“ This is what a dying bee looks like when it has been poisoned - they die with their tongues sticking out. I have lots of these in the grass in front of my hive. See the pollen on her legs? That would be dandelion pollen. This is what happens when we participate in a culture that sees dandelions in a yard as a failure of citizenry rather than a symbol that you recognize that vanity and conformity are not more important than survival. Please stop spraying your weeds. “ Stephanie Jordan
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www.change.org/banneonicotinoids
These chemicals associated with GMO farming do not appear on food labels and are being found in honey and other products.
Please send this letter to your councils
1. Why is our council still using Glyphosate Based Herbicides (GBH)?
2. What is the risk management plan in place for community, staff and workers when GBH is sprayed?
3. How is GBH use communicated to the community?
4. Where can I find the Safety Data Sheet of the GBH product in use?
5. Why isn’t the Council using dye to indicate where it has been spraying?
6. What is the Council’s GBH and other herbicide spraying schedule?
7. Where can I find the Council’s maintain a ‘no spray register’ and ‘adverse affects’ register?
8. How is the spray site contained given glyphosate has an average half-life in soil of 47 days?
9. Does Council have an audit process around the use of chemicals, specifically GBHs and how can the wider community access this information?
10. Is Council considering alternatives to GBH for weed control?