Question
Hi, I live in Seaford and I would like to find a way to deal with the pests in my garden in an organic way.  Do you have any suggestions?

Answer
The New York State Health Dept identifies Seaford as a Prostate Cancer zipcode -- rates 15 to 49 percent higher than expected.  Links between incidents of Prostate Cancer and certain pesticides are established; it's figuring out how and why this disease happens to men who are exposed to specific chemicals that they haven't figured out yet.

But why wait?

Fact is, farmers get more Prostate Cancer than any other occupation.  Repeat exposure to certain pesticides seems to be the trigger.  Sounds like a warning bell to me.  Head to the organic trail, and stay there.

There are LOTS of specific things you can do TODAY that will put you on that organic road... and hopefully keep you away from the side effects while your neighbors continue to pollute their air, water and soil with cancer-causing substances.  But you have to start somewhere.

Start here:

www.helium.com/items/1028660-ways-to-maintain-healthy-lawns-and-gardens-without-using-harmful-chemicals

which is MY speech on seven 'Ways to maintain healthy lawns and gardens without using harmful chemicals'.

Like the speech says, Landscapes grown without chemicals aren't just safer.  They're more beautiful.

That's the truth.

Your followups welcome.  Thanks for writing and welcome to the club, neighbor.  Peace,

THE LONG ISLAND GARDENER