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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

> As I recall from a recent news article, they discovered the Clintons had
> covered that portion of the lawn with sewer sludge, and it was oozing up
> in their new garden. They had the soil tested only to discover heavy
> metals, and had to abandon eating from it.

I must read different things than other people!  I read that sewage sludge 
WAS spread during the Clinton administration, but it was recently tested and 
was below the EPA level for lead: Not that I think sewage sludge is good for 
gardens; there are things worse than lead to worry about in it. 
http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2009/06/did-sludge-lace-obamas-veggie-garden-lead

I just read an interview (8/24/09) with the Obama's chef, which said:

"Lately, Comerford said, the vegetables have come straight from the South 
Lawn patch, which made headlines when Michelle started tending the garden in 
March.
The harvest has since included okras, tomatoes, eggplants and other veggies, 
the top chef said.

"We pick from the garden what they are going to eat [on the same] day. So 
how good is that!" Comerford said.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090825-221892/Obamas-prefer-simple-meals-says-First-Chef

Lynn Wigglesworth