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Yay! Go indomitable Mim! You could always get Jonh...

2009-07-01T05:39:22.793-07:00

Yay! Go indomitable Mim! You could always get Jonh to drive his wide-wheeled porsches up and down the plot to churn it up for you - no rotivator required! :-)

Chris McD.

It is one of those situations where you can shop y...

2009-06-22T13:02:13.159-07:00

It is one of those situations where you can shop your expert and find some evidence that "suggests" a particular relationship between EMF and health issues. I've not seen anything to suggest there is a definitive causal relationship and if there were Dunwoody would rise up and have the lines removed or risk becoming the electrical equivalent of Love Canal.

Most folks should be a bit more worried about the long term effects of low power but constant microwave generators in close proximity to their heads and genitalia. In 10 years we will have some young adults who have spent very few moments w/o a cell phone either up against their skull or in their pockets.

The power lines are just ugly and look significantly better when someone gardens underneath them. At the risk of being punny, more power to them.

Several months ago, I researched gardens under pow...

2009-06-22T09:59:25.641-07:00

Several months ago, I researched gardens under power lines for definitive links between cancer and the electromagnetic field, both through the internet and through a national list serve of community food growers. There appears to be some loose connection between EMFs and childhood leukemia, but this appears to be for constant daily exposure, not the once or twice a week exposure a community garden would yield, plus I found no indication of any weird effects on the veggies. However, the concern still comes up and I, for one, do find it an issue. The lack of greenspace in our city, however, suggests that power line space is definitely something worth considering.

Another thought--the famous 1-acre Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, CA, was built right on a parking lot. If you use raised beds, there is not reason why parking lot space can't be converted to greenspace as community gardens.

So it looks like this works after all. Seems like ...

2009-06-22T09:29:49.297-07:00

So it looks like this works after all. Seems like I saw some postings regarding "dangerous power lines" when I suggested it in a former life. Have they gotten less dangerous (never really were) or has Ga Power recognized the benefits? Hopefully the latter--these power lines are all over GA.

I like this idea.

2009-06-12T12:38:03.012-07:00

I like this idea.