Become aware – pesticides are carcinogens and endocrine disruptors, and there is no reason to use them for strictly cosmetic reasons.
Study the issue – “Tobacco research” is those studies funded and written by the vested industry and can not be trusted for accuracy.
Speak up – get involved in your community, write letters and help protect your family and neighbors from pesticidal chemicals.
Personal – Take the Pesticide Free Zone pledge and eat organic.
Community – Make sure your community parks, playgrounds and commons are free of pesticides.
State/National – Send letters and work on legislation to allow for local control and protection from pesticides.
To the best of my ability I pledge to keep my home and yard free of pesticides (this includes fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides and any other petrochemical…
Sign PetitionPrevent the dumping of rodenticide pellets on the Farallon Islands, stop California Coastal Commission from poisoning Islands sensitive environment.
Sign PetitionThe Fairfax town council passed their “neighbor notification” ordinance 5 to 0. Modeled after a similar bill from New York it requires all neighbors spraying more than 9 sq. feet…
Sign PetitionCalifornia Coastal Commission is looking into possibly dropping 1.5 Tons of (secondary kill/outlawed) rodenticide on one of the islands in the Farallon group which are in a National Wildlife Sanctuary. This must be stopped. Call or email
Pesticide Free Zone is NOT a certification agency, such as National Organic Standards Board. Our signs are designed to allow individuals to state their preference for all to see and only the individual displaying the sign can determine the area of that zone.
Most pesticides are created from petro chemicals, which are green house gas producers that contribute to global warming. Nearly all Pesticides are cancer causing and also endocrine disruptors. They were designed to kill living things.
What has been learned since the original “the dose makes the poison” days in toxicology is that often the smaller the amount of chemical the more detrimental it can be, because we and our pets react on a hormonal level. Dr. Ana Soto and Tho Colbern PhD demonstrated that reactivity is often greater because pesticides are endocrine disruptors. (The FDA was ordered by Congress to develop a testing procedure nearly 20 years ago and they have yet to deliver.)
No pesticide is safe. By law NO pesticide manufacturer can say in advertising that their product is safe in any way. In fact Monsanto/Bayar have been found guilty of producing Round-up and glyphosate containing products that have caused cancer (Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma—a cancer of the blood) in court.
The U.S. Government only certifies that the product does what it is licensed to do, which is kill either a plant or animal (insect). They require the manufacturer to print up a MSDS (Material’s Safety Data Sheet) which explains the parameters of use and precautions that are needed to be taken to protect users and the environment. You can always request a copy of the MSDS from an applicator.
There is always a way to remove unwanted species, whether plant or animal. OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) certified products are generally safer to use or some products in a small, contained vehicles (such as cockroach bate). No rodenticide that produces a secondary kill is acceptable and is against the law. Consider pulling weeds before spraying.
Pesticides were a way for the war industry to make money off the agents developed to kill people (i.e. Serine gas) Part of President Eisenhower’s peaceful use campaign after WWII. The development of the “Green Revolution” secured the chemical farming we see today.
Genetically Manipulated Organisms were promoted by Monsanto, the producer of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Round-Up and many other herbicides. The patent was due to expire on glyphosate and that was their best seller. The control of seeds was another part of the equation to control the market and make millions $$$. The company sold farmers on the technology suggesting increased yields and less labor costs to weed and neither benefit has taken place. Farmers are losing their farms due to increased fees, additional chemicals needed and reduced yields. For the consumer it has increased the chemical contamination of food, lowered nutritional value and poisoned the environment. This is a failed experiment that needs to stop…so purchase only organic food.
In most cases, yes, but if the food is a grain or beans, there is still the possibility that the crop was burned down using glyphosate as a harvest aid and thus contains high amounts of the chemical. Only US Certified Organic foods are safe from the chemical.
We are a nonprofit 501 C3 organization incorporated in California and a proud recipient of the 2004 Focus on Turtle Island Award. We also gained protective statues through the US Patent office for our Ladybug sign. Learn more about Pesticide Free Zone.
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