394 (2003).

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Welshons, W.V. et al. 2003. Large Effects fromSmall Exposures. I. Mechanisms for Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals With Estrogenic Activity.Environmental Health Perspectives 111: 944-1006(2003).

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Cavieres, M.F., J. Jaeger, and W. Porter. 2002.Developmental Toxicity of a Commercial HerbicideMixture in Mice: I. Effects on EmbryoImplantation and Litter Size. EnvironmentalHealth Perspectives 110:1081–1085 (2002).

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T.B., et al. 2006. Pesticide Mixtures, EndocrineDisruption, and Amphibian Declines: Are WeUnderestimating the Impact? EnvironmentalHealth Perspectives 114 (suppl 1):40-50.

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It was a glorious early spring weekend in Vermont,and I escaped from my busy garden center for a fewdays of camping. I set up my tent in a field of tallgrass, right next to a lovely pond. I read, I slept, Ibuilt a campfire, and wandered around barefoot. Allwas right with the world. On the four-hour drivehome, I started to feel a bit itchy. Not just on myarms, but in cracks and crevices all over my body. Bythe next day, rashes had broken out everywhere. Icame to the full realization that Mother Nature hadgiven me an unexpected gift as a result of my campingadventure: a nasty case of poison ivy. As I sufferedand scratched my way through countless springfestivals and garden talks, I came to realize theenormity of misinformation about this plantcirculating amongst my customers, coworkers, friends,and family. Let’s start out this growing season bysetting the record straight.

First of all, poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) is anative plant that is food to birds and many animals.(I say this in case you were wondering WHY it existsand what good it serves.) It can take many forms;most people think of it as a vine rambling up trees. Igot it this time from a ground cover vine weaving itsway through grass and weeds. It didn’t have anyleaves at all; it was simply bare stems, practicallyundetectable unless you were really looking. I know ofan old fencepost that is covered with vines; theyculminate at the top in a mass of branches and theeffect is that of a poison ivy tree. The sides of thehighway are covered in poison ivy vines intermingledwith native orange butterfly weed (Asclepias

tuberosa). I have given the “poison ivy tour” toshow innocent gardeners suffering from the rashwhat forms it can take, and they have alwaysexpressed amazement at the chameleon quality ofthis plant.

Second, you get the rash from poison ivy bycoming in contact with urushiol. According to thedefinitive reference on this plant, Nature’s Revengeby Susan Hauser, “urushiol flows within the canalsin the leaves, stems, roots, and skin of the berries.”This oil has a depressingly long life. If you walkthrough a patch of poison ivy, put your workboots away for the winter, and then put themback on in the spring, the oil that is most likelystill clinging to your boots can still infect you! Itcan last for many years, leaving its residue on toolhandles, gardening jackets, and all sorts of othertraps-in-waiting. If you plant naturalizing daffodilbulbs amongst the BARE STEMS of poison ivy;the urushiol on those stems will give you the rash,even in December! If you don’t realize you’ve beenexposed, this oil can cling to your trowel andshovel handle, pruning shears and their holster,

Poison Ivy

An Unexpected Gift from the Garden:

by Nancy DuBrule-Clemente

If you walk through a patch ofpoison ivy, put your work bootsaway for the winter, and then putthem back on in the spring, the oilthat is most likely still clinging toyour boots can still infect you!

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Third, you cannot get poison ivy either by walking byit or by scratching the blisters. Once you have it, it isNOT systemic within your body. If it continues toshow up over a few days or a week on parts of yourbody which were not exposed to the plant or any ofits parts, it is because you are either getting reinfectedfrom the oil which could be present somewhere inyour world OR the oil was diluted by your sweat andmade its way to hidden cracks and crevices in your body.

To disinfect myself once I realize I have been exposed,I always carry the following arsenal in my car:isopropyl alcohol, Fels Naptha® brown soap,disposable surgical gloves, and Tecnu brand poison ivywash. Realizing how easy it is to spread the urushiol, Ifirst wash my skin with Tecnu, carefully following thedirections and applying it to dry skin and rubbing itin for two minutes before washing off with water. Ithen clean my skin with rubbing alcohol. Finally, Iwash all exposed body parts with the brown soap forgood measure.

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Learn to recognize both the leaves and the hairy stems of poison ivy so you can avoid it in all seasons.remember the adage: “Leaves of three, Let it Be...”

Nancy DuBrule-Clemente is the owner ofNatureworks, an organic garden center andlandscaping service in Northford, CT. For moreinformation, visit www.naturework.com.

