Events, Workshops & More

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Events, Workshops & More

There are many ways you can learn about and contribute to best practices for healthy landcare. Here are some highlights:

Workshops

• Healthy Lawncare Made Simple workshop 

April 9, 2019 (6-8pm) at the South Portland High School. Attendance is FREE. This workshop will cover how to grow a beautiful lawn without weed and bug killers and with less fertilizer.

• How to Grow Healthy Pesticide-Free Lawns Workshop (on Vimeo)

A video recording of a two-hour workshop on managing landscapes with toxic pesticides, presented in 2017.

• NOFA Accreditation Course in Organic Land Care

Information on courses in organic land care for professionals and residents. 

• Healthy Lawn Care Workshop

June 6, 2018 (6:00-7:30pm) at the South Portland Community Center. This class will teach tips and tricks for growing a beautiful lawn without weed and bug killers, to help residents comply with the ordinance.

Annual Events

• South Portland Household Hazardous Waste & E-waste Collection annual event

Opportunities several times a year to dispose of waste, free for South Portland residents

• Maine Board of Pesticides Control Obsolete Pesticide Collection annual event

An annual state program to collect unusable pesticides; requires registration.

Get Involved

• Pest Management Advisory Committee (PMAC)

The PMAC serves in an advisory capacity to the City Council and the Sustainability Coordinator to oversee this ordinance. Come to a committee meeting or consider joining the committee.