We are still battling the dumping of "biosolids" (sludge) on the nearby farmlands here. Today we made another thousand dollars in a yard sale to pay the lawyers who are handling our "appeal". The sludge comes from the municiple waste plants and has very little nutritional fertilizer value and lots of dangerous pathogens and prions that are definitely not completely destroyed during the incomplete heating process that the waste from industries and hospitals (as well as households) contains. The real kicker is that the companies that are paid big bucks to haul and dump the stuff, are given the authority to decide whether the sites are safe to dump on. Ours is not (even though they were issued permits after they reported their findings) We have untillable land. The sludge cannot be turned over into the ground and the hilly terrain allows the rain water to carry it in all directions. The Delaware River Keepers have begun to take notice and are coming on board with whatever advise and help they can give us. This sludge is being dumped in so many rural areas in the US, that we really don't know whether we're consuming food from sludged farm lands unless the super markets (Wegman's and Whole Foods in our area} make a public announcement that they are not accepting such produce or meat or dairy products,
Sorry that I'm off topic, but I just needed to vent.