As an organic land care practitioner, I would neveruse Roundup® or any other toxic chemicals notallowed by the NOFA standards. To control poisonivy, I use a few methods. For small amounts, I boil upa kettle of water and pour it on the roots. NEVERburn poison ivy or use a flame weeder on poison ivy,as you can get the rash in your lungs, a commonproblem for firefighters. Organic herbicides such asacid-based Burnout or Weed Pharm work on theleaves of young plants, but they are not systemic andwill not kill the roots. If I cut a large vine from a tree,I will fold a thick garbage bag in quarters, pin it downover the stub that I cut, and bury it with mulch. Anycutting tools will then have urushiol on them. Forlarger areas, I open up large cardboard boxes, plopthem down on the plants, and bury the cardboardwith 2-4” of organic mulch- leaves, shredded bark—anything will do. If any poison ivy finds its way intothe light, I smother it again. When poison ivy isgrowing within landscape beds, I am forced to pull itout. First, I suit up with tall rubber boots, a longsleeve work shirt, surgical gloves on my hands, andBluette thick rubber gloves over them. I have a heavyduty garbage bag or two at the ready. I work carefullyand deliberately, pulling the vines and placing them inthe garbage bags. If I have to cut any vines, I knowthat my pruning shears, the holster that holds it, andthe belt that holds the holster will be contaminatedwith urushiol. If I dig it out, the handle of the shovelgets contaminated. I work slowly and deliberately,with absolute awareness of how easy it is for this oilto spread and great respect for its power to hurt me.If my face itches (which it ALWAYS does at thispoint), I don’t scratch it! When done, I tie up thegarbage bag and discard it. If I am on the crew, Ilabel this bag so everyone knows it is “P.I.” as we callit. I then wash my rubber gloves while they are stillon my hands with Tecnu as described above, followingup with rubbing alchohol. I remove them and keepingthe surgical gloves on, I wipe down my rubber boots,my holster, my belt, my pruning shears, and myshovel handle with rubbing alcohol, using rags that Iwill later discard or paper towels. I then remove myboots. I wash my arms and hands thoroughly withTecnu, followed by rubbing alchohol. We follow thisregimen to “disinfect” ourselves. Urushiol is trickystuff. If you take off your hat, open the truck door,touch anything, clean it well!

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What I didn’t realize, and learned by checking out a comprehensive poison ivy website(www.poisonivy.aesir.com), is that once I have washedthe oil off with the products that truly do dilute theoil, the protective coating on my skin has beentemporarily destroyed, and that I should not return tothe infested area as I am much more susceptible tothe oil penetrating my skin again. This and hundredsof other fascinating facts can be found both on thewebsite and in the book (Nature’s Revenge by SusanHauser). However, I must warn you to NEVER readabout this plant when you have the rash; I did thatand it was NOT a pleasant experience!

General Information

Pesticide Action Network (PAN) PesticideDatabase: For toxicity and regulatory information forpesticides, see www.pesticideinfo.org

CONNECTICUT

CT Department of Environmental Protection:dep.state.ct.us or 860-424-3000

Pesticide Regulation: Pesticides are regulated bythe Bureau of Waste Management of the CTDepartment of Environmental Protection (DEP). Formore information, call 860-424-3369.

CT DEP Pesticide Notification List: If you wantto be notified when your abutting neighbors are goingto have their property commercially treated withpesticides, visit dep.state.ct.us/wst/pesticides/registry_prenotification.htm or contact the bureau at:Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau ofWaste Management, Pesticide Management Program,79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106.

Restricted Pesticide Use Around Schools: A lawbans use of lawn care pesticides on the grounds ofchildren’s day care centers and elementary schools,with an exception for athletic fields, which must useIPM (Integrated Pest Management—a program inwhich pesticides are applied only when necessary) forthree years and transition to no pesticide use by 2010.

Poison Control Center: 800-222-1222

CT DEP Emergency Spill Reporting: 866-337-7745 or 860-424-3338

Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station:www.caes.state.ct.us For insect inquires, call 203-974-8600. For disease or weed inquiries, call 203-974-8496

NOFA CT: www.ctnofa.org

MASSACHUSETTS

Pesticide Regulation: Pesticides are regulated bythe Pesticide Bureau in the Division of Regulatoryand Consumer Services of the Department ofAgricultural Resources (DAR). Visit www.mass.gov/agr/pesticides or contact them at MassachusettsDepartment of Agricultural Resources, 251 CausewayStreet, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02114. Report anypesticide violations to the DAR at 617-626-1782.

Restricted Pesticide Use Around Schools: Inaddition to Federal regulations, Massachusetts has itsown law restricting pesticide use in schools. Highlightsinclude: parents must be notified, carcinogenicchemicals are prohibited, and pesticides for cosmeticreasons only are not allowed. For more information,visit www.massnrc.org/ipm

DAR 24-hour Emergency Spill Reporting: 1-888-304-1133

Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station:www.umass.edu/nre/experimentstation/ expst-overview.html or 413-545-5913

MA Department of Environmental Protection:www.state.ma.us/dep or 617-292-5500

NOFA MA: www.nofamass.org

NEW JERSEY

NJ Department of Environmental Protection:www.state.nj.us/dep/

NJ DEP Pesticide Regulations: www.state.nj.us/dep/enforcement/pcp/pcp-regs.htm

NJ School Integrated Pest Management ProgramLaws and Regulations: www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/pcp/ipm-laws.htm

