Pesticide info from grassroots environmental education >

Avoid pests using green gardening methods >

Additional info from the nonprofit Beyond Pesticides >

Test your soil using cotton undies or in a mason jar! >

Learn more about testing your soil from Logan Labs, Waypoint Analytical, Rutgers and UConn >

Learn about “fixing” your soil >

Prioritize planting native plants >

Learn about regenerative agriculture >

10 tips for healthy yards >

What to do with leaves >

Make life easier with Mulch Mowing >

Lawn care tips & phosphorus free fertilizer info from NY DEC >

Native plants: grasses, ferns, flowers and more >

Reducing lawn size >

Joining the Bedford Pollinator Pathway >

Share information with your landscaper from Grassroots Environmental Education in both English and Spanish >

Share sustainable landscaping advice from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation >

10 Tips for healthy yards >

Find a local healthy yard landscaper >

Why you should replace gas lawn equipment with electric >

Electric lawn mower models >

5 reasons to get an electric lawn mower >

Bedford’s Leaf Blower Ordinance >

Mulch your leaves on your lawn >

How mulch mowing enriches soil >

Share information with your landscaper from Grassroots Environmental Education in both English and Spanish >

Share sustainable landscaping advice from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation >

10 Tips for healthy yards >

Find a local healthy yard landscaper >

Westchester County Native Plant Brochure >

New York Department of Environmental Conservation native lists for: flowers, grasses/groundcovers/ferns, shrubs, trees and vines >

Local nurseries >

Learn about I-Naturalist >

Native flowers >

Native grasses, ferns and groundcovers >

Native shrubs >

Native trees >

Native vines >

Native Plant Finder >

Regional invasive species management >

Tips for fighting invasive plants >

Invasive to avoid planting (and native alternatives) >

Why trees and forests are important >

Why wetlands are important >

Less lawn! Or mow less! >

Conversion to deep rooted plants, meadow or forest >

Reduced pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers >

Homegrown National Park – Lawn to natives >

Climate friendly options for invasive removal: Read on our website or watch this video >

Goat grazing >

Electric powered yard equipment >

REPLACE GAS WITH ELECTRIC

Why you should replace gas lawn equipment with electric >

Electric lawn mower models >

5 reasons to get an electric lawn mower >

MINIMIZE LEAF BLOWER USE

Bedford’s Leaf Blower Ordinance >

Mulch your leaves on your lawn >

How mulch mowing enriches soil >

ASK YOUR LANDSCAPER TO GO GREEN

Share information with your landscaper from Grassroots Environmental Education in both English and Spanish >

Share sustainable landscaping advice from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation >

10 Tips for healthy yards >

Find a local healthy yard landscaper >

Soil health: Kiss The Ground (English Version, Spanish Version), Rutgers Climate Institute PDF, Soil Sequestration, NRDC Resources, Community-Driven Solutions >

PESTICIDES

Pesticide info from grassroots environmental education >

Avoid pests using green gardening methods >

Additional info from the nonprofit Beyond Pesticides >

CARE FOR YOUR SOIL

Test your soil using cotton undies or in a mason jar! >

Learn more about testing your soil from Logan Labs, Waypoint Analytical, Rutgers and UConn >

Learn about “fixing” your soil >

Prioritize planting native plants >

Learn about regenerative agriculture >

CLIMATE FRIENDLY LAWN SOLUTIONS

10 tips for healthy yards >

What to do with leaves >

Make life easier with Mulch Mowing >

Lawn care tips & phosphorus free fertilizer info from NY DEC >

Native plants: grasses, ferns, flowers and more >

Reducing lawn size >

Joining the Bedford Pollinator Pathway >

Tree care and maintenance  >

Invasive plants >

Go Native! We Are The Ark, Homegrown National Park >

Westchester County Native Plant Brochure >

New York Department of Environmental Conservation native lists for: flowers, grasses/groundcovers/ferns, shrubs, trees and vines >

Local nurseries >

Learn about I-Naturalist >

Native flowers >

Native grasses, ferns and groundcovers >

Native shrubs >

Native trees >

Native vines >

Regional invasive species management >

Tips for fighting invasive plants >

Invasive to avoid planting (and native alternatives) >

COMPOST

How to compost at the Recycling Center/Transfer Station >

How to set up curbside compost pickup >

How to compost in your backyard >

DONATE FOOD

Donate or volunteer at Community Center of Northern Westchester >

Donate or volunteer at the Mount Kisco Interfaith Food Pantry >

Volunteer to rescue food with Second Chance Foods >

Get involved with Feeding Westchester >

Join Intergenerate’s Community Garden to feed those in need >

MINIMIZE FOOD WASTE

9 easy ways to reduce food waste >

What do expiration dates on food mean? >

Recipe blog for leftovers >

Recipes focused on leftover veggies >

Stop food waste before it starts >

Greenhouse gas emissions from food >

Project Drawdown >

BUY FROM LOCAL/SUSTAINABLE FARMS

Bedford local food map >

Local farmers in broader region >

Understanding what regenerative agriculture is >

CSA Locator >

Understanding food labels >

Guide to purchasing better food >

The real food pyramid >

Consumer Reports Guide to Food Labels >

Bedford local food map! >

EAT BETTER MEAT

What is regenerative agriculture? >

Can meat save the planet? >

An end to factory farming >

Understanding food labels >

Guide to purchasing better food >

MEATLESS MONDAY: PLANT BASED MEALS

What is the global Meatless Monday movement? >

The real food pyramid >

GROW YOUR OWN FOOD

How to plant a garden >

Volunteer at a local farm >

Sustainable seed resources >

Put your garden to sleep in the Fall >

Video of a local family’s garden experience >

10 herbs to grow indoors all year >

CARE FOR YOUR SOIL

Test your soil using cotton undies or in a mason jar! >

Learn more about testing your soil from Logan Labs, Waypoint Analytical, Rutgers and UConn >

Learn about “fixing” your soil >

Prioritize planting native plants >

Learn about regenerative agriculture >

LOCAL AREA GROUPS/GARDEN CLUBS

Bionutriet Food Association>

Bedford Garden Club >

Rusticus Garden Club >

Pound Ridge Garden Club >

Hopp Ground Garden Club >

What is citizen science? >

Learn about your soil at home with the Soil Your Undies challenge! >