Today I'm uncovering the toxic story behind what folks want us to think is a harmless fertilizer.
I'm talking with Julie Lay. Julie has a BS in Animal Science from Auburn University and until 2020 spent her entire career working in the food safety industry, which you could argue she’s still doing, but in a very different way, today.
The documentary featuring Julie: https://www.southernexposurefilms.org/films/soiled
More about Maine's biosludge ban: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/12/maine-bans-sewage-sludge-fertilizer-farms-pfas-poisoning
One article Julie mentioned: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/livestock/article/2022/05/06/michigan-farm-cautionary-tale-pfas
And more resources:
https://m.facebook.com/groups/423086495858166/
https://www.sierraclub.org/sludge-garden-toxic-pfas-home-fertilizers-made-sewage-sludge
https://usludgefree.org/about
My (New) Old-School Blog: www.prairiephilosophy.com
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