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Organic Farm Contaminated by Pesticides Wins $1,000,000 Verdict

A Santa Cruz jury has awarded $1 million to Jacobs Farm, an organic farm whose edible herbs were contaminated by pesticides applied to vegetables on nearby farms.

Organophosphate pesticides evaporated after application and were then blown by wind onto the organic herbs, making it impossible for Jacobs Farm to sell significant portions of its 2006 and 2007 harvests of sage, rosemary and dill.

The organophosphate chemicals -- chlorpyrifos, diazinon and dimethoate -- are legal on the fields of vegetables where they were sprayed, but national organic food guidelines prohibit their use on organic crops.



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BY Aaltrude   
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As part of the criteria for the organic certification of our farm, we are required to notify in writing, all farmers bordering our property and the local council of our organic status. We also need to establish buffer zones around the property such as trees, which will hopefully arrest any drift onto our property. Fortunately our neighbours are not in the habit of using pesticides and herbicides and our main concern is non organic fertiliser.

 
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You know what's terrible?

In some parts of southern California they do a lot of pesticide spraying (since the whole valley has a lot of agriculture). And communities are hit by the downwind of the sprays. Some neighborhoods, schools... I've heard some kids get sick right at school from breathing the fumes and people in the neighborhood are afraid to go outside or let their kids play outside.
 
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I grew up in a southern California valley during the 60's and 70's, and we were always being benched during P.E. because of the smog. And then there was (is) the rocket fuel in the water. But all this time I've been remembering the cornfields and orchards with fondness.
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