Toxic Free NC Tip of the Week: National Pesticide Forum in NC

Bridge to an Organic Future

March, 19, 2009 , by Billie Karel

The 27th National Pesticide Forum - Bridge to an Organic Future! - is in our neighbor to the west, Carrboro, this year. It will feature such pesticide fighting rockstars as Jim Hightower, Baldemar Velásquez, and giant bug puppets from Paperhand Puppet Intervention’s awesome insect show last year. Plus yours truly, and two of my coworkers, and some other people you may have heard of, too. Here’s all the info you need to register.

It’s pretty great that this big national conference is happening right in our back yards this year, and provides a rare opportunity to hob nob with nationally-known activists and scientists, as well as local advocates who are working for sustainable farming and a toxic-free environment right here in NC.

Yes, it’s in Carrboro, which is not Raleigh, and that’s a shame. But, little known fact: Back in 1999, the pesticide industry’s lobby group ranked Carrboro, NC in their top ten “anti-pesticide activity hot spots.” Good work, North Carolina!! So anyway, I can understand if Carrboro sounds like a shlep - I don’t usually go outside the beltline unless it’s rrrrreeeeeeeeally important - but I promise you it’ll be worth your while in this instance - it’s a great conference. We can even carpool - I’m totally serious! Contact me at my work address - billie (at) toxicfreenc.org - to arrange it.

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