Toxic Free NC

September 19, 2011: NEW FILM REVEALS NC CHILD FARM WORKERS' EXPOSURE TO PESTICIDES - “Overworked & Under Spray” tells school-age children's stories of illegal exposure, illness
RALEIGH - A new film released Tuesday highlights North Carolina farm worker children's stories about being sprayed with toxic pesticides while working in the field. Overworked & Under Spray: Young Farm Workers' Pesticide Stories features interviews with six high school-age children about their experiences working in the fields in eastern NC. Most of the children's stories involve incidents of pesticide exposure that are illegal according to NC law. >> full press release

November 18, 2010: HARVEST OF DIGNITY CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF IN NORTH CAROLINA - Campaign targets poor working and living conditions of NC field and poultry workers
RALEIGH – On Thursday, a statewide coalition of legal, medical, faith-based, worker, environmental and student groups will launch its new campaign entitled Harvest of Dignity. The new campaign, led by the Farmworker Advocacy Network (FAN), takes aim at the substandard and often dangerous living and working conditions faced by people employed in North Carolina’s billion-dollar agriculture and poultry processing industries. >>full press release

July 28, 2010: LoveBug 2010 People's Choice Winner Announced - Local artist Sean Kernick wins by landslide, earns seat in finalists round
Raleigh, NC - Yesterday Toxic Free North Carolina announced the winner of the LoveBug People’s Choice poll. Raleigh artist Sean Kernick won the online poll by a significant margin, and will be given an automatic seat in the finalists round of the art competition. (...) LoveBug is a combination live on-street art competition and gallery opening hosted by Toxic Free NC at Epona & Oak in downtown Raleigh’s City Market. >>full press release

April 5, 2010: Toxic Free North Carolina is Recipient of Whole Foods 5% Community Day
Raleigh, NC - On Tuesday, April 6, Toxic Free North Carolina will be the recipient of 5% of the day’s sales at Whole Foods Market in Cary. Toxic Free NC, a grassroots nonprofit working to reduce pesticide pollution statewide, is also the focus of the Cary Whole Foods Market’s April Community Spotlight. Staff from Toxic Free NC will be in the store to answer questions from shoppers throughout the day on Tuesday. >>full press release

December 9, 2009: Farm Group Names Toxic Free NC “Non Profit of the Year” - Toxic Free North Carolina Receives the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s 2009 Non Profit of the Year AwardRALEIGH, NC—Toxic Free North Carolina is the recipient of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s 2009 Non Profit of the Year Award in recognition of the organization’s ongoing work to promote sustainable agriculture in North Carolina. >>full press release

April 28, 2009: "AVOIDING BIG RISKS FOR SMALL KIDS" - Report Reveals Overuse of Pesticides in NC Child Care
RALEIGH, N.C. – A report released today finds that high-risk pest control methods are used in many North Carolina child care centers. The report, “Avoiding Big Risks for Small Kids”, is the result of a 2008 survey of 89 child care providers from across the state who answered questions about pests, pesticides and safety at their facilities. The report is available for download at www.toxicfreenc.org.
>>Full press release

September 21, 2006: Toxic Free NC (then the Pesticide Education Project) Honored for Nonprofit Stewardship
"The Agricultural Resources Center & Pesticide Education Project (ARC) in Raleigh received statewide honors today when the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits selected it for one of three 2006 Nonprofit Sector Stewardship Awards. (...)" >>full press release

July 6, 2006: Legislature votes toxics out of NC schools
"Children are about to gain strong protections from pesticides, mercury, diesel fumes, arsenic-treated wood, mold and mildew at North Carolina’s public schools. A new bill titled the “School Children’s Health Act” has passed the House and Senate and has been sent to
the Governor for his signature." >>full release

November 12, 2003: Pesticide Board Drops Aerial Spray Proposal
"Community activists today cheered the NC Pesticide Board’s decision not to proceed with a controversial proposal that would have allowed aerial pesticide applicators in the state to deposit up to 6 parts per million (ppm) of unwanted pesticide on neighboring “sensitive areas” including homes, schools, churches and businesses. Board members cited public outcry as the main reason behind their decision, stating that they never intended to pass a rule that would have harmed public health. (...)" >>full release