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Ecofest Barrie 2011
Spring is here! Plant the seed and reap what you sow.
Get on Board with Ecofest Barrie now! Check out the news attached.
June 11, 12 Heritage Park, Barrie Ontario
Would love to see you on board this year....More
Professional Organic Horticulture Course
This year, take your first step towards becoming a Certified Organic Land Care Professional, and position your business at the leading edge of the industry.
The demand for knowledgeable organic land care professionals is skyrocketing, restrained only by limited educational capacity. To assist the Ontario landscape industry in meeting this demand, Gaia College is sending 3 senior instructors to deliver this unique and timely...More
JOIN OLA AT THE 2011 GUELPH ORGANIC CONFERENCE, EXPO & TASTING FAIR
Come visit Organic Landscape Alliance at the Expo | Booth is in the Lower Area
EXPO HOURS
Saturday, Jan. 29 – 8.00 am – 5.00 pm
Sunday, Jan. 30 – 9.00 am – 4.30 pm
At the Guelph University Centre...More
COUNCIL ANNUAL MEETING
THINK LIKE A MOVEMENT
132 - 215 Spadina Ave. Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7
416.533.1635 cco(at)web.ca
Annual General Meeting...More
JOIN OLA AT THE 2010 | GUELPH ORGANIC CONFERENCE, EXPO & TASTING FAIR
Come visit Organic Landscape Alliance at the Expo | Booth # 134!
EXPO HOURS
Saturday, Jan. 30 – 8.00 am – 5.00 pm
Sunday, Jan. 31 – 9.00 am – 4.30 pm
At the Guelph University Centre (Main Level and Lower Level/Peter Cl...More
NORTH AMERICAN NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY (NANPS)
Calendar
of Events | http://www.nanps.org/calendar.aspxDedicated to the study,
conservation, cultivation and restoration of native plants.Welcome to
the North American Native Plant Society. NANPS was founded in 1984 by
a...More
FUNDAMENTALS OF PERMACULTURE
The Fundamentals of Permaculture
July 17 to 24, 2010
Permaculture Practicum
July 25 to August 1, 2010
Create a Garden of Eden and live more self-sufficiently in your own backyard or acreage.
Permaculture is a method ...More
GARDEN JANE | ORGANIC GARDEN EDUCATION
Garden
Jane is a community-oriented business offering organic garden education
and recreation for people of all ages. Learn more...
...More
DAVID SUZUKI - DIGS MY GARDEN
Follow 3 do-it-yourselfers from across Canada as they blog their 100% pesticide free gardening activities. CLICK HERE!...More
THANK YOU FOR TAKING OUR SURVEY ON ORGANIC/SUSTAINABLE LANDCARE
Thank
you for taking our survey. Shortly we will be analyzing the results and
using the findings to help us define our direction forward.If you are
interested in learning about the results - e-mail us at
info@organicland...More
ORGANIC LAWN & LANDSCAPING PRESENTATION
If
you want to learn about organic lawn care and landscaping, take a look
at our presentation full of helpful information and beautiful
photos.CLICK HERE!...More
2008 REPORT - ECOLOGICAL ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE
Study
on factors leading consumers to choose more environmentally friendly
ornamental horticulture products and services.The objective of the
research project is two fold: 1) To identify the various factors that
favour a...More
LOOKING FOR AN ORGANIC LAWN CARE SERVICE PROVIDER?
Click here!...More
LOOKING FOR AN ORGANIC SUPPLIER?
Click Here! ...More
OLA FACT SHEETS FOR DO-IT-YOURSELFERS
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WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR - GO ORGANIC!
TOP 10 REASONS TO GO ORGANICIT'S GOOD FOR BUSINESS
According
to Agriculture Canada, the organic sector is a small but rapidly
growing sector of the industry. OLA members have reported upwards of 30%
growth in business ov...More
HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT ONTARIO-WIDE BAN ON COSMETIC PESTICIDES
Read statement here. ...More
NEW REPORT - "PESTICIDE FREE? OUI"
New
report urges other provinces follow Quebec’s leadPesticide Free? Oui -
An Analysis of Quebec’s Pesticides Management Code and Recommendations
for Effective Provincial Policy
March 26, 2008 - OTTAWA – A new report on...More
SIGN UP TO SUPPORT AN ONTARIO-WIDE BAN ON LAWN & GARDEN PESTICIDES
Ontario’s
top health and environment organizations are urging the McGuinty
government to enact strong legislation banning the use and sale of
cosmetic pesticides.In January, the coalition released a five-point
statement ...More
GOV'T OF ONTARIO SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT - PROV WIDE COSMETIC PESTICIDE BAN
BAN
WOULD PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH & THE ENVIRONMENTTORONTO, Jan. 18 /CNW/
- The McGuinty government is beginning the first stage of consultations
with Ontarians on how to shape legislation banning the cosmetic use of
pesti...More
TOP HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT LEADERS URGE WORLD-CLASS PESTICIDE BAN
Unprecedented coalition includes OMA (Section on Pediatrics), Canadian Cancer Society (Ontario Division), Children’s Hospital
Submitted by Janet Winters — Jan 16, 2008 03:37 PM
Ontario’s top health and environment orga...More
UNIQUE CANADA-WIDE STUDY – QUEBEC APRIL 2008
Equiterre,
an environmental organization based in Montréal, Quebec, is preparing
the finishing touches on a Canada-wide study about consumers'
perceptions of environmentally-friendly horticultural products and
organic la...More
IN THE NEWS
Read the latest articles from Canada & the US....More
ONTARIO LIBERALS - ELECTION PRESS RELEASE ON ONTARIO WIDE COSMETIC PESTICIDE BAN
Press Release:
"Only Ontario Liberals Will Ban Cosmetic Use Of Pesticides and Herbicides" - Sept 24 2007Backgrounder:
Banning The Cosmetic Use Of Pesticides Aand Herbicides Protecting The Public Interest - Sept 24 2007...More
OLA PRESS RELEASES
Click
on the following links to read more about OLA in the news! ORGANIC
LANDSCAPE ALLIANCE SUPPORTS A BAN ON LAWN AND GARDEN PESTICIDES
NEW WEBSITE TO TACKLE MISINFORMATION
ORGANIC LANDSCAPE ALLIANCE OFFERS ALTERNATIV...More
PESTICIDE BYLAW UPDATE
Check
out which Canadian municipalities have recently passed pesticide
bylaws. PESTICIDE BYLAWS - CANADAMARKHAM - COSMETIC PESTICIDES BAN
PASSED UNANIMOUSLY - JUNE 27, 2007 GUELPH PASSES PESITICDE BYLAW - JUNE
5, 2007COL...More
CLASSIFICATION HARMONIZATION FOR CANADA: A PROPOSAL FOR DOMESTIC CLASS PESTICIDES - JUNE 15, 2007
Dear Stakeholders:
Please
find attached, the consultation document entitled - Classification
Harmonization for Canada, A Proposal for Domestic Class Pesticides,
2007. This document was prepared by the Federal/Provinci...More
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