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The case for ruminants
And why we already have everything we need to create vibrant communities. Communities today are slowly starting to remember the...
megankaun
Jun 21, 20232 min read
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Press Conference highlights Caltrans' misuse of pesticides
AB99 "right policy" to help Caltrans move toward a safer and more responsible approach to vegetation management. Assembly Member Damon...
megankaun
Jun 16, 20232 min read
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Issues highlight: Rohnert Park/Cotati, Windsor, Healdsburg, and Petaluma
Here are some opportunities to help bring beautiful toxic-free solutions to your community. It's wonderful to know that since Sonoma SASS...
megankaun
Jun 7, 20235 min read
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AB99 (Connolly) Passes the State Assembly, moves to the Senate!
"I want to thank you as well for authoring this bill...we certainly don't want to be risking people's public health, we don't want...
megankaun
May 22, 20233 min read
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For the Love of the Earth
An Earth Day musing by Megan Kaun, Director, Sonoma Safe Ag Safe Schools “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find...
megankaun
Apr 22, 20233 min read
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Growing Support for Pesticide Free Highways
The Sonoma Board of Supervisors unanimously voted this week (Tuesday, April 18th 2023) to support Assembly Bill 99 (Connolly). The Sonoma...
megankaun
Apr 18, 20232 min read
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AB99 (Connolly) ESTM Hearing - Success!
Assembly Member Damon Connolly's Caltrans Integrated Pest Management (IPM) bill (AB99) made it through the Environmental Safety and Toxic...
megankaun
Mar 29, 20232 min read
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Bringing Flower Power Back to California
Protecting out roadsides with flowers could save our DOTs millions. Roadsides are a natural place for native flowers to grow. Before the...
megankaun
Mar 21, 20233 min read
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Caltrans No-Spray Requests, Spring 2023
The grasses are growing and Caltrans will be around soon to spray CA-116. If you live/work along CA-116 (or any other state highway) and...
megankaun
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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The True Costs of Highway Spraying
Why roadside pesticide use has the biggest impact on our under-housed neighbors. Pesticides that are broadcast sprayed on highways impact...
megankaun
Feb 28, 20231 min read
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Sonoma County's Bold Commitment to Pesticide Reductions
Videos from August 2022 forum on The Road to Safer, More Sustainable Pest Management: how state and local agencies can work together to...
megankaun
Feb 28, 20231 min read
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Save the Bees, No Pesticides Please
A review of pesticide products for Spring 2023 Spring is here in Sonoma County and the garden sections of our local stores are full of...
megankaun
Feb 16, 20234 min read
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Healthy Highways
California Assembly Bill 99 (AB-99) would provide local control over pesticide use on state highways. At present, Humboldt and Mendocino...
megankaun
Jan 24, 20232 min read
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7 Generations Later; The Return of Indigenous Land Stewardship
Make a donation to support our efforts to create non-toxic healthy fire ecosystems What does it mean to steward the land, including all...
megankaun
Dec 23, 20223 min read
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Is Your Christmas Tree Pesticide-Free?
Nothing says Christmas more than the scent of a fresh cut tree, but what about trees that have been sprayed with synthetic pesticides?...
megankaun
Nov 27, 20224 min read
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California Pesticide Notification Pilot Falls Short
**Action Alert** Email the CDPR (ProjectNotify@cdpr.ca.gov) before November 14, tell them a better system for pre-notifications of...
megankaun
Nov 4, 20223 min read
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Packed House for Film on RoundUp in Wine Country
About 200 people gathered last week at the Sebastopol Rialto Theater to watch a newly released documentary called Children of the Vine, a...
megankaun
Oct 20, 20221 min read
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Powerful Responses from Local Candidates on Pesticide-Free Policy
We were impressed by the powerful responses we received from our 2022 city council/mayoral candidate questionnaire on pesticide policy....
megankaun
Oct 18, 20221 min read
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Swans Poisoned After Herbicide Application in Southern California Community
Over a dozen swans were found dead and dying following a herbicide application near a community lake. Herbicides applied included...
megankaun
Oct 18, 20221 min read
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A Leader in Organic Viticulture and Soil Health
Darek Trowbridge, Old World Winery. "We can't fight industry but we can outperform it." In Greece, one of the places where wine was first...
megankaun
Oct 10, 20223 min read
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