Pesticide Information

To File a Complaint: 609-984-6568

To Report a Pesticide Spill or AccidentalMisapplication call DEP’S 24-Hour Hotline: 1-877-WARNDEP (1-877-927-6337)

The Pesticide Control Program encourages citizen andindustry awareness and cooperation with regard topesticide incidents observed. Calling the Bureau ofPesticide Compliance with possible violations youhave observed will help us determine if a violation hashappened, help us take corrective or preventivemeasures, and ultimately help us in our efforts toprotect health and the environment. In addition, anyperson required to be licensed as a pesticideapplicator must immediately report spills that meetthe “reportable pesticide spill” definition in NJAC7:30, Subchapter 9.

For further guidance, visit: www.state.nj.us/dep/enforcement/pcp/bpc-complaint.htm

NOFA NJ: www.nofanj.org

NEW YORK

New York State Department of EnvironmentalConservation: www.dec.ny.gov

The Neighbor Notification Law, Rule andRegulation: www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8529.html

This law requires 48 hour notice to neighbors forcertain commercial lawn applications, posting ofvisual notification markers for most residential lawnapplications, providing notice to occupants of multipledwellings and other occupied structures, and postingof an information sign by retailers who sell general uselawn pesticides. This regulation is effective in aCounty, or in New York City, that has adopted a locallaw to “opt into” the Neighbor Notification Law in itsentirety. Contact the involved local government, toconfirm whether a neighbor notification law is in place.

Pest Management for Schools, Daycare Centersand Parents: www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/42920.html

NYS DEC Division of Law Enforcement: 1-877-457-5680; email: r5dsptch@gw.dec.state.ny.us

Information to Include When Reporting aViolation: www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/2460.html

NOFA NY: www.nofany.org

RHODE ISLAND

RI Department of Environmental Management:www.dem.ri.gov

General Information 222-6800

After Hours Emergencies 222-3070

RI DEM Office of Emergency Response: If youknow of an environmental incident in RI, such as arelease of a hazardous substance — of any amount,whether on land, in water, or in the air — or if yoususpect a release is imminent, during normal businesshours (Mon-Fri, 8-4), call 401-222-1360, The Office ofCompliance and Inspection; or anytime, anyemergency, call 401-222-3070, “The EnvironmentalPolice” (the Division of Law Enforcement) at theDEM Hot-line.

RI DEM Pesticide Regulations: www.dem.ri.gov/pubs/regs/regs/agric/pestrg06.pdf

Pesticide applications and notification of pesticideapplications in schools, pre-schools and child carecenters in Rhode Island: Statute 23-25-37. Visitwww.rilin.state.ri.us/statutes/title23/ 23-25/23-25-37.htm

NOFA RI: www.nofari.org

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Connecticut

Artscape Organic-Care, LLCPapa, Mike

Stamford, CT203-252-1954

Bettylou’s GardenBettylou SandyManchester, CT

860-647-7097

Carone and Sons LandscapingCarone, Arthur J.Manchester, CT

860-648-2863

Cathy in the Garden, LLCZbuska, Cathy Harwinton, CT860-485-0121

Duesing, Bill Stevenson, CT203-888-5146

Finnegan, Caroline Wethersfield, CT

860-940-9285

Go Organic LLCTycz, John

Thompson, CT860-935-5235

Growing Solutions LLCFujitani, Paul Baliko, Chris Ridgefield, CT203-730-1103

Growing Things Inc.Hobson, Jade Wilton, CT

jadehobson@aol.com

Harrington’s Organic Land CareHarrington, Todd Bloomfield, CT860-243-8733

Little Green LandscapesMacPhee, Daniel New Haven, CT

203-404-3505

Marcell, Stacey Stratford, CT203-375-0553

Mencel, Ken Bridgeport, CT203-650-1052

Michael SianoGarden DesignSiano, Michael Fairfield, CT203-259-0561

Mucci, Teresa Wilton, CT203-722-8158

Naturescape, LLCMiner, Marcie Andover, CT860-742-0326

Out in the GardenBrach, Bob

Sherman, CT860-210-7954

Perennial Harmony Garden ShopReed, Petie

Waterford, CT860-440-3653

Pierce, Kent Norwalk, CT203-838-2505

Plantscapes, Inc.Nadeau, Michael

Fairfield, CTplantscapes@snet.net

Round Hill Landscaping, LLCDoan, David

Old Saybrook, CT860-304-8559

Stagen, Loretta New Preston, CT

203-323-2544

Verdesign LLCPirozzoli, Mary Ellen

Ridgefield, CT203-438-6808

Vitiello, Marco Wilton, CT203-762-2000

Wertheimer, Sheila Old Lyme, CT860-434-3556

Worden, Camilla Danbury, CT203-790-9809

District ofColumbia

Bandele, Gabriel Washington, DC

202-321-9069

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Georgia

Green Thumbs Up!Ballard, Daniel Atlanta, GA404-593-6218

Massachusetts

Allen, Monique Medfield, MA508-359-8200

Arborcare with Ropes ‘n Saddles, Inc.

