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Vineyard Golf Club: Natural Imperfections Don’t Ruin a Golf Game

Posted by in Eco, Environment, Green on Aug 17th, 2010 | no responses

photo via New York Times Golf courses can be beautiful, but they’re always unnatural looking. The complete lack of weeds on the lush green grass is a sure sign that pesticides and fertilizers are at work — and a lot of them. That’s not the case at the Vineyard Golf Club on Martha’s Vineyard, the only completely organic golf course in the country. There, no chemical or synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, or herbicides are used. Weeds are killed with boiling water and natural foam, and moss is removed with dish detergent. You might find a weed or two on the greens, but the members think the organic course is worth it. Natural beauty has a price, though — the joining fee is $350,000, and the annuals dues are $12,000. Do you think the chemical-free environment is worth it? via New York Times Post from: BlissTree Vineyard Golf Club: Natural Imperfections Don’t Ruin a Golf Game

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