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Milford ECC Kicks Off a Clean Energy Sign Up Contest

In a bid to foster some friendly competition, Milford's ECC has issued a clean energy sign-up challenge to all of Milford: clubs, non-profits, organizations, businesses, city boards, committees, commissions, citizens, etc.

Pledge to sign up a minimum of 10 or more. Our goal is to make buying clean energy the norm in Milford not the exception. Sign up for clean energy at our summer celebrations or online:

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The Milford Walk Book

The new and revised Milford Walk Book, is hot off the press with updates including bike and water activities. Visit our publications page where you can download it in PDF format. The book is also available in hardcopy at City Hall, the library, and the Milford Recreation center.

Freedom Lawn Contest 2008

Why you should enter the Freedom Lawn Contest
by L Lobovits MD

I don’t think a lot of people in Milford realize that our freedom lawn contest is frequently cited as a model for other communities. Not only are we mentioned in  widely read books such as “redesigning the american lawn” and “Surburban safari”, but in news reports and blogs from all over the country.
  
 By far the most common request I get from the press and public in general, is for photos of “freedom lawns”. Google freedom lawn and you will find the pictures and references to the contest on many sites.( See one example below) So consider entering the contest to be part of a global community of people who know that good stewardship of the planet begins in your own backyard

Keep in mind that a  picture of your perennial border or happy tomato plants posted on this site, may actually help convince people around the country to withstand the advertising onslaught from the lawncare product industry.
Because in my experience , photos of gardens and lawns that are pesticide free are by far the most convincing evidence that the serious health risks of pesticides are not balanced by any real benefit.
Let your garden motivate others to kick the toxic habit, by entering the contest right now ,here on the ECC website.  Thanks LL

Click HERE to sign up online. Entry deadline is August 31, 2008. For more information about Freedom Lawns, visit the Freedom Lawn page.

'Farms of Milford' Brochure

Visit our publications page to view this new brochure, made possible through the generous support of Robert Treat Farms, the Mayor's Open Space Advisory Committee, City of Milford, employees of the New Standard Institute, and the Connecticut Department of Agriculture.

For those interested in purchasing fresh produce we would like to note also the new Downtown Farmers Market will begin on July 5th . It will run Saturdays 9am –1pm  thru October, and is located in the parking lot of Corner Convenience next to the Milford Metro North train station.