Strategic planning is necessary now in order to circumvent the promulgation of new rules on fertilizers in Oregon that weaken the public’s right to protect their health and guarantee the sustainability of our agricultural soils.

Oregon Toxics Alliance proposes our campaign, Safe Fertilizer and Sustainable Soils, to bring about fundamental changes in fertilizer regulations in Oregon. The primary objective of the project is to lead committed constituencies in grassroots action calling for a comprehensive law that eliminates toxic industrial waste from fertilizer. The project is additionally significant because it applies the principle of right-to-know through accurate labeling, and promotes precautionary guidelines that will ultimately protect our food supplies and soil integrity. Our neighbor states, Washington and California, have established some limits for toxic metals in fertilizer, and we hope to build on this partial success in our role as a key northwest state.