[Garden] Blight in compost? And an interesting article

[Madeline Rosamond]

Hi, all:
Pete, Paul and I (my name should be Mary, I guess) composted some of
the dead tomato plants in the garden Sunday. After we'd done it, it
occured to me that putting blighted tomatoes in the compost might
spread the blight around. Any thoughts about this? No information was
forthcoming from the gardening book we have in the shed, sadly.

Also, is the average distance from grocery store food to your home
really 1500 miles? Slate knows:
http://www.slate.com/id/2200202/

Cheerio,
Maddy