Re: gardenwriters Digest, Vol 64, Issue 5

**L* J* <l*@tds.net>**

Sorry I misunderstood, Maryann.
But yes, that was my point; we all (hopefully) are doing the best we can.

At 10:02 PM 5/3/2008, you wrote:

>Lynn
>
>I appear to have miscommunicated my question. I honestly only wanted to know
>what 'toxins' were released and under what circumstances; you knew something
>that I didn't; I was seeking information. I intended nothing more by my
>question.
>
>Regarding some of your questions: we do the best we can--don't we?
>
>Maryann
>
>
>Maryann Whitman, Journal Editor
>Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
>
>www.for-wild.org
>
>Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes promotes environmentally sound
>practices to encourage biodiversity through the preservation, restoration
>and establishment of native plant communities. Wild Ones is a
>not-for-profit, environmental, educational, and advocacy organization.
>[Whitman's response] ==============
>Message: 1
>Date: Fri, 02 May 2008 19:58:34 -0400
>From: Lynn Jenkins <ljenks@tds.net>
>Subject: Re: [GWL] Polymers- jello
>To: gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
>Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20080502191843.0437c618@tds.net>
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>We all pollute daily...
>Do you drive, read a paper, use the internet? Do you hang clothes to
>dry rather than use your electric/gas dryer? Do you use petroleum
>based dishwashing soap, shampoo and cosmetics or do you make the
>effort to find plant-based alternatives? Do you take a 5 minute
>shower instead of taking a bath? Do you put buckets in your shower to
>save water as you shower so you can reuse it on your plants? Do you
>have rainbarrels or does rain wash down your drive to the street,
>into the storm sewers and then pollute the waterways for your
>watershed?  Do you have a reel mower or an electric one instead of a
>gas mower? Do you use solar night lighting rather than turn on garden
>lights at night? Do you bike, walk or take the bus instead of
>driving? Do you turn off your computer, and unplug electronics before
>going to bed in a completely dark house? Do you eat only seasonal,
>local and organic foods?  Do you only wear natural, organic, and
>locally made clothes? Have you purchased the "green option" from your
>utility company, and do you not use your A. C. in the summer? How do
>you vacation?  Only at local eco resorts? Do you buy carbon offsets
>for all you do that is not eco-friendly?  I dare say most of us do
>not do ALL those things and the many more that would make us "no
>impact." Most of us try to do what we can.
>
>There are MANY actions that are "serious to consider" in our daily
>lives.  Yet most of us still do them. I do not use the polymers as a
>whim. I don't use them in my own containers but only for my business
>since I know my clients will not go out and water daily. It's a
>necessity for my income, as I suppose many of you would admit you use
>electricity or gas, eat outside your 100 mile area, and wear other
>than hemp because you must.
>
>
>At 06:29 PM 5/2/2008, MaryannWhitman wrote:
> >Because their breakdown elements are toxic, I use them only in
> >containers, not directly in the garden.
> >
> >Lynn
> >
> >Please tell me more about the products that you use and *how* you
> >use them. That they break down into toxic elements is something
> >serious to consider.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Maryann
> >
> >
> >Maryann Whitman, Journal Editor
> >Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
> >
> ><http://www.for-wild.org>www.for-wild.org
> >
> >Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes promotes
> >environmentally sound practices to encourage biodiversity through
> >the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant
> >communities. Wild Ones is a not-for-profit, environmental,
> >educational, and advocacy organization.
> >
>
>
>
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