...this is the height of inanity, seriously. The commercial farming and herbicide/pesticide "industry" is all atwitter about the White House organic garden.
"No sooner had the garden been announced than a letter addressed to Mrs. Barack Obama arrived at the East Wing from an organization that represents companies selling chemical pesticides and fertilizers. The Mid America CropLife Association, an agribusiness media group, urged the first lady to give conventional agriculture equal time. Referring to chemicals the group euphemistically called “crop protection products,” the letter said not only are such nonorganic techniques necessary, but their safety is also “supported by sound scientific research and innovation.”
Yeah, because the conventional backyard "garden" is going to use the same production methods as a commercial farm? What the hell is wrong with these people? If these people want the public to continue to eat the foods grown with their products, then they should find a way to counter the demand for organic by, I don't know, maybe making their products a little safer. And besides, does anyone really expect homeowners to consider these mega-farm options when they're thinking of planting a plot in the yard? Of course not. When Shanna and I put the garden in our yard, we sprinkled a little Martha Stewart fertilizer on it and decided to make our own compost. We didn't get Bayer Crop Science on the horn to come and douse it with their "kill all".
Controversy manufactured by morons.
