By: George Monbiot
Have you spotted a strange curling disease in your home-grown veg?
Poisoning by the pesticide aminopyralid is once again affecting small producers and amateur gardeners. I am taking action on their behalf.
The effect of aminopyralid on vegetables. Photograph: John Mason
Growing food, for reasons I haven’t quite got to the bottom of, is an intensely emotional process. The satisfaction I get from harvesting a good crop bears no relationship to any value that crop possesses. I take more pride in my fruit and vegetables than in any of the work I do. When the slugs mow down my seedlings, or my watering system fails, or blight knackers my tomatoes, it throws me into a depression which sometimes lasts for days. Continue reading