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Organic lawn care business growing

Miami Valley yards have begun "going green" as their owners seek lawn care options they perceive as better for the environment, pets and children.

Mark Grunkemeyer, owner of Buckeye Ecocare, said about 50 of the 6,000 lawns serviced by his Centerville company are on a strict organic program. That is up from virtually none a couple of years ago.

Some property owners are mindful of any potential harm to children, pets and the environment from lawn chemicals, much as they were during a short-lived organic lawn care boom in the early 1990s.

"What we do in our backyards goes straight to the Ohio River. We should be good neighbors," said Marvin Duren, a Vietnam veteran who said he was influenced ...

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