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To: DelaWhere

be careful where you farm in the city lead and other toxins can be in the soils.


5,585 posted on 03/25/2009 4:50:22 PM PDT by Chickensoup ("Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.")
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To: Chickensoup

Hi, and welcome to the thread...

Absolutely... City soils can be laden with all sorts of toxins. Just about all the urban gardening is in raised beds, containers or hydroponic.

LOL Besides, we need someplace to sell our pelletized chicken manure... They restrict the amount you can put on the land, even when you can spread it.(Never on Friday-Sunday and not within 3 days of a Holiday). So, they make pellets out of the surplus and sell it for farms, lawns and gardens in the urban/suburban areas.

Look forward to hearing more from you.


5,586 posted on 03/25/2009 5:55:42 PM PDT by DelaWhere ("Without power over our own food, any notion of democracy is empty." - Frances Moore Lappe)
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To: Chickensoup

be careful where you farm in the city lead and other toxins can be in the soils.<<<

Very true, and if you visited many of the farms, that our foods come from, you will find they adjoin the freeways and also pass on the poisons from the cars and gas.

If in doubt, grow in a greenhouse and in pots.


5,642 posted on 03/26/2009 9:16:27 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2181392/posts?page=1 [Survival,food,garden,crafts,and more)
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