Successful Mycoremediation at the New Leaf Eco Center

                 
I am pleased to report that The Land Conservancy’s most recent attempt to remediate the soil at our New Leaf Eco Center to a less contaminated state has been successful. After months of watering and monitoring, the mycelium spread throughout the majority of the remediation site and as a result the DDT levels in the soil have decreased from 0.56 ppm to 0.16 ppm.  Based on the EPA Standards as well as the Dutch Standards, DDT levels in the soil are within the allowable limits of 2.0 ppm and 1.7 ppm, respectively. What does this mean? Basically we can now plant edible plants in the garden that will be fit for human consumption. We have already planted several Elderberry and Raspberry at the remediation site and there is room for many more next year. Thanks to the American Mushroom Institute's generous funding, the New Leaf Eco Center is now well on it’s way to becoming a healthier ecosystem that is capable of sustaining edible plants and in turn, our community.