My Green Sonoma

Help keep junk mail out of our landfills.  Go to Mail Preference Service www.directmail.com/junk_mail  to remove your name and address from 3rd class mailing lists.

It may not be necessary to call companies to be removed from catalog mailing lists.  I've been fairly successful sending email requests instead.  Be sure to let them know the customer or key number on the back of the catalog.

If you send out bulk mail, consider a radio advertising campaign to replace some of those mailings.

From time to time I have buyers calling me to try and find homes that have not been treated with pesticides.  Usually these people are cancer victims but more and more people are beginning to understand the impact that pesticides have on ourselves and our environment.

If you are concerned about pesticides but don't want ants and other pests you might want to consider talking to Hitmen Pest Control.  I'm delighted to say that they are now offering an alternative product they call integrated pest management.  Rather than spraying a pesticide barrier around the house, their specialists come out periodically and inspect around and underneath the house treating only where needed.  They treat with natrual products like cloves and cinnamon.

If you'd like to learn more, you can contact them at 707-526-6055.  If you don't live in Santa Rosa, try contacting your local pest control company.  You can also access additional information through the following links:

http://www.recyclenow.org/less-toxic/index.html

http://cesonoma.ucdavis.edu/Integrated_Pest_Management685/