[USCC] Contaminated park brings end to community garden plan

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Any info out there about organic remediation of contaminated soil?

Contaminated park brings end to community garden plan

Stanley Avenue Park, in Ottawa's New Edinburgh neighbourhood, was  
fenced off last week after soil tests showed high levels of lead and  
hydrocarbons.

According to the city, the waiting lists for garden plots in most of  
Ottawa's neighbourhoods are two years long.

full story...http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2009/04/30/ 
ottawa-090430-soil-contamination.html


Paul Hughes
Chair, Calgary Food Policy Council
2011 New Growing Spaces in Calgary by 2011
CLUCK: Calgary Liberated Urban Chicken Klub
http://twitter.com/GardenCommunity
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