Brodeur, Carl Easton, MA508-584-2516

Back To NatureMasi, Nanette Amesbury, MA978-790-5329

Bird House Garden CenterPavone, Dawn

Boxborough, MA978-263-1628

Charles D. Sherzi, Jr. & Assoc.Sherzi, Jr., Charles D.

Andover, MA978-470-4785

Coppinger CompanyCoppinger, John

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Cotter, Joe Quincy, MA617-472-7550

Dig In It, Inc.Hinrichs, Peter W. Shrewsbury, MA

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Discovered GardensStafford, Russell Lancaster, MA508-335-8106

Dustman, Christie Roslindale, MA617-327-0330

Earth LandscapeDragon, Curtis

Salem, MA978-744-1475

Garden ExperienceSeifert, Jeff

Westford, MA978-692-0727

Gardens 2 GoAlexander, Deborah

Needham, MA617-448-2419

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Giblin, Bernadette Northampton, MA

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GreenHow, Inc.Greenhow, Sean

Newton, MA617-964-4733

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Hemingwayscapes, Inc.Hemingway, Katie Nantucket, MA508-325-0286

Ida Wye DesignsWye, Ida

Ingersoll, Tom Sheffield, MA413-229-8124

Its Natures WayRoss, Andi

Newbury, MA978-465-2585

J.Gil Organic LandscapingGil, Javier

Newburyport, MA978-430-1865

Land EscapesSmith, Trevor Arlington, MA617-308-7063

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Mintz, Mary Rockport, MA978-546-2155

Nantucket NativeWallace, Dylan Nantucket, MA508-332-2121

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Nature Works LandcareLassor, Rich

Oakleaf Green Landscape DesignKeys, Andrew Topsfield, MA617-921-0019

Osborne OrganicsOsborne, Chip

Marblehead, MA781-631-2468

Peterson, Fran Andover, MA781-209-0972

Phelan, Finbarr Hyannis Port, MA

508-778-4211

Pioneer Valley OrganicsHatfield, Andrew Navid

Amherst, MA413-253-0477

PJC & Company Ecological Land Care Inc.

Newcombe, Fred Rowley, MA978-432-1019

PotscapesMaunsell, Charleen Georgetown, MA

978-352-5854

Pumpkin Brook OrganicGardening

Williams, Priscilla Townsend, MA978-597-3005

Rad Urban FarmersRadoslovich, Charlie

Risa Edelstein DesignsEdelstein, Risa Arlington, MA617-710-8157

Sally Muspratt Landscape Design, Inc.

Muspratt, Sara West Roxbury, MA

617-327-2401

Serna Organic Landscaping of Greater Boston

Serna, Cesar Wilmington, MA

978-697-5636

Sodbusters LandcareFuqua, Robert Weymouth, MA

781-335-1972

Smarr, Tom Boston, MA617-292-0020

Smith, Dori Acton, MA978-835-556

Susan Quateman Landscape DesignQuateman, Susan

Wenham, MA978-468-7773

Ted Chapman Landscape DesignChapman, Ted Newton, MA617-244-8780

White Gardens Of RockportWhite, Mary Rockport, MA978-546-9513

White, Stephanie Townsend, MA978-597-3005

Whitney AssociatesWhitney, Mary

Salem, MAmary.whitney@cornell.edu

Earthworks LandscapeSmith, Patrick Franklin, ME207-565-2167

Lorrain, Paul Lyman, ME207-423-9348

Michigan

Eco-Logic LawnGierlinger, Mary Beth

Grosse Pointe, MI313-886-7233

New Hampshire

Comfy LawnMcGhee, Earl Pelham, NH978-973-2410

Pleasant Pond Landscaping, LLCTyler, John A.

Bennington, NH603-588-3800

The Good Food Farm/FlorascapeCinamon-Whalen, Deb

East Kingston, NH603-305-7093

T.W.I.G. Horticultural ConsultingKovecses, Paula

Weare, NH603-529-9634

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New Jersey

Earth Groomers Inc.Davidson, Steven Toms River, NJ732-573-1800

Green Path Organic LandcareBucuk, Mike Bucuk, Tom Chatham, NJ973-301-0551

NaturalScape, Inc.Scarinci, David Pittstown, NJ908-735-6355

Plant Health AlternativesConroy, James J. Morris Plains, NJ

201-650-1231

Siciliano Landscape Co.Seydell, Kenton Red Bank, NJ732-567-5582

New York

Almstead Tree, LawnAlmstead, Ken

New Rochelle, NY800-427-1900

Aronica, John Nesconset, NY631-467-7999

Atkins, Peter Bedford, NY914-234-0161

Compostwerks LLCSchmidt, Peter Mt. Kisco, NY914-273-9294

Deignan, Robert Conesus, NY585-346-5110

Dwight Brooks HorticulturalistBrooks, Dwight Katonah, NY914-232-0714

Hoffman, Eleanor New Rochelle, NY

914-235-8670

Katenkamp, Tim Hawthorne, NY914-741-1510

Kim’s Native LandscapeConsulting

Eierman, Kimberly Bronxville, NY914-779-9648

Tompkins, Aiken Hastings on Hudson, NY

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Earthscapes Organic Land Care

