And the city was willing, so we did that. “We started asking if the city would be willing to do just one organic park. Katrina Blair, founder of Turtle Lake Refuge and author of The Wild Wisdom of Weeds, a book profiling 13 edible weeds that are universally common around the world, recalls how their effort started: The city deals with weeds by informing citizens that the presence of dandelions indicates a safer park with no harmful chemicals.ĭurango’s transition to organic was spurred by organic activists within the city. While Chicago still uses pesticides in some parks, it limits their use, refraining from herbicide use in 90 percent of parks. From Missoula, MT to Stoughton, WI, citizens have taken issue with their cities’ management of parks. Other cities and their residents scrutinize and sometimes argue over the use of herbicides in parks. It’s a question of values: Is it more important to keep a park weed-free, or to avoid using pesticides and synthetic fertilizer? And is it worth spending extra money to phase out pesticides while attempting to keep out weeds? Residents and city administrators in Durango, CO do not always agree on the answers, but the city is making an effort to take its parks organic.ĭurango is not alone.
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