{"id":34223,"date":"2023-12-22T00:01:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T05:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=34223"},"modified":"2023-12-22T08:57:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T13:57:04","slug":"holiday-season-and-new-year-greetings-as-we-move-ahead-together-for-a-sustainable-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2023\/12\/holiday-season-and-new-year-greetings-as-we-move-ahead-together-for-a-sustainable-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Season and New Year Greetings as We Move Ahead Together for a Sustainable Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On behalf of the Beyond Pesticides team, we wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy holiday season! We deeply appreciate the vital community-based work taking place across the country as we join together to confront the existential health and environmental challenges of our time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><i>Meeting the challenges ahead with a transformative strategy<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Beyond Pesticides shares the vision of people and communities that are striving to ensure a future that protects health and sustains life. We are facing existential crises\u2014the climate crisis, biodiversity collapse, and severe public health threats\u2014from cancer to neurological, reproductive, and endocrine system effects, including brain and behavioral impacts. To reverse these threats \u2014which we can do\u2014 we advance model organic solutions that eliminate billions of pounds of fossil fuel-based pesticides and synthetic fertilizers and nurture biological systems that take dangerous pollutants out of our environment, protecting health and the ecosystems that sustain life. \u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Our audacious goal: <\/strong>to phase out petrochemical pesticides and fertilizers by 2032.<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Our solution:<\/strong> to provide hands-on assistance, funded by our supporters, to assist in the transition to organic land management in community parks, playing fields, and schoolyards.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>The path moving forward:<\/strong> Advancing sustainable, organic practices and policies to solve the pesticide poisoning and contamination problem and the range of existential adverse effects in partnership with local communities and governments.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/about\/beyond-pesticides-annual-report-and-financials\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AR-2023-Banner-home-page.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over this past year, the urgency of our work has never been more palpable. Our daily collaboration with communities across the country\u2014via the Parks for a Sustainable Future program\u2014to adopt organic land management policies and practices in public spaces (parks, playing fields, and schoolyards) defined the path forward as a model to eliminate toxic pesticides and fertilizers, protect children, pets, and families, and sustain local ecosystems.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our program bridges policy and practice\u2014reframing strategies that go after an endless list of toxic chemicals\u2014and advancing a holistic approach that recognizes complex biological communities, the importance of soil microbiota, complex biological communities, and ecosystem services in the context of broader human health and environmental protection. By developing organic systems plans and training parks and public works departments on organic-compatible practices and products, we engage in a systems approach that works with soil biology, enriches nutrient cycling, and cultivates more resilient landscapes that meet community expectations while delivering long-term cost savings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is imperative that, as we focus national attention on meaningful systemic change, we address the disproportionate risk to people of color communities and workers, from landscapers to farmworkers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><i>Elevating science that calls for the urgent need to act<\/i><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Local science-based advocacy is vital, in tandem with practical hands-on support, to drive the changes critical to a livable future as scientific facts coupled with action advance the adoption of solutions within our reach. Believing in the empowerment of advocates and decision-makers, our team provides up-to-date information on the independent, peer-reviewed scientific literature on our website and on a daily basis, five days a week, published in our Daily News blog in articles that analyze complex scientific findings, judicial rulings, regulatory decisions, and legislative action. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition, our unique databases offer tools to empower local activists and more to take action in their communities, schools, workplaces, and homes\u2014including our <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gateway on Pesticide Hazards and Safe Pest Management<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Eating with a Conscience<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (on ecological and worker effects), <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What the Science Shows <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(pollinators),<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pesticide-Induced Diseases Database<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ManageSafe<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (how to manage homes and gardens without pesticides). Our updated resources, such as the health and environmental effects in our <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">40 Most Commonly Used Lawn Pesticides<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, are \u201ctools for change.\u201d \u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><i>Elevating our voice and networking for change<\/i><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the face of the chemical industry and related service providers wielding tremendous power across levels of government, and agencies not keeping pace with the escalating environmental and public health challenges, it is the communities and their elected officials that have chosen to actively engage in democratic decision making to protect the health of their residents.