Organics lower kids pesticide buildup
- Subject: [cg] Organics lower kids pesticide buildup
- From: "Ashland Community Garden" A*@mind.net
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:19:01 -0700
- Thread-index: AcW5R++JHxsifrVuQ7C+3g6cPyF7Iw==
For those of you interested in the benefits of organic gardening, take
a look at this article by Marla Cone.
The following link is to the LA Times.
She cites recent findings that switching to organic foods provides
children dramatic and immediate protection from widely used pesticides
that are used on a variety of crops.
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-organic3sep03,
1,2287240.story
As community gardeners, we are the last line of defense against the
onslaught of megalithic corporate interests that are poisoning our
food for the benefit of corporate profits.
Regards,
P. Marcus
Ashland Community Garden
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