More than 70 million pounds of pesticides are sprayed onto America’s 30 million acres of lawns each year by companies like ChemLawn, who've made the perfect lawn an icon more imporant than the white picket fence.The rate of pesticides used on lawns is ten times greater (per acre) than the rate used on agricultural land. A lot of the ingredients cause cancer and other problems.
I'm not in the burbs but small town America. We in small towns can't afford ChemLawn and their fancy little "stay off the lawn" signs. So we go out and by our own bags of fertilizer. I myself stocked up on the Scotts this year. Now Scotts has a disclaimer on the package that tells you not to get it on your skin. So I didn't bob for apples in the bag, as I am want to do with fertilizer. No, instead I spread it on my lawn as directed. Later that afternoon, though, I was overcome by my feelings of absolute power over weeds, so I rolled around naked in the lawn. Let me tell you, that burned, but you know what? It was that burn that tells me it works. I was greatly comforted, knowing I would have a thick, lush green lawn free of weeds. Cancer? Shucks, that may be a possiblility, but I know good folks like Cray will find a way to excuse my irresponsible behavior and find a way to pin this on Scotts for me. Can you say big pay out?
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