We are Ready!
- Hallowell’s 2022 Comprehensive Plan recommends limiting pesticide use.
- Residents are concerned about the health of their families, pets, and the environment.
- Over 31 municipalities in Maine have enacted ordinances.
- The approved ordinance (see below) includes sensible exceptions, e.g. spraying for invasive species.
Recent Endorsements
MOFGA:
Portland Protectors:
Portland Protectors:
"The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association has 50 years of history of educating about and advocating for organic agriculture and limiting the use of synthetic pesticides. We fully believe that every community has the right to limit the use of pesticides and herbicides to reduce exposure to toxic chemicals that harm people, our p
"The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association has 50 years of history of educating about and advocating for organic agriculture and limiting the use of synthetic pesticides. We fully believe that every community has the right to limit the use of pesticides and herbicides to reduce exposure to toxic chemicals that harm people, our pollinators, waterways, and ecosystems. We applaud the efforts in Hallowell to protect it's community health by limiting the use of synthetic pesticides."
Portland Protectors:
Portland Protectors:
Portland Protectors:
"(We) applaud the efforts of the Grow Green & Healthy Hallowell Coalition to pass a comprehensive organic land care ordinance that will restrict the cosmetic use of high-risk synthetic pesticides and fertilizers while raising the living standards of all Hallowell residents and improving the environment.
NRCM
Wild Seed Project
Wild Seed Project
“NRCM supports this effort because we believe that it would help to protect citizens, pollinators, wildlife, and waters—which are all so critical to our health, quality of life, and economic prosperity—from the effects of unnecessary pesticide application and runoff.”
Wild Seed Project
Wild Seed Project
Wild Seed Project
"Wild Seed Project supports the efforts of Grow Green & Healthy Hallowell to promote the health of their communities by limiting the use of pesticides and fertilizers. Specifically, we share concern for the negative effects of pesticide use on the pollinators, wildlife, and plants that are critical to the health of our ecosystems."