Parents, Children Urge Switch to All-Organic Turf
Verona Council hears from group supporting use of safer landscaping from pesticide lawn care.
A group of parents and children Monday night urged the Verona Township Council to support the township's potential switch from pesticide lawn care to all-organic turf care for Veteran’s Field. A representative addressing the council about the Safe Playing Field Act and said organic turf care is completely safe to children and leads to healthier, thicker grass, which grows deep roots and, as a result, is more resilient to heavy use and less prone to insect problems. Towns and boards of education all over the country are switching to safer organic lawn care and the price has dropped dramatically, allowing more cost-effective options than ever. Since it is still early in the process, the council did not put a timetable on when a decision…