Guy, John Cincinnati, OH513-706-3596

Pennsylvania

Penn State Cooperative Extension of

Allegheny CountyFeather, Sandy Pittsburgh, PA412-473-2548

Rhode Island

Crandall, FrankHope Valley, RI401-364-3387

Elm Street GardensLoVetere, Jenifer

Westerly, RI401-714-2239

Kure-Jensen, Sanne Portsmouth, RI401-369-3303

Veracka, Michael Exeter, RI

401-385-9538

Tennessee

Classic LawnsBender, Alan Memphis, TN901-340-8779

Virginia

My Sisters’ GardenDriscoll, Heather

Virginia Beach, VA757-513-7171

Vermont

Morgan, Paul Middletown Springs, VTmorganics@vermontel.net

aAbbott, Susan W........................47Acquario, Virginia ......................53Adishian, Ani..............................55Agabedis, Jim.............................49Alexander, Deborah....................47Allen, Monique ...........................48Almstead, Ken............................54Anderson, Gayle .........................56Apicella, Peter ............................34Armstrong, Michael ....................42Aronica, John .............................54Arpino, Denise............................34Asaro, Joseph .............................41Asbury, Brianna .........................45Atkins, Peter ..............................54Avery, Sue...................................42

BBajana, Richard..........................50Baker, Karen ..............................38Baker, Nancy ..............................23Baliko, Chris...............................25Ballard, Daniel ...........................38Bandele, Gabriel .........................38Barbera, Adam ...........................25Bartlett, Charles.........................47Baviello, Tony.............................26Bean, Laurel ...............................31Beard, Jim..................................57Beebe, Christina .........................31Beebe, Jr., Richard.....................31Beil, Sam ....................................56Bender, Alan ..............................57Benedict, David ..........................23Berman, Seth B. .........................42Bialecki, Cori ..............................47Bishop, Donald ...........................43Bishop, Jeremy ...........................55Bisshopp, Ellen...........................47Bittner, Mary Cecelia .................46Bollard, Greg ..............................32Boyle, Pennie..............................40Brach, Robert .............................26Brewster, Dina............................23Bringola, Susan...........................42Brodeur, Carl .............................39Brodeur, Dennis .........................56Brooks, Dwight...........................55

Brosseau, Richard.......................38Brown, Dennis ............................49Brown, Kristoffer J. ....................38Buchan, Bill................................54Bucuk, Mike and Tom ................53Bull, Kelly ..................................47Burke, Kevin ..............................38

CCalarco, Richard.........................37Calkins, Peggy ............................40Carlson, Zeke R. .........................49Carney-Feldman, Catherine........41Carone, Arthur J. .......................31Carr, Robert ...............................50Carruthers, Ciaran .....................23Cartier, Rich...............................48Cavilla, David.............................52Cea, Steve...................................54Cerulli, Kenneth .........................25Chacon, Chicojay ......................43Chapman, Ted ............................45Chipman, Paul............................35Chisholm, Jonathan....................43Churns, Marcus ..........................46Cinamon-Whalen, Deb ...............52Ciolino, Eric ...............................35Claffey, Debra.............................51Clark, Kyle .................................40Clarke, Scott A...........................43Clement, Matt ............................55Coate, Jim ..................................57Cohn, Lisa ..................................23Cole, Brian .................................23Cole, Darrah ...............................40Comjean, Evan ...........................43Conroy, James J. ........................53Cook, APLD, Christine ..............26Coppinger, John .........................43Cornwell, Robyn .........................37Corona, Susannah.......................49Coronis, Laurence.......................51Corra, Daniel ..............................26Corrigan, Sophie .........................38Corriveau, Clemence...................31Costa, Evangeline .......................39Costa, Joanne .............................54Cote, Adam ................................37Cotter, Joe..................................48Coutre, Jane ...............................46

Cox, Kevin..................................35Cox, Sara....................................52Craft, Sara..................................56Crandall, Frank ..........................57Crawford, Eric ............................46Critchley, Jaime..........................51Crowley, Kathleen ......................40Cucinotta, Courtney...................37Cusack, Gary ..............................47

