{"id":35022,"date":"2024-04-12T00:01:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T04:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=35022"},"modified":"2024-04-12T11:49:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T15:49:58","slug":"natural-grocers-supports-organic-communities-and-beyond-pesticides-parks-for-a-sustainable-future-ladybug-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2024\/04\/natural-grocers-supports-organic-communities-and-beyond-pesticides-parks-for-a-sustainable-future-ladybug-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Grocers Supports Organic Communities and Beyond Pesticides\u2019 Parks for a Sustainable Future\u2014Ladybug Love Pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, April 12, 2024)\u00a0In honor of Earth Month, Natural Grocers\u00ae is partnering with Beyond Pesticides for its seventh annual\u00a0Ladybug LoveSM<\/sup>\u00a0campaign<\/a>. Natural Grocers, a longtime leader of the organic movement through national advocacy efforts and rigorous product standards, encourages its communities to pledge to protect beneficial insects and further Beyond Pesticides’ critical mission of converting local parks and playing fields to organic landscape management practices.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Natural Grocers’ annual Earth Month fundraising efforts benefit the nonprofit organization, Beyond Pesticides and its Parks for a Sustainable Future program. Cleaner air, water, and land make for a healthier food supply \u2013 a principle Natural Grocers has championed since 1955.\u00a0<\/strong>Click here<\/a> to see the campaign from last year.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

April shoppers at Natural Grocers’ 168 stores are also invited to donate to Beyond Pesticides at checkout. Ladybug Love also features in-store promotions!<\/p>\r\n

LADYBUG LOVE & BEYOND PESTICIDES<\/strong>
\r\nNatural Grocers’ Ladybug Love campaign aims to bring awareness to the precious insects that play a crucial role in the stability of our food supply and regenerative farming. The annual Earth Month fundraising efforts benefit Beyond Pesticides and its Parks for a Sustainable Future<\/a> program, designed to assist communities in transitioning away from pesticide use at local parks and public areas by providing the education, training, and practical assistance needed to move toward organic land care.<\/p>\r\n

Beyond Pesticides<\/a> envisions a future where local parks, playing fields, and greenways are managed without unnecessary toxic pesticides. Where children and pets are safe to run around on the grass, and bees and other pollinators are safeguarded from toxic chemicals. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Raquel Isely, vice president of marketing for Natural Grocers, states, “Natural Grocers, in partnership with Beyond Pesticides, is pleased to support Parks for a Sustainable Future with our seventh annual Ladybug Love campaign. Through this program and the generosity of our customers, we are underwriting the cost of horticultural services to transition parks and playing fields to organic land management. Cleaner air, water, and land make for a healthier food supply \u2013 a principle Natural Grocers has championed for almost 70 years. We are thankful for our generous customers who share our passion to protect our beneficial insects, the land, and our planet.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Jay Feldman, executive director of Beyond Pesticides, states, \u201cNatural Grocers is a leader in corporate social and environmental responsibility, and the company\u2019s support of efforts to convert land management to organic shows a strong commitment to public health and environmental protection. The funds raised for Beyond Pesticides\u2019 Parks for a Sustainable Future program<\/a> enable the organization to work with municipal governments and community people to create safe spaces for children, families, pets, wildlife, and waterways. The parks and playing fields under organic management serve as a model for parks nationwide and prove that toxic chemicals are not needed to have beautiful landscapes.\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

The Company’s underwriting effort has enabled\u00a0Beyond Pesticides<\/a>\u00a0to convert almost a dozen parks and playing fields to\u00a0organic management practices<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0Arizona\u00a0to\u00a0Utah, with more in the works in\u00a0Colorado\u00a0and\u00a0Texas.<\/p>\r\n

For those wanting to bring this program<\/a> to their community, contact Beyond Pesticides at sustainableparks@beyondpesticides.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Beyond Pesticides\u2019 website explains the process of joining the organic land management program as follows:<\/em><\/p>\r\n