Focus on Less Toxic Products in the Garden Center
Presentation Abstract
Thurston County Environmental Health trains local garden center staff about the many less toxic products for bug control, weed control and fertilizing that they have in their stores. The majority of residents get their gardening advice from retail staff at the time of purchase. We train the store staff how to select, use and store the less toxic products that they already have in stock so that staff is better prepared when customers ask, "is this safe for my kids or pets?" and can help people with concerns select the safer products. The market transformation component of our pesticide reduction program in Thurston County has been running strong for five years. We evaluate the effectiveness of our trainings through secret shoppers and by tracking the number of less toxic products in the stores. We will promote the Grow Smart Grow Safe database and app and will integrate the apron pocket prompts developed by Seattle Tilth in our 2016 trainings.
Session Title
Toxics, Pollutants and Species
Conference Track
Salish Sea Snapshots
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Snapshot
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Nature conservation--Washington (State)--Thurston County; Environmental protection--Washington (State)--Thurston County
Geographic Coverage
Thurston County (Wash.)--Environmental conditions
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
Focus on Less Toxic Products in the Garden Center
2016SSEC
Thurston County Environmental Health trains local garden center staff about the many less toxic products for bug control, weed control and fertilizing that they have in their stores. The majority of residents get their gardening advice from retail staff at the time of purchase. We train the store staff how to select, use and store the less toxic products that they already have in stock so that staff is better prepared when customers ask, "is this safe for my kids or pets?" and can help people with concerns select the safer products. The market transformation component of our pesticide reduction program in Thurston County has been running strong for five years. We evaluate the effectiveness of our trainings through secret shoppers and by tracking the number of less toxic products in the stores. We will promote the Grow Smart Grow Safe database and app and will integrate the apron pocket prompts developed by Seattle Tilth in our 2016 trainings.
