food imports

It's Not Too Late To Get a Garden Started, Ya Know

I’m not even going to quote any excerpts out of this superb piece from the San Jose Mercury News, (oops, originally WaPo) in large part because people’s eating schedules are often irregular on Sundays and you don’t want to read this either before OR after eating anything you didn’t grow yourself or know who did. Well, okay, I’ll just use the least-nausea-inducing graf I can find:

For years, U.S. inspection records show, China has flooded the United States with foods unfit for human consumption. And for years, FDA inspectors have simply returned to Chinese importers the small portion of those products they caught - many of which turned up at U.S. borders again, making a second or third attempt at entry.

Yum! I mean really, wouldn’t you rather eat one of Lambert’s zucchini than this Chinese stuff? Go read the story; the Tale of the Wandering Chickens is enough to send you out into the woods to gather nuts, berries and grubs rather than go to KFC again.  Read more