Good News

Well it looks like we lucked out on the bagged spinach trouble. Authorities have narrowed the E. coli contaminated spinach problem to a large farm in California. The farm is owned by a company called Natural Selection. If you go to this page on their web site you will find the company's statement which includes a list of about 30 brand names under which they sell spinach.

The good news? Our bagged spinach was from Fresh Express - an unrelated company. As we breathe a sigh of relief for our own health, our thoughts and prayers are with all the people who are sick from eating contaminated spinach. News reports today show almost 100 people sick across 20 states (including Washington) and those numbers continuing to grow. It must be almost a feeling of betrayal to eat what you thought was not only tasty but also very healthy for you, and then get sick from it.

If we are lucky the growers will learn from this and the food supply will become more safe in the weeks and months ahead. I wonder how many people will be inspired to start growing their own vegetables.