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  • From: Amanda Emily <amanda.emily@gmail.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Organic or Sensible
  • Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:17:25 -0700

Actually they used toxic chemicals for insect control long before WWI and WWII.

The Spokane Valley here in Washington State, where there was once thousands acres of apple orchards along the Spokane River, has a problem with high levels of residual arsenic in the soil due to it being used on crops as pest control.

If you go and read the old 19th century orchard manuals on Google Books, the chemicals they suggest using and the schedules makes todays insecticides and modern farming practices seem quite benign in comparison.

Amanda
Colville, WA



Sonja & Raymond Barker wrote:
... dont forget, the toxic pesticides only came in with the war so everything before was grown naturally; and if i grow it i want to eat a healthy product....sonja





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