I was raised on a family farm near Early, Iowa. My parents taught me to “care for the land and it will care for you”. My mother won awards for teaching soil conservation as an elementary school teacher. My dad and both grandfathers reluctantly used agricultural chemicals on their farms. Later, I watched my dad, grandfather and many of Dad’s friends die of cancer.

In 1986 I became grounds manager for a children’s psychiatric hospital and I had a problem: How could I care for the playground grass without exposing the kids to toxic lawn chemicals? The solution was organic lawn care methods and products.

After three years of organic treatments, the playground looked better than the rest of the grounds treated with conventional chemicals and it took less work. Employees of the hospital began to ask me to do their lawns and Organic Bob was born.

Since then I have learned what works and what doesn’t, what’s safe and what’s toxic. More importantly, I have discovered the truth that toxic chemical manufacturers and service providers don’t want you to know: organic lawn care is achievable, available and affordable.