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<DIV>"Sustainable Lawn Care: Smart Alternatives for Healthy Lawns" is the next event in the Sustainable Sites education series.<SPAN> </SPAN>The panel discussion will take place Thursday March 24 at 7 pm in Room 226 of the Agricultural Resource Center on the OSU/OKC campus at 400 N. Portland (just south of the farmers market pavilion).</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>How can you save energy, time and money in lawn care? Are there any good alternatives to the endless fertilize/mow/herbicide regimen? Are there attractive alternatives to standard grass lawns? These are some of the questions that will be discussed by:</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thom Marak of Next to Nature Gardening LLC of Norman. Thom does all aspects of landscaping organically, from designing utilizing Permaculture principles to rehabilitating problem lawns. He wants to help dispel myths about organic lawn care.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Dennis Martin, PhD, Professor and Turfgrass Extension Specialist at OSU Stillwater. Dennis takes a practical, scientific approach to grass management, examining claims and evaluating synthetic and organic products. </P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>John Trimber of Farmers Grain in Edmond. When the owner of Farmers Grain wanted to go completely organic, John doubted whether the store could survive. Now an organic convert, he is Vice President of the Oklahoma Organic Gardening Association.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Randy Marks of Groundwork: Applied Design will moderate the discussion. And, there will be several door prizes provided by Farmers Grain!</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>For more information see <A href="http://okcsites.blogspot.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>okcsites.blogspot.com</A>, or email <A href="mailto:okcsites@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:okcsites@gmail.com">okcsites@gmail.com</A>. A new Facebook page for Sites will be launched soon. Watch for it!</P><BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></div><br>
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