http://www.ota.com/organic/foodsafety/manure.html Check this source out on how to handle manure organically. Not all manures have e-coli, but it is best to treat them as if they do.
Ray Schutte "Life is a Good Idea" Nikki Giovanni President P-Patch Trust Advocate for Community Gardens in Seattle www.ppatchtrust.org -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ken Hargesheimer Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 10:29 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Community Gardens USA; Victory Garden Initiative Subject: Re: [Community_garden] Compost Question: Barn Swallow, Bat, and Pigeon Gifts? All manures have E. Coli in them but that is no reason to not use them in compost. Ken On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 10:29 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi James, Stay away from Pigeon poop. Pigeons are carriers of > Blastomycosis. Karen > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communityga rden.org/attachments/20100721/fc7b5662/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.commu nitygarden.org _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
