❤️ ------ Sara Mattes
> On Oct 26, 2022, at 3:04 PM, Lindentreefarm Csa <lindentree...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Years ago (in the late 80's)when I met Ari, the farm fields of Mt. Misery > were being farmed by someone other than LIndentree Farm. There are two > stories that stand out in my mind from that period. One, Ari had made a case > and won, against using certain pesticides on the land of Mt. Misery in > particular. Two, this happened because he was told to stay in his house and > close the windows when they sprayed pesticides for the current vegetable > field, could have been pumpkins, peppers, sweet corn. > It is hard to imagine that at one time it would have been unsafe to actually > walk across the Mt. Misery Fields as we do now, that the water in the > surrounding ponds would be full of pesticide, and that the soil from which > the food was coming would also carry with it the imprint of those pesticides > in the soil. > We started Lindentree as a certified organic farm at the inception in 1993. > In 2016 we were inspected for chemicals, a test which was done unannounced. > It is part of the organic inspection and very extensive with testing for > around 350 chemical pesticides and fungicides and herbicides...the results > came back and there were no traces of any one of the chemicals tested for. > It is an impressive list. The crop and the soil were to all intents and > purposes, clean. > And then again this year, we were selected again for this exercise. A crop > was taken as a sample and tested in the same way. Extensively. Once again, > there was not a trace found of any of the long list of chemicals... > So now you know you can enjoy your walk or ride, and not worry if your dog is > eating the grass or that the air around you is polluted in some way from the > farming that goes on on these fields. And if you choose, you can enjoy the > food. Our goal was to take care of the land and produce healthy, tasty > veggies. I think we did. > Thank you > Moira > Lindentree Farm > Lincoln MA > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > -- The LincolnTalk mailing list. To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. Change your subscription settings at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln.
