There is an overwhelming amount of information out there, we have compiled a few resources here. We still encourage you to research on your own and learn how this is affecting our community.

 

FROM THE RESIDENTS:

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Letter to LARMAC's Board:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/oc9qg245zr5k6pt/Letter%20to%20HOA%20May%208%202019.pdf?dl=0

 

Non-Toxic Ladera Ranch Petition :

https://www.change.org/p/larmac-ladera-ranch-stop-allowing-harmful-pesticides-in-ladera-ranch

 

 

HEALTH

 

Health effects of 30 commonly used pesticides

https://beyondpesticides.org/assets/media/documents/lawn/factsheets/30health.pdf

 

Basic Pesticide Handout from Non Toxic Communities (page 1-2)

http://www.nontoxiccommunities.com/uploads/7/0/8/2/7082006/longpesticidehandout_ntc.pdf

 

Children and Pesticides Don’t Mix

https://www.beyondpesticides.org/assets/media/documents/lawn/factsheets/Pesticide.children.dontmix.pdf

 

 

 

FINANCIALS:

 

Organic Saves Money by Non Toxic Communities (page 3-4)

http://www.nontoxiccommunities.com/uploads/7/0/8/2/7082006/longpesticidehandout_ntc.pdf

 

Cost Comparison:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mqt6u7ddHjBTE6qF7oc59X4yrMN47RCt/view

 

 

RESOURCES/ORGANIZATIONS:

 

Screenshot: Beyond Pesticides:

https://www.beyondpesticides.org/

 

Screenshot: Non Toxic Communities

http://www.nontoxiccommunities.com/

 

Screenshot: Non Toxic Neighborhoods

https://nontoxicneighborhoods.com/

 

Screenshot: Chip Osborne

https://osborneorganics.com/

 

 

Sample of a Non Toxic Policy:

http://www.nontoxiccommunities.com/uploads/1/2/3/8/123860248/sample_opm_policy.pdf

 

 

 

NEWS:

 

OC Weekly, “HOW IRVINE BECAME SOCAL’S FIRST NON-TOXIC CITY”. July 6 2016

https://ocweekly.com/how-irvine-became-socals-first-non-toxic-city-7317638/

 

 

(This is a brief starting point to get informed. We encourage you to poke around the site for more links and also visit the sites noted in "resources/organizations" above.)