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Poor Obama: not only does he have to contend with Blue Dogs, but now it seems he is being poisoned by lead found in the People’s Garden at the White House.
In truth, the levels, while not ideal, are far from unusual or unsafe for an urban garden. The Guardian states:
The soil in the garden had lead concentrations of 93 parts per millio...Read the full story on TreeHugger
The organic apple cart was upset this week when the UK Food Standards Agency released the results of their research into the nutritional benefits of organic food. According to the FSA there aren't any, or least none that are 'important'! Unsurprisingly this has caused a ruckus, with the Soil Association leading the retaliation from the organic food sector. They have accused the FSA of a narrow field of research which exclu...Read the full story on TreeHugger
My e-mail inbox is flooded with copies of the wild message about how proposed food safety legislation will kill organic farming:
PLEASE SPREAD THIS NEWS AND VOICE YOURSELVES NOW! PUT THE JOBS OF THE SENATE ON THE LINE.
WHO EVER CONTROLS THE WORLD FOOD SUPPLY, CONTROLS US ALL. JUST THINK, MAJOR FARMERS AND YOU ARE NOW FORBIDDEN TO GROW ORGANIC HEALTHY FOOD IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD WITHOUT THE GOVERNMENTS APPROVED PESTICIDES. IT IS CRIMINAL. THEY ARE GETTING READY TO PASS THIS BILL RIGHT NOW. IT IS NOW AGAINST THE LAW TO HAVE A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.
NO MORE ORGANIC GARDENING. SERIOUS!!!!! YOUR HEALTH IS IN JEOPARDY
READ BELOW!!!!!!!!!!