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Replay Ep 123: Howard Garrett | the Dirt Doctor | Organic Lawn Care | Dallas/FortWorth, TX originally published 3/22/2016 organic lawn care This morning I got an email from a member of my audience who said he’d been listening to my recent https://organicgardenerpodcast.com/?p=2705 (2-part episode 120) with Liz Krieg where we were talking about Organic Lawn Care. I mentioned, wouldn’t it be nice if someone started a certification for landscapers so they could teach their customers? Probably the biggest lesson I have actually learned since I started this podcast is how toxic people’s lawns are where toddlers and dogs play and learn to crawl! And Jon Moore from Australia from the World Organic News who started his own podcast you might want to listen to! And in https://organicgardenerpodcast.com/?p=1448 (episode 39) of the Organic Gardener Podcast Angie Shcnieder from the Schneider Peeps said: Who or what inspired you to start using organic techniques? … The https://www.dirtdoctor.com (Dirt Doctor) in Fort Worth Texas had a radio show on Saturday mornings who specialized in http://www.dirtdoctor.com/organic/garden/content/code/about/ (Texas Growing. Howard Garrett) which is where we learned the most in the beginning. How did you learn how to garden organically? Yes from reading his books for pest and disease control his books have been very helpful. His book http://www.dirtdoctor.com/Texas-Bug-Book_vq1288.htm (Texas Bug Book: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly,) was very helpful. https://www.dirtdoctor.com/books () https://www.dirtdoctor.com/books (Organic Lawn Care by Howard Garrett  ) https://www.dirtdoctor.com/books () https://www.dirtdoctor.com/books (Texas Bug Book • The Good the Bad and the Ugly – Howard Garrett ) Organic Certification Landscaping Class Teaching http://www.texasorganicresearchcenter.org/natural_organic_certification_course (Natural Organic Certification Classes) at the http://www.texasorganicresearchcenter.org (Texas Organic Research Center) Howard Garrett aka the Dirt Doctor is on a mission to make everyone go Organic starting today with Organic Lawn Care! https://www.dirtdoctor.com () Tell us a little about yourself. Well, I started in the golf course and landscape business a long time ago after getting out of the Marine Corps, back in 1972! is when it all got started I actually started my radio show and column in the Dallas Morning News, since 1989! Back in the day when we started, I didn’t know, anything about organic gardening at all. My daughter Logan who became the announcer on my show in second grade and she still is … Is the reason I converted over, I saw her do what all kids do, she put things in her mouth …she was the reason I, started looking into organic gardening, I had no idea what organic gardening meant. I knew the basics of what people did vegetable gardning ag type things, and I converted those ideas over to landscaping. I read everything I could get my hands on, and develpoed my own techniques. The fascinating part was how easy it was, landscaping has more tolerance, if you foul up with food crops you lose your whole thing, where with landscaping if you fail, you just pick yourself up and dust yourself off. And not only that, more people have lawns, I mean everybody has a lawn, ok not everybody has a lawn, but way more people have lawns then gardens!!! https://www.dirtdoctor.com () https://www.dirtdoctor.com (visit the Dirt Doctor today!) Full show notes coming soon! Final question- if there was one change you would like to see to create a greener world what would it be? For example is there a charity or organization your passionate about or a project you would like to see put into action. What do you feel is the most crucial issue facing our planet in regards to the environment either in your local area or on a national or global scale? The non-profit http://www.texasorganicresearchcenter.org (Texas Organic Research... Support this podcast