DDaggett, Ph.D., Dave .................38D'Amico, Kevin ..........................32Davern, John ..............................35Davidson, Steven ........................53Davis, Bryce ...............................55Deehan, Jaime ............................57Deignan, Robert .........................53DeLuca, Peter.............................55Demaine, Richard .......................56DeWolfe, Nancy..........................50Diamond, Kiffi ............................23DiClemente, Peter ......................45DiZinno, Peter ............................48Doan, David ...............................34Dolphin, Mark ............................49Dombrowski, Mike ......................54Dorso, Anthony ..........................35Dragon, Curtis............................40Driscoll, Heather.........................57Duksta, Chuck ............................23Dunworth, Alice .........................51Duphily Cook, Jessica ................39Durack, Pamela ..........................50Durrant, Pamela.........................50Dustman, Christie ......................49Dutra, Emily ..............................46Dutra, Jesse................................46

EEdelstein, Risa............................45Edsell-Vetter, Carolyn ................42Eggleton, David ..........................43Eichstedt, Emily .........................33Eierman, Kimberly .....................55Ekwurtzel, Steve.........................31Ernest, Daniel.............................35Estrada, Ubaldo..........................54

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FFeather, Sandy............................55Feck, Cate...................................57Fillios, Christus ..........................45Finnegan, Caroline .....................31Fitzgerald, Laurie .......................46Flores, Fernando.........................48Fochtman, Catherine ..................46Forbes, Nancy.............................43Ford, Chris .................................50Forgione, Mark ...........................50Forrester, Ellen ...........................49Forsander, Jeff ............................54Forsberg, Wayne .........................56Fowler, Derek .............................38Francisco, Juan...........................43Franklin, Robin ..........................37Freyss-Cole, Cedar......................38Frickenhaus, Karen .....................41Friel, John ..................................47Fujitani, Paul..............................25Fuqua, Robert ............................48

GGagne, Andrew...........................52Gaillard, Ann..............................55Geddes, Michael .........................26Gerbert, Jeffrey ..........................23Giblin, Bernadette ......................42Gierlinger, Mary Beth ................51Gignac, Dennis ...........................43Gil, Javier...................................40Girouard, Melissa .......................45Glazier, Albert............................31Glazier, Lauren...........................34Glazier, Robert ...........................34Glodek, Emily.............................25Glorieux, An...............................46Graff, Jan ...................................53Green, Robert.............................54Green, Ruth................................39Greenhow, Sean ..........................43Grigos, Nathan ...........................50Grogg, Kelly ...............................55Guiney, Michael ..........................45Guy, John ...................................55

HHaendiges, Jeannine L. ...............40Hageney, Daniel ..........................23Hajdek, Ana ...............................53

Hallman, David ..........................35Hamilton, Janet..........................46Hamm, Debra .............................42Hanrahan, Ryan .........................54Hansen, Ronald ..........................54Hansen, Sean ..............................26Hansen, Trevor ...........................26Hansmann, Bob ..........................42Harragian, Cathy........................50Harrington, Todd........................31Hart, Chris .................................26Hatfield, Andrew Navid .............42Hatton, Dave ..............................49Hawkins, Bernie..........................41Haynes, Susan.............................23Hazleton, Greg............................37Heise, Klay .................................57Helems, Deresa D. ......................42Hellweg, Miriam .........................42Hemingway, Katie.......................46Hennessey, Michael .....................52Hermansdorfer, Christine ...........46Hibbard, Diana...........................50Hickman, Mike............................43Hill, Paul ....................................37Hine, Sharon...............................35Hinrichs, Peter W.......................49Hobson, Jade ..............................25Hodge, Phyllis ............................41Hoffman, Eleanor........................55Holland, Katherine .....................39Holland, Sarah............................57Holland, Susan............................35Hopkins McDonough, Suzanne ...43Horn, John..................................26Howe, Jana .................................52Hoy, Sari .....................................39Hubbard, Pam ............................45Huehner, David ..........................46Humphrey, Michael.....................32

IIglesias, Al S. ..............................23 Imbriglio, Carmine......................45Ince, Alexandra ..........................33Ingersoll, Tom.............................39Ingraham, Nanette......................38

JJohnson, Carl .............................34Jordin, Julie................................47Joyce, Kathleen ..........................47

KKalil, Cher ..................................50Kamen, Katherine ......................25Kamen, Steven............................25Kane, Maurine............................50Kane, Taylor...............................37Karlson, Eric ..............................52Karszen, Tom .............................55Katenkamp, Tim ........................54Kearney, Angela .........................45Keller, Greyson...........................46Kelley, Laura ..............................38Kelly, Paul ..................................43Keneally, Rachel .........................25Kennedy, MCLP, Robert ............38Kennen, III, Henry R. ................50Kennen, Kate..............................49Kenny, Bill..................................28Keys, Andrew .............................40Kijewski, Mike ............................34Kimmel, Kristen .........................42Klein, Chapin .............................47Knodel, David L. ........................40Kolakowski, Courtney.................37Koll, Frank .................................43Korueva, Zhana ..........................46Kost-Gross, Heidi .......................47Kovecses, Paula ..........................52Kowarick, Carlos.........................32Kruzshak, John...........................23Kucik, Matt ................................57Kuhn, Laura ...............................44Kure-Jensen, Sanne ....................55

