Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

Actually, no. AM radio? You've got to be kidding.

If you want inflammatory then here's a better one:
http://www.tendergrassfedmeat.com/2010/03/08/stop-senate-bill-s-510-save-organic-food/

And these kind of bills have been kicking around for quite a while, like 
hundreds of dumb bills that get introduced for political grandstanding but 
never see the light of day. I'm a small grower and I'm not worried. They'd 
need an army of bureaucrats to enforce it and they can't afford it. It 
doesn't pass the laugh test.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 4/14/2010 at 7:33 PM John Bischoff wrote:

>You may wish to propagate this to other lists.
>John
>
>An old and entirely trusted friend writes:
>
>>
>>I discovered this monster yesterday on AM radio on my way home from
>>work.  It calls for $500 registration fee and $95/hour fee paid to
>>FDA inspectors (to insure fed stds are being met) for home gardens,
>>small organic gardening and farms and similar operations, ranches,
>>chicken egg producers, et al.  In other words, it will effectively
>>(due to its lame vague language) serve to eliminate all farming and
>>food-producing entities except the ConAgras and force the food
>>industry into bankruptcy just as with the health care, auto,
>>banking, and stock market.  When the food industry comes under gov't
>>control, they will have us for sure.  I had my classes today phone
>>Sr. Richard Burr (that asshole co-sponsored the legislation) and Sr.
>>Kay Hagan to complain and to state that if they voted for this bill,
>>we would work to insure that they were never to serve in Congress or
>>another public office again.
>>
>>The underlying philosophy, of course, of this bill is to "protect
>>America's food supply."  Like it isn't already polluted !!  Guess
>>who's the main sponsor and lobbyist for this bill?  MONSANTO
>>!!  That, in itself, tells a lot.  In fact, the wording requires
>>anyone who has a garden (even for a small family one) to use certain
>>pesticides and to keep a database of all ingredients put into soil,
>>on plants, etc., in order to be in compliance with fed stds.  If
>>this is such a critical bill, then why is it scheduled for a Senate
>>vote this week ??!!  The house has already passed it !!  The people
>>are gittin' steamed !!
>>
>
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