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Re: Garden Early In

charlenej.hmc wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> Here locally, the city is using sludge a
> real no-no in compost and it has sparked a huge debate.  Much as the debate
> is nationally (can't say globally, 'cause I don't think other places accept
> sludge as comport).  The community garden project is the focus of the
> debate here.
> 
Hello All,

You cannot get away from sludge and vegetables.

I married the preverbial "farmers daughter" and have come to learn a lot
about commercial farming.

Now my father-in-law doesn't deal in vegetables (he does mostly
soybeans, feed corn, cattle, pigs, dairy) but many of his neighbors do. 
I would say that a good number of market farmers are using this sludge
on their crops.

It looks bad and smells worse when it goes on the field.

We all demand "inexpensive" vegetables at the supermarket and this is
the result.  Albeit, most people don't realize how much "sludge" grown
vegetables they are eating.

Can't blame the farmer, he is just trying to keep his head above water.

Tom
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