Marblehead Pesticide Awareness Committee

At A Glance

Location: 

Marblehead, Massachusetts

Primary Issue Area:

  • Environmental Health

Active since:

1997

Grants Received In:

  • 2001
  • 1999
  • 1998

Core volunteers:

0

Summary of Projects

To fund the continued construction, development and planting of a pesticide-free lawn and border gardens on a plot of Town-owned land, and the creation of a model backyard leaf-composting system.

To construct from scratch a demonstration lawn without the use of synthetic toxic chemical pesticides to show homeowners and local officials how Individuals and municipalities can reduce hazardous chemicals in the environment.