even though i am not one for stirring the muck in the
mediums of the media these days, and even though i am
one of "them," for whatever it's worth, this sounds
like a great story idea.
it has great potential for local, national and
international newsworthiness.
simplified, it could provide a pertinent peek into
what really happens with the "products" consumers
purchase at wally world and the like.
group, a term i lovingly and respectively "borrow"
from ms. joan benjamin, plagerism is the mother of
journalism after all ..., ooopppsss... there i go
sliding off to my propensity for verbosity.
well what do you think? one guy says, farmer flaim.
--- Peggy Adams <peggy2@looksmart.com> wrote:
> Saneteers,
>
> This growing season has been a difficult one for a
> few of us here in the Northwest. Two large
> commercial composting facilities have produced and
> sold compost contaminated with a broad-leaf
> herbicide which was not degraded in the composting
> process. Nurseries have lost stock and reputation,
> gardeners and small-scale farmers have lost crops.
> There is no doubt that the problem is an herbicide.
> We believe it may be clopyralid but we are not sure
> and testing is continuing.
>
> We have been handling this as a local problem
> specific to this season and area but I am wondering
> if, perhaps, it is more widespread. Has this
> problem been reported in your area?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peggy Adams
> Palouse-Clearwater Environmental Institute
> Moscow, Idaho
>
>
>
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