Bradfield Organics^® Selected as Fertilizer Choice for National Mall Organic Lawn Test

(St. Louis, Mo.) Bradfield Organics® fertilizers were selected by SafeLawns.org to be used for an organic renovation of four acres of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The project is a collaboration involving the National Park Service (NPS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Safelawns.org. This project plans to evaluate the efficacy of organic practices and products on a test site over the course of two years.

Safelawns.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting natural lawn care, is conducting the test, which the other two agencies will evaluate.

Representatives of SafeLawns.org began the test by tilling a four-acre section of existing lawn, adding compost, other natural soil amendments and Bradfield Organics® fertilizer before reseeding the area. The team will return to the site frequently over the next two years to continue an organic maintenance program. The NPS and EPA will evaluate each of three plots: one maintained conventionally by the NPS, a second that has received standard organic treatment (maintenance via organic products), and a third that has had a complete organic makeover, with the focus on building healthy soil before planting.

"We are pleased to provide our products for such a high visibility endeavor," notes Bill Sadler, who heads up the Bradfield Organics® product line for PMI Nutrition International, LLC. "We are participating in this test precisely because we are confident it will be a success. With over 25 million people annually visiting our nation's capital, we expect this will be a highly visible demonstration of the effectiveness of organics."

Bradfield Organics® lawn fertilizer is an important part of the success of an organic lawn program because it provides lawns, and the microbes that live in the soil, the food energy necessary to thrive. In other words, it provides the calories as well as other necessary nutrients. For a lawn with an extreme amount of foot traffic, additional nutrients can be especially valuable.

ﾒIﾕve been extremely pleased with the performance of the Bradfield products at other tests in the past year and a half,ﾓ said HGTV host Paul Tukey, author of the Organic Lawn Care Manual and founder of SafeLawns.org. "I especially like the fact that the Bradfield Organics® products are made of feed-level ingredients and that the products actually smell earthy and sweet, not offensive in any way. This is especially important in a high-profile site like the Mall. I imagine that's important to homeowners with small children and close neighbors, too."

For more information about the study, please visit the NPS website at www.nps.gov/nama/parkmgmt/upload/safelawns.pdf.

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