Midwest Grows Green
Project Director: Ryan Anderson, IPM Institute of North America, Inc.
The Midwest Grows Green (MGG) Lawn & Land Working Group is an initiative of the IPM Institute of North America, Inc to document, summarize and improve the state of sustainable landscaping policies and practices locally, regionally and nationally.
The Lawn & Land Forum will meet the rising demand for sustainable landscaping by pursuing three objectives in 2023-2024: (1) improve identification of IPM/sustainable landscapes and landscaping services in the North Central region and nationally, (2) organize workshops and develop resources that equip landscape managers with the knowledge base to adopt and implement sustainable landscaping practices, policies and strategies and (3) increase sustainable landscaping adoption and implementation in the North Central region.
Achievements
- Publication of LawnandLand.org that includes toolkits for sports and recreational field management and natural area management.
- Hosted three webinars attended by more than 150 landscaping professionals for Midwest Grows Green Week March 22-26, 2021. Webinars includes “Adding an Organic Lawn Care Service to your Business”, “Improving Soil Health on Sports and Recreational Fields” and “Viable and Safe Alternatives to Glyphosate).
- Developed the Technical Assistance Program (TAP) in 2020 that applies Lawn & Land Forum research, approaches and resources to eliminate synthetic pesticide and fertilizer use on parks (see bit.ly/MGGassistance). TAP currently supports Greater Chicago communities of River Forest Park District, City of Elgin, City of Lake Forest and Clarendon Hills Park District, K-12 schools of Ray Elementary School in IL and Milwaukee Public Schools, the City of Grand Rapids, MI and the Village of Shorewood, MN.
- Created Green Shield Certified for Landscapes
Learn more at LawnandLand.org.