From: norsgerm@a...........   
      
   There is not a spot on earth 'free of chemicals'. Native people in the polar   
   regions are suffering from chemicals used a thousand miles away. (end up in   
   fat at the top of the food chain)   
   You do show good sense to be aware of recently applied chemicals. If the   
   chemical is harmful the area was by law in most states to be posted with a   
   warning.   
   Most all the food we buy would have had chemical exposure as great or   
   greater than a mushroom picked from a 'sprayed' lawn.   
   Curt      (BTW, I used to farm and hate chemicals that are harmful)   
   "John Denk"  wrote in message   
   news:21919-443C971F-776@storefull-3274.bay.webtv.net...   
   > On Tuesday, April 11, replyinnewsgroup@charter.net wrote:   
   >   
   >>The only thing that I worry about is what   
   >> do they spray on that lawn to rid weeds   
   >> & maintain lawn color? "Corporate   
   >> America" screws you & I every day... the   
   >> mushrooms in the front lawn might be   
   >> intentionally poisoned by the members   
   >> of the "wicked witch of the boardroom"   
   >>    
   >   
   >>I'm just kidding... go ahead and eat them   
   >> "my little pretty"   
   >   
   > Actually, you should NEVER eat mushrooms growing in a nice weed-free   
   > lawn, (or any lawn, for that matter, unless you know it to be free of   
   > herbicides and pesticides) as the lack of weeds is a good indicator that   
   > herbicides have been applied to the lawn, and there are cases on record   
   > of folks picking and eating normally edible mushrooms from lawns like   
   > that and getting sick as a result of ingesting the herbicide that the   
   > mushrooms absorbed.   
   >   
   >    John Denk   
   >   
      
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