Is your soil toxic?
Tremane Barr in his vege garden after the February 2011 earthquake.
His copy of Organic NZ arrived in the mail a few hours before the quake.
(Photo: Tremane Barr)
The Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 have shaken the lives and properties of many that live here, but one aftershock that has come as a complete surprise to the public was the release of information by the regional council – Environment Canterbury (ECAN) – that at least 11,000 properties might have some form of toxic contamination.
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