Riverhead, NY - February 11th, 2016 - Perfect Earth Project, in conjunction with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and The Peconic Land Trust, invite Long Islanders to their 2nd Annual Toxin-Free Lawn and Landscape Seminar.

The program will focus on steps landscape professionals and homeowners can take to manage their property without the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and highlight the human health and environmental benefits of the toxin-free approach.       

Cornell Cooperative Extension will be presenting water-friendly landscaping techniques. Perfect Earth Project's own Lawn Expert, Paul Wagner, will give a tutorial on how to brew compost tea, and highlight the benefits of soil health to landscapes. Peconic Estuary Program will highlight their Homeowner Rewards Program and the benefits to water quality toxin-free methods have in Peconic Bay.

NYSDEC will be available to answer all your contract and posting questions, with additional speakers to be announced. A local landscaper round table discussion will take place to discuss the benefits and challenges of the toxin-free approach.

The Schedule for the 2nd Annual Toxin-Free Lawn and Landscape Seminar:

8:30 AM - 9 AM: Sign in and tour of info/merchant booths

9 AM - 9:30 AM: Introduction by Perfect Earth Project president Edwina von Gal and Director of Education and Outreach Sean O’Neill.

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM: TALK -  Paul Wagner, Perfect Earth Project Lawn Expert – Tutorial on how to brew compost tea, and highlight the benefits of soil health to landscapes, pest management alternatives, and challenges of managing pests organically.

10:15 AM - 11 AM: TALK - Sherryll Jones, Peconic Estuary Program - "Peconic Estuary Program's Homeowner Rewards Program"

Whether you live on the bay or not, you are never far from surface waters. Learn more about the initiatives of the Peconic Estuary Program to reduce pollutants, control runoff, and support the health of our local bays and waterways. Ms. Jones will also present more about their Homeowners Rewards Program and funds available for qualifying home landscape projects.

11-11:30AM: TALK - Darin Alberry, NYSDEC – to answer all your contract and posting questions. Focusing on requirements of landscapers using minimum-risk pesticides.

11:30AM – 12:15PM: Toxin-free Landscape Roundtable

12:15PM – 1: 00 PM: Lunch and Informational Booths

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM : TALK - Tamson Yeh, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County – Discussion on water-friendly landscaping and pest management techniques. Discussion on the role of vegetative buffers in waterfront landscapes and nitrogen remediation.

1:45 PM –2:30 PM: Closing remarks and tradeshow

Tickets are $25 with Advance Registration, or $30 at the door (Breakfast and Lunch included in ticket price).

About the Perfect Earth Project
Founded in 2013, The Perfect Earth Project (PEP) is a rapidly expanding non-profit organization promoting toxin-free land management around the world. PEP operates from offices in East Hampton, New York. We raise consciousness about the dangers of synthetic, toxic, lawn and garden chemicals to humans and the environment, and educate homeowners and professionals in nature-based techniques that provide beautiful, safe results.

We look to creating a future when it can be taken for granted that land is managed without toxins and is safe for people, pets and the environment. Toxin-free lands support biodiversity and carbon capture and are a critical component in climate change resiliency. Toxin-free land management engages decision makers and practitioners in positive environmental learning experiences and inspires action, right in their own front yards. We see the landscape industry as a potential "army" of environmental land stewards offering career opportunities that are currently undervalued.

Perfect Earth Project, transforming landscapes and minds, yard by yard.

For more information about the Perfect Earth Project, please visit their website, or call 631-907-9040.