Dears,
The rules for spraying compost tea w/molasses were written out of fear and
ignorance, unfortunately. It's that one size fits all mentality that so
often infects bureaucracies. There's a lot of crops that don't have 120
days from planting to harvest.
I'm told that the commonest vector for
If the rules say that you can't spray CT on food crops for 120 days
before harvest, then they are talking about foliar feed. They are
worried about I. coli which forms in anaerobic situations in CT where
there is too much food for the organisms (molasses) and too little
aeration getting on food
numerous times over the last 40 years and I keep in pretty good health.
best wishes,
Peter.
- Original Message -
From: Gil Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: Heads up: USDA Organic Rules to Impact BD Practices
Allan,
Without
Allan wrote
Of course, this only applies to
people who are interested in receiving USDA organic certification,
Allan are you sure about this??
No, I'm not certain about it in the long run but the current dialogue
was triggered by the NOSB, or by recommendations to them AS FAR AS I
Hi! Allan,
I grew up in a dairy farming family and it never occurred to us that cow shit
was dirty. I mean to say, there is nothing better to stand in, when bring the
cows in, bare foot, on a frosty morning.
Gil
excellent! ;-)
If you're monitoring SANET or Elaine Inghams compost tea discussion
group, you already know that the USDA organic rules group has been
advised to restrict the use of compost teas on food crops. This
applies particularly to teas that use added sugars (mollasses, for
example). Already, however,
Allan,
Without putting to fine a point on it. Personally, I would prefer
something that came out of the back end of a cow, mixed with my food than
any thing from Monsanto.
Gil
Allan Balliett wrote:
If you're monitoring SANET or Elaine Inghams compost tea discussion
group, you already know
Yes, Gil, I know what you mean. I'm crossing the line with this
comment, but I find it really hard to think of the pies of healthy
cows as shit. It's seems more appropriate to think of them as piles
of grass that have through a pre-composting process. Not the same
stuff at all that my dog
Hi! Allan,
I grew up in a dairy farming family and it never occurred to us that cow shit
was dirty. I mean to say, there is nothing better to stand in, when bring the
cows in, bare foot, on a frosty morning.
Gil
Allan Balliett wrote:
Yes, Gil, I know what you mean. I'm crossing the line
Allan wrote
Of course, this only applies to
people who are interested in receiving USDA organic certification,
Allan are you sure about this?? . I have asked this question several times
and got no answer from others (mainly on the ct list)
IF this applies ONLY to organic production it is easy
Title: Re: Heads up: USDA Organic Rules to Impact BD Practices
Without putting to fine a point on it. Personally, I would prefer
something that came out of the back end of a cow, mixed with my food than
any thing from Monsanto.
Gil
Don't worry about that being sharp
Its as blunt
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