Join the LWV CVA Natural Resources Committee and Don't Spread On Me — a grassroots organization raising awareness about biosolid sludge containing PFAS being used as fertilizer on farms and forests — for a free public Zoom presentation.

Biosolids—treated sewage sludge applied to farmland as fertilizer—has been shown to contain PFAS ("forever chemicals") and other contaminants. PFAS bioaccumulate, magnify up the food chain, do not break down in the environment, and are hazardous to human and environmental health. Land application can contaminate soil, surface and ground water.

To explore this issue, the League will host guest speaker Stuart Overbey, a resident of a small farm in southern Albemarle County. Overbey's professional background includes marketing and design, journalism, and video production. She had planned to retire from computer work to focus on market gardening and artistic pursuits, but those plans changed when a nearby farm applied treated sewage sludge across hundreds of acres.

In response, Overbey organized concerned neighbors and helped create Don't Spread On Me, an organization that works with conservation groups and community members at the local, county, and state levels to advocate for changes in the policy and practice of applying treated sewage sludge to farmland.

Join us for this timely discussion and learn more about the potential environmental and public health implications of biosolids application in our community and how regulations are evolving.