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<DIV>This employee from Nature Hills Nursery said that the nursery is required 
by law to treat their plants before they leave the nursery. Does anyone know 
what law she’s referring to? It’s time to rewrite the law.</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=info@naturehills.com 
href="mailto:info@naturehills.com">Charlotte</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, November 05, 2018 10:55 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=bpassero@meadowmaking.org 
href="mailto:bpassero@meadowmaking.org">bpassero@meadowmaking.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: bpassero@meadowmaking.org wrote you a note via 
Olark</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P>Barbara,</P>
<P>Thank you for reaching out to us today. I'm afraid since we ship to the 
continental USA we are required by law to treat our plants before they leave the 
nursery. Residual effects of the chemical applications we use are minimal as 
they break down very quickly after exposure to the sun and water. If we were a 
small, local grower we could be organic and Neonicotinoid free. However, bear in 
mind that there are many other users of Neonicotinoids like farmers that use far 
more product than the horticulture industry, which is simply out of our control 
and we use the bare minimum. </P>
<P>Thank you,<BR>Charlotte</P>
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<P>Thank you for choosing Nature Hills Nursery, the largest online nursery in 
the U.S.</P><BR></DIV>
<DIV>On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 8:33 PM, Barbara Passero <no-reply@olark.com> 
wrote:<BR><BR>
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  <P>name: Barbara Passero<BR>email: <A href="mailto:bpassero@meadowmaking.org" 
  target=_blank>bpassero@meadowmaking.org</A><BR>phone: 781-209-0052<BR>How may 
  we help you?: Do you have any native (not cultivars or nativars) bushes or 
  shrubs for sale that haven't been treated with pesticides or other toxic 
  substances. <A href="http://www.meadowmaking.org" 
  target=_blank>www.meadowmaking.org</A><BR><BR><BR>---<BR><BR>You received this 
  message from a visitor while you were away.<BR><BR>Name: Barbara 
  Passero<BR><BR>E-mail: <A href="mailto:bpassero@meadowmaking.org" 
  target=_blank>bpassero@meadowmaking.org</A><BR><BR>The visitor was on this 
  page: <A href="https://www.naturehills.com/thank-you-email?result=success" 
  target=_blank>https://www.naturehills.com/thank-you-email?result=success</A><BR><BR>The 
  visitor was referred to your site from: , referred to your site by <A 
  href="https://www.naturehills.com/bushes-and-shrubs?utm_campaign=168880_Email%2011-3-18&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Nature%20Hills&dm_i=4BGQ,3MB4,1FCOBR,DV11,1" 
  target=_blank>https://www.naturehills.com/bushes-and-shrubs?utm_campaign=168880_Email%2011-3-18&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Nature%20Hills&dm_i=4BGQ,3MB4,1FCOBR,DV11,1</A><BR><BR>Phone: 
  781-209-0052</P>
  <P>Web Browser: Chrome<BR>Web Browser Version: 70.0.3538.77<BR>Operating 
  System: Windows<BR>IP Address: 146.115.160.127<BR>Location: United States 
  (Waltham)</P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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