Carole Rubin - Green thumb ... green planet: How to get your lawn and garden off drugs – Golden

Carole Rubin is the author of How to Get Your Lawn & Garden Off Drugs - the book that helped start the pesticide-free revolution that is sweeping across Canada. Carole is also the author of How to Get Your Lawn Off Grass and has written for Harrowsmith, Canadian Living Magazine, and Lawn Care for Dummies.  She has spent the past 25 years spreading the word on safe alternatives to pesticides to protect water, fish, wildlife and humans from toxic chemicals. Her inspiring presentation will show how lawns and gardens can flourish by replacing synthetic chemicals with balanced organic alternatives including, choosing the right grasses and plants, fertilizing, aerating, composting and pruning.

This presentation is for gardeners, homeowners, parents, policy-makers, and all who want to “tread lightly on the earth.”

Date:  May 1, 2009
Time:  7:00 - 9:00 pm
Location:  Golden Seniors' Centre

Copies of Carole’s books will be on sale at the event.

Info:  Rachel Darvill at rachel@wildsight.ca.

Please note - Carole has requested that participants wear no scents