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a key example, during the <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2023\/11\/grassroots-power-discover-how-local-action-can-transform-public-spaces-on-nov-29-national-forum-series\/\">2023 National Forum in November<\/a>\u2014Forging a Future with Nature\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/national-pesticide-forum\/2023-national-forum-series\/session-recordings-and-materials\">a mom and advocate from Maine spoke side-by-side with a parks supervisor from Colorado to share what change looks like<\/a>\u2014from two of dozens of our partner communities!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our work in collaboration with these communities is a bright spot at a time when solutions may seem out of reach. In these perilous times, your support helps us to elevate these voices and empower grassroots-based strategies that lead the way in the face of federal and state inaction.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Online, our Action of the Week platform provides our network with one concrete action that can be taken each week to have our collective voice heard to advance specific actions that are protective of public and worker health, eliminate toxic pesticide use, and put in organic, sustainable, and regenerative practices and policies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><i>Taking a stand<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Having worked with organic systems since our founding in 1981, we know that this change can be achieved. We continue\u2014through campaigns such as <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Keeping Organic Strong<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014to push for the growth of organic agriculture as the only acceptable and foundational form of land management for the future.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">[Plus, with a 43-year+ history of successfully advancing systemic change, we know the solutions are within our grasp!]<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/center-for-community-pesticide-and-alternatives-information\/pesticide-free-holidays\/new-year-2023\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Pesticide-Free-Holidays.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"866\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a>Our team at Beyond Pesticides looks forward to continuing to partner with you in the new year to meet the existential environmental and public health challenges with truly organic solutions through policy, science, and action\u2014one day at a time for ourselves and for future generations. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more information and to discover actions that have defended democratic decision making to adopt organic land management on public land, informed action, and met the challenges of 2023, please click on the image above or the link to access our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/programs\/center-for-community-pesticide-and-alternatives-information\/pesticide-free-holidays\/new-year-2023\"><strong>Year in Review page for 2023.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><b>It&#8217;s a fact.\u202fYour support makes our work possible.\u202f<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>A special thank you to all our donors and supporters this year.<\/strong><\/span> Without your engagement and incredible generosity, it would not be possible to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Our team provides up-to-date information about the health and environmental hazards of pesticides, pesticide regulation and policy,\u202fholistic nontoxic management systems, and cutting-edge science\u2014free of charge to the public.\u202fThis program is not possible without the generosity of people like you!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Please make your secure tax-deductible donation at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/give\">bp-dc.org\/donate2023<\/a> or by clicking\/scanning the QR code below!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/give\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/EYA-heart-1400-x-400-px.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of the Beyond Pesticides team, we wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy holiday season! We deeply appreciate the vital community-based work taking place across the country as we join together to confront the existential health and environmental challenges of our time. Meeting the challenges ahead with a transformative strategy\u00a0 Beyond Pesticides shares the vision of people and communities that are striving to ensure a future that protects health and sustains life. We are facing existential crises\u2014the climate crisis, biodiversity collapse, and severe public health threats\u2014from cancer to neurological, reproductive, and endocrine system effects, including brain and behavioral impacts. To reverse these threats \u2014which we can do\u2014 we advance model organic solutions that eliminate billions of pounds of fossil fuel-based pesticides and synthetic fertilizers and nurture biological systems that take dangerous pollutants out of our environment, protecting health and the ecosystems that sustain life. \u00a0 \u00a0 Our audacious goal: to phase out petrochemical pesticides and fertilizers by 2032. Our solution: to provide hands-on assistance, funded by our supporters, to assist in the transition to organic land management in community parks, playing fields, and schoolyards.\u00a0 The path moving forward: Advancing sustainable, organic practices and policies to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,43,314,652,633,1,601],"tags":[1192,428,656,1108,1191],"class_list":["post-34223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-events","category-holidays","category-parks","category-seasonal","category-uncategorized","category-year-in-review","tag-holidays","tag-organic","tag-organic-land-management","tag-thank-you","tag-year-in-review"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Holiday Season and New Year Greetings as We Move Ahead Together for a Sustainable Future - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On behalf of the Beyond Pesticides team, we wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy holiday season! 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