As one might expect by taking a look at this blog’s header graphic, I’ve been getting quite a bit of email about the tomato recall. I have been reading the stories, the analyses on various listserves and blogs, and the lists of precautionary measures. I’m going to be honest with you. Banning spinach is one [...]
Posts under ‘Dirty Business’
Keep Marion Jones out of the garden
Marion Jones’ recent admission that she lied to Federal investigators about using steroids has gotten me thinking a lot about gardening. It’s not as much as a stretch as it might seem. See, I’ve become a fan of gardening. But long before I liked to plant things, I became a huge fan of sports. I [...]
No, no. Green is MY color.
I just have one more thing that I need to say about this TerraCycle-Scotts MiracleGro lawsuit settlement issue, which, if you haven’t noticed, is completely sticking in my craw. (OK, I just have one more thing that I need to say right this minute — I’m sure I’ll have more to say on this another [...]
Quoted through clenched teeth
A strange press release landed in my inbox today: a joint release from Scotts MiracleGro and TerraCycle—a short one—just a paragraph loaded with legalities and quotes that sounded as if they had been delivered through clenched teeth. The release addressed a settlement of the lawsuit Scotts filed against TerraCycle earlier this year, claiming trademark infringement [...]
