Go Organic! Vote with Your Wallet, Vote with Your Fork is a campaign of the Maryland Smart on Pesticides Coalition of 105 organizations and businesses. We’re working to protect our babies, bees and the Bay from adverse impacts of pesticides, while promoting safer alternatives.
A new bill in the Maryland State legislature seeks to address and ban the use of harmful “forever chemicals” in pesticides by requiring these products be tested and found to be free of hazardous PFAS substances before they’re allowed to be used and sold in......
Online tool helps schools, the healthcare industry, and consumers sanitize and protect from COVID-19 variants without exposure to dangerous chemicals Although the use of disinfectants has increased in recent years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been limited public knowledge about the potent...
As increasing research comes out about the dangers of pesticides in our farms and gardens, it is becoming increasingly clear that organic pesticide control is both safer and effective. However, not many people consider the use of pesticides and preservatives that are used to chemically-treat......
Happy fall! To celebrate the seasonal organic foods Maryland has to offer this autumn, we are going to be sharing some of our favorite dishes! All of these foods will be vegetarian or have vegetarian options, and we will do our best to incorporate some......
Going Organic Just Got Easier with the Merryfield App Merryfield is a new app to help you eat and live organically by rewarding organic purchases. While organic food can be more expensive than conventional products, the Merryfield app is a simple way to gain......
Deciding to Go Organic? First Steps to Introducing Organic into Your Diet Making the decision to go organic can be a little perplexing without knowing a place to start off. There are several things to consider before starting, like why are you going organic? Is......
We cast a vote everyday with our wallet and our fork. Protect your health by avoiding pesticide laden food, products and services. Instead, choose organic or pesticide-free alternatives. Each choice is a powerful act that can reduce your toxic chemical body-burden. And, with every dollar you withhold from polluting industries, you’ll be creating greater demand for affordable, clean and organic alternatives.
Even adding a few organic or pesticide-free products can support your, and your family’s, health! Prices have fallen, so that some organic products and services can be little or no more expensive than pesticide reliant conventional products and services. See our Organic On A Budget page for tons of ideas and connections.
Find new suppliers for food (vote with your fork), services and products (vote with your wallet)—and learn the compelling reasons you should choose them. The following website sections will be expanded weekly with lots of new resources to help you move toward a pesticide-free lifestyle. Get started now, with the links below. Go Organic! Vote with Your Wallet, Vote with Your Fork.
Organic on a budget.
Avoid the Dirty Dozen.
Finding clean food.
Farmers market pocket guide.
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Find Eco-friendly diapers,
organic beauty care,
healthy home products.
Safe home pest control.
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New farming trends.
Healthy lawn & garden.
Bee-safe plants, seeds.
Bee-safe pest control.
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Support clean farmers.
Find products, services,
shops and websites.
Guide to “eco” labels.
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Pesticide research library.
Go Organic principals.
Need to know strategies,
i.e. Safe mosquito control.
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On a tight budget?
No worries! Learn
cost-effective ways
to Go Organic,
enjoy the benefits,
on budget.
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Step 1: Pledge your intent
to buy less pesticide-
laden products, to vote with
your wallet & fork. Sign on!
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Join Smart on Pesticides
listserv for action alerts
on Maryland efforts to
reduce toxic impacts.
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