LLabriola, Lawrence .....................23Lacouture, Kate..........................56Landry, David.............................46Langille, Robert..........................39Lappala, Thomas........................33LaRoche, Justin..........................26Lassor, Rich................................39Lattanzio, Nancy ........................48LaValley, Sarah...........................39Lee, Nicholas ..............................26Leftwich, Charles M. ..................44Liang, Mabel ..............................44Lillie, Bill....................................37Lillie, Linda ................................37Lindback, James .........................48Lipson-Rubin, Judith..................45Lipton, Rebecca F. .....................49

Index | AOLCP

O'Regan, Tessa ...........................23Orlikoff, Ian ................................38Orza, Dawn ................................55Osborne, Chip ............................40Owles, Frances J.........................33

PPadilla, Ralph.............................53Paige, Darcy ...............................44Palka, Matthew ..........................47Paolucci, Eliza Booth .................33Papa, Mike .................................23Parker, James .............................26Parker, Jonathan ........................37Pavone, Dawn.............................43Peabody, Daniel..........................40Peabody, Grace...........................40Pecoraro, Victoria.......................39Pegrum, Denise...........................43Pelletier, MPH, Dina ..................31Penniman, MaryCrain ................45Peronto, Marjorie .......................50Peterson, Fran ............................40Phelan, Finbarr ..........................39Philippi, Sarah............................33Phillips, Britt .............................52Phillips, Jr., Ned ........................56Philos-Jensen, Dan .....................38Pierce, Kent................................25Pierdinock, Tina .........................49Piper, Bruce ...............................41Pirozzoli, Mary Ellen..................28Piselli, Vincent ...........................26Polachi, III, Charles A................47Poopor, Jeff ................................23Porfido, Lisa ...............................35Portanova, Renee........................49Pote, Tom...................................53Potter, Marianne ........................55Pradhan, Alnasir ........................33Pritchard, Dawn .........................55

QQuateman, Susan .......................41

RRabuse, Chris .............................39Radoslovich, Charlie ...................45Raffa, Michael.............................53Rankin, Elizabeth.......................41Rascati, David ............................37

Livensparger, Nancy L................34Liversidge, Margaret...................45Lobdell, Matthew .......................49Lomanto, Angela ........................35Lorrain, Paul ..............................51LoVetere, Jenifer.........................56Lowe, Elizabeth M......................43Lueders, Michael.........................48Lunan, Norval.............................33Lund, Gregory ............................51Lundstrom, Christer ...................26Lynch, Alyssa .............................52Lyons, Catherine ........................31

MMacdonald, Dave ........................49MacDonald, Michaela .................54MacPhee, Daniel.........................35Maloney, John ............................23Maldonado, Carlos......................37Mancuso, Ed...............................55Mangan, Laura ...........................45Mann, Sharon J. .........................31Marcell, Stacey ...........................26Marcus, Natalie ..........................46Marini, Paul ...............................49Marsh, Susan ..............................45Marshall, CIC, MCH, Joseph .....39Martel, Dennis............................56Martin, Tovah.............................33Martins, Olga .............................45Marty, Trisha..............................57Masi, Nanette .............................39Mastrobuoni, Todd .....................52Mauldin, Julia ............................44Maunsell, Charleen .....................41McGhee, Earl..............................52McGowan, Mary .........................47McGuire, Mary Lou....................28McIntosh, James.........................47McIntosh, Thomas......................26McIntyre, Scott...........................32McKain, Lucy.............................40McLaren, Nicholas ......................54McLaughlin, Adaela....................41McLaughlin, Michael ..................52McLaurin Eccles, Anne...............42McLoughlin, James.....................25McManus, Bridget ......................44McNabney, Michael ....................48McNelly, Daniel ..........................34McNelly, Roger ...........................34

McShea, Nancy...........................50Melish, Diane..............................26Mencel, Ken................................26Mendelsohn, Eric ........................33Mendoza, Helio ...........................54Merrifield, Katie .........................44Mickiewicz, Paul .........................53Millar, Dana K. ..........................56Millar, John ................................46Miller, John ................................26Miner, Marcie .............................38Minihan, Kathleen......................47Mintz, Mary................................40Monahan, Robert .......................46Mooney, Allison ..........................45Morales, Clemente ......................26Morgan, Paul..............................57Moriarty, Ellen ...........................31Moriarty, Kevin ..........................37Morse, Steven .............................31Mosscrop, Stephanie ...................47Mucci, Teresa .............................26Muhlberg, Paul...........................31Muir, Erin...................................55Mullen, Terri ..............................45Mulligan, Martha........................48Mulry, Winslow ..........................40Munns, Alex ...............................53Murray, Dylan ............................23Murray, Michael .........................45Muspratt, Sara ...........................49

