"Late blight," related to the disease that caused gthe Irish potato famine in the 1840s, has been ravaging organic farms and gardens in my area of Western Massachusetts. Ironically, it's been traced to <a ...READ»
McDonald's french fries are crunchy, delightfully salty, and covered in pesticides. That last point may not be true for much longer now that the company has agreed to survey and promote best practices in potato pesticide use ...READ»
It’s ironic that the images of flooding in the mid-west are accompanied by stories about government agencies pleading with people in those hard-hit areas to conserve water, because the floods have contaminated drinking water ...READ»
