The Great Healthy Yard Project

Ridgefield Garden Club and the Ridgefield Library present The Great Healthy Yard Project with Dr. Diane Lewis.

Dr. Diane Lewis, M.D. is founder of non-profit organization The Great Healthy Yard Project and the author of its sister book of the same name. Dr. Lewis is also an internist and a nephrologist who has combined her knowledge of medicine with her love of the environment to become involved in a movement to protect our most valuable resources as well as our own health.

As an environmental activist, Lewis has embraced education as a means for implementing change. Lewis created The Great Healthy Yard Project to draw attention to a growing problem in our country that often goes unnoticed. She has dedicated her work to teaching others in nuanced terms how chemicals end up in our drinking water, and what affects they have on our bodies, as well as teaching alternative ways to take care of our lawns and gardens without harmful chemicals. A free-lance journalist, Lewis has written op-ed pieces in regional and national papers and speaks frequently about how to protect water quality.

In this talk, Dr. Lewis will talk about The Great Healthy Yard Project and how you can become more educated and involved with water quality in your own town.

The program will begin with refreshments from 12 to 12:30 and the talk will start at 12:30 pm.

Registration is recommended.