NNadeau, Michael .........................26Naish, Sally ................................44Nakov, Vesso...............................46Napier, John ...............................32Narbonne, Shane Allen...............48Nelson, Chris ..............................39Nelson, Craig ..............................38Nelson, Michael ..........................49Newcombe, Fred .........................41Newland, Danielle.......................43Nichols, Justin ............................50

OOdell, Ralph ...............................52O'Donoghue, Siobhan .................40Oggeri, Carolyn ..........................26Oldfield, Josh..............................48Oldfield, Maggie .........................48Olson, Christopher .....................43

AOLCP | Index

Read, B. G. ................................39Reardon, Brian ...........................32Reed, Petie .................................37Reynolds, David .........................33Richards, Matthew .....................41Rico, Denise................................52Rising, Christine.........................28Robinson, Judith ........................53Roper, Frank ..............................41Rosen, William ...........................37Ross, Andi ..................................40Ross, Diana ................................37Ross, Sandy ................................53Ruggiero, Anthony......................49

SSampson, Drew...........................41Sanders, David............................23Sands, IV, Alexander..................41Sandstrum, Todd........................48Sandy, Bettylou ..........................31Saunders, Chris ..........................39Sauriol, Richard..........................40Scarinci, David ...........................53Schiro, Joseph.............................26Schmidt, Peter............................55Scott, MCLP, Jason....................39Seibold, Becky ............................33Seifert, Jeff .................................43Serna, Cesar ...............................45Seydell, Kenton...........................46Shea, Tim ...................................32Sherwood, Rue............................41Sherzi, Jr., Charles D. ................40Shillaber, Stuart .........................49Siano, Michael ............................26Silva, Marlene .............................45Simmons, David..........................39Sirchio, Beth...............................55Sissick, Philip .............................26Skowyra, Chris ...........................45Slade, Kathy...............................52Smarr, Tom ................................49Smith, Dori.................................43Smith, Marcia.............................55Smith, Michael............................43Smith, Patrick ............................50Smith, Trevor .............................44Smyers, Wilford ..........................26Sombronsky, Michael ..................49Sopchak, Nicholas.......................37St. Aubin, Richard K..................56

Stack, Edward ............................43Stafford, Russell..........................49Stagen, Loretta...........................33Stahlbush Tolley, Lois.................34Stanton, Heather ........................41Stokes, Chris...............................39Sullivan, Jim...............................56Sullivan, Kelley Andrew .............45Sutherland, Karen J. ..................47

TTaddei, David .............................37Talbot, Susan .............................40Taubert, Sharon Lovely ..............50Throckmorton, Kate...................23Timpa, Judy ...............................45Tompkins, Aiken.........................55Toomey, Myra.............................28Trainor, Robert ..........................47Traynor, Rourk D. ......................28Tremblay, Daniel L. ....................52Tripp, Jay ...................................41Trottier, Jonathan ......................25Tunsley, Kathy ...........................48Tycz, John..................................38Tyler, John A. ............................52Tymoczko, John .........................54

UUppington, Ann..........................41Uyterhoeven, Sonia.....................54

VValencis, Janet............................32Van Lieu, Sarah..........................47Vanderspek, Corinna ..................44Veazey, Mike...............................52Veracka, Michael.........................57Vermehren, Trudy ......................38Verney, Eric ................................47Vitiello, Marco............................25

WWagner, Barbara ........................37Wagner, Denis ............................49Wales, Ted ..................................47Wallace, Dylan ...........................47Walrath Mariano, Erin ...............23Ward, Andrew ............................28Warner, Gwyn ............................32

Weatherall, Laura.......................46Weaver, Catherine ......................56Weik, Deborah............................37Weinstein, Mobee .......................53Wells-Kay, Ginger.......................51Wertheimer, Sheila .....................37White, Chris ...............................51White, James R. .........................37White, Mary ...............................41White, Stephanie ........................45Whitney, Mary ...........................41Whittleton, Vonne ......................28Wiers, Tina.................................54Wiesmore, Timothy ....................54Wiesner, Lisa ..............................47Wiggin, Kate ..............................41Wildermann, Asa........................37Williams, Priscilla.......................45Willson, Laura ............................39Wilson, Anne..............................56Wilson, Sandra ...........................28Winston, David ..........................28Wisentaner, Jonathan.................47Wolak, Anne...............................34Wolf, Abigail...............................42Wollmering, Rita ........................41Worden, Camilla.........................23Wye, Ida .....................................40

YYaeger, Barbara A......................34Young, Candace..........................43

ZZanardi, Solvey...........................46Zbuska, Cathy ............................32Zimmerman, Catherine...............50Zuidema, Abby ...........................40

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