*NATURAL * garden at White House *not natural*?
because of the sewage worked into the soil by the Clintons~!! Does political satire get any better?
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Oct
27
2010
27
2010
because of the sewage worked into the soil by the Clintons~!! Does political satire get any better?
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LOL. When I heard of this I couldn’t stop laughing.
The same natural sewage sludge found in the White House garden is being spread on farmers’ fields as fertilizer.
We should be concerned about the effect on our food supply of the use of sewage sludge which contains high concentrations of lead and who knows what other toxins.
There are neighbors of the farmers and communities involved in lawsuits opposing the practice, but state Departments of Environmental Protection are involved in the lawsuits on the side of the polluters.
How much will this practice increase the percentage of GDP the U.S. spends on health care?
Wouls be funny except;;;;;sewage sludge IS listed as a natural fertilizer.
Sewer Sludge
Sewage sludge, as natural fertilizers, may be activated or composted. The activated has an estimated nutrient content of 6-3-0, opposed to 1-2-0 for the composted variety.
It’s very fitting for both administrations, don’t you think?
Both administrations were/are full of $ hit.
Not only that but for decades U.S. government encouraged farmers to use solid sewage wastes in lieu of traditional fertilizer products.
http://www.epa.gov/oecaagct/tfer.html
Organic certification processes strictly prohibit the use of sludge as a fertilizer substitute.
The White House has sought to downplay the issue, and a number of experts have pointed out that 93 ppm of sludge in soil is somewhat normal for older urban locales.
However, the EPA recommends not growing food in soil that has 100 ppm. Several major food producers, including H.J. Heinz and Del Monte, won’t accept produce grown in sludge.
Independent
A:~)