WPKN Archives: Digging in the Dirt - The Perfect Earth Project with Edwina von Gal

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Show:
Kevin Gallagher

Original Aired:
Monday, February 27th, 2017
5:00PM to 5:40PM

Duration:
40 minutes

Posted:
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 5:16PM

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Episode: Digging in the Dirt - The Perfect Earth Project with Edwina von Gal

 Today on "Digging in the Dirt" I'll be Talking to Edwina von Gal about her Perfect Earth Project. Founded in 2013 by Edwina, Perfect Earth Project is a rapidly expanding non-profit organization operating from offices in East Hampton, NY.  They raise consciousness about the dangers of synthetic lawn and garden chemicals to humans, animals, and the environment, and educate homeowners and professionals about natural, PRFCT (toxin-free) techniques that provide beautiful, safe results at no extra cost.
Perfect Earth Project promotes toxin-free lawns and landscapes for the health of people, their pets, and the planet.
If you have kids or pets who play on your lawn ths something you want to hear.
https://perfectearthproject.org/
Lawn Facts
Over 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used annually in USA.
2-3 times the amount of pesticide are used on an acre of lawn vs. an acre of agriculture.
Common landscape pesticides have been linked to autism, Parkinson’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, brain cancer, and endocrine disruption such as erectile dysfunction.
Of the 30 most common lawn pesticides, 17 are probable or possible human carcinogens, 11 are linked with birth defects, 19 linked with reproductive effects, 14 associated with neurotoxicity, 24 linked to liver or kidney damage, 25 are sensitizers or irritants, and 18 are endocrine disrupters.
In 2015, the World Health Organization deemed glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup (the most used pesticide in the USA), a "probable" human carcinogen.
185 million pounds of glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup) are used in the USA

Show: Kevin Gallagher

Kevin Gallagher

 

Heavy on the 60's & 70's, new artists, Boogie Blues, Blues-Rock, Alt-country, Folk, Funk, Acid Jazz and world music and Latin Jazz. Drop in every other  Monday of the month, 4-7 p.m. for musical meanderings with Kevin Gallagher. He'll drop the bucket down WPKN's musical well and see what he drags up.

"I know where things will start out, but I'm never quite sure where we'll end up. It's all about playing any kind of music that fires me up, with the occasional Interview thrown in".

Kevin

At 5 pm Monday's, Listen to "Digging in the Dirt",  where I talk to a guest working in and around agriculture, gardening, farming, gardening and food issues like organics, seeds, GMO and the Bionutrient movement and Climate Change issues.  You can go to all my Podcasts at this link.  https://soundcloud.com/wpkn895/sets/digging-in-the-dirt-on-wpkn

Kevin shares every other Monday 4-7 p.m. with Pete Stewart.

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