Crops, ponds destroyed in quest for food safety

San Francisco Chronicle by Carolyn Lochhead, Chronicle Washington Bureau | Jul. 13, 2009 (News Report)

Dick Peixoto planted hedges of fennel and flowering cilantro around his organic vegetable fields in the Pajaro Valley near Watsonville to harbor beneficial insects, an alternative to pesticides. He has since ripped out such plants in the name of food safety,... Full Story »

Posted by Judy Plapinger - via San Francisco Chronicle

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Posted by: Posted by Judy Plapinger - Jul 13, 2009 - 1:52 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Judy Plapinger (review), Glenn LaBauve (review)
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Edited by: Judy Plapinger - Jul 13, 2009 - 5:02 PM PDT

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Judy Plapinger
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 by Judy Plapinger - Jul. 13, 2009

Good in-depth reporting on an issue that could easily slip under the radar. Interesting that it comes from the Chronicle's Washington DC bureau.

So wrong-headed! So unscientific and unsound. Leave it to Big Ag to come up with a completely ridiculous policy that destroys small-scale farmers, not to mention wildlife and waterways, and pretends its in the name of food safety.

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 by Glenn LaBauve - Jul. 13, 2009
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