I started this thread (or re-started it!). Back in the mid-90's I
was working with an initiative within the Luthern church which was
headed by a charismatic individual who could do great things with
used tires, also. He was having us cut one of the walls out of a tire
and then put it in place (like at the doorstep of a low income
trailer) and fill it with growing mix. IT was a way of making a
tomato garden for low income housing situations. This program got off
to quite a start and then was killed when it was 'discovered' that
tires put off toxins that food plants picked up. I do not have any
details, I just remember this program coming and going.
An addendum to this is that we did a demonstration in Chambersburg,
PA at a conference there. There was an extension agent from Philly
there. She worked extensively with community gardents. She was
advocating using mushroom bedding as compost in community gardens. I
told her that most compost bedding is saturated with fungicides and
other chemicals. She said 'Whatever, baby, it sure grows food well!'
I have to admit, I have never been able to understand what value
system where "lots" offset "poison" that this woman was coming from!
-Allan Balliett
Shepherdstown, WV
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