Backyard gardens and food safety

With gasoline prices soaring and food costs not far behind, the number of Americans planning to grow their own backyard vegetables this year is up sharply. Gardening organizations, seed wholesalers, and local nurseries are all reporting hikes in the number of people buying vegetable seeds and starter plants.

It's a trend that started slowly several years ago, spurred by concerns about food safety, food quality, and global warming, say garden mavens. But how safe is what we grow? Very, especially when you follow some common sense practices.

This week, a look at backyard gardens and food safety.

TTFN, Fred.

Quote of the week: "Between the idea and the reality, between the motion and the act, falls the shadow." - T. S. Eliot (poet, dramatist, and literary critic who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948, 1888 - 1965)

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