If you're worried about your soil, et it tested
Dampening my friend Dan’s excitement about moving to a new home was one nagging fear: Before being developed for homes about 45 years ago, the site had been an orchard.
Orchards are notorious for being doused repeatedly with toxic sprays. Were residues still lingering in the soil?
Throughout the early part of the 20th century, apples and other crops were commonly sprayed with lead arsenate, and…