NOFA Accredited Organic Land Care Professionals Chip Osborne and Bernadette Giblin will come together to host “Let’s Talk Turf: Organic Lawns” on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009 (snow date Jan. 29), from 1 to 3:30 p.m., at the Doyle Conservation Center, 464 Abbott Ave., Leominster, MA. This workshop is co-sponsored by the Ecological Landscaping Association (ELA) and the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)’s Organic Land Care Program.

During this workshop, Osborne and Giblin will discuss what organic lawns entail in terms of installation, maintenance and management, transitioning from conventional to organic lawns, what organic can and can’t do, how to sell organic to a client/meeting expectations, realistic costs of organic. They will also share successes and failures they’ve experienced in the industry.

The presentations will be followed by 60 minutes of Q&A and information sharing by all in attendance. Don’t miss this great interactive opportunity! Come and share your own successes and failures and learn from each other! Refreshments will be served.

“Let’s Talk Turf: Organic Lawns” costs $25 for ELA members and NOFA AOLCPs;
$35 for non-members; and is appropriate for professionals in the field. Continuing education credits for ALCM, MNLA and MA pesticide credits have been requested; the course is eligible for AOLCP re-accreditation credits.

To register: call (617) 436-5838 or send your check to ELA, 1257 Worcester Rd., Framingham, MA 01701. Walk-ins are welcome.

For more information or a registration form, call Kathy Sargent-O’Neill at (508) 759-5177 of ELA (or email ksoland@verizon.net), or Kathy Litchfield, at (413) 773-3830 of NOFA (or email kathylitch29@yahoo.com). Or, visit www.ecolandscaping.org or www.organiclandcare.net.

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