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Re: [compost_tea] Post-NOSB decision
I think things have slowed down because many of us are gearing up for the winter. Tea making has slowed down. You do want to think about getting a good dose of tea on your soils before the winter snows fly, or before the soil freezes. Remember though that the most active period of decomposition is in the winter. When snow covers the soil, bacteria and fungi are still doing their work in the free water available under the snow. As long as things aren't actually frozen, the cold-loving bacteria and fungi are active, decomposing plant residues, improving soil structure.
The NOSB has decided not to approve any regulation of compost tea. Compost tea is allowed in the organic program. The regs then come down to what OMRI and CCOF have ruled, basically -
If the compost is certified organic, and all the materials going into the tea are certified organic, then the compost tea is certified.
Simple. Logical.
There will likely be a new Compost Task Force appointed - at least that's what the minutes of the NOSB meeting indicated. It would be a good thing to have tea machine makers as well as people actually ACTIVELY making compost tea and those of us ACTIVELY doing compost tea research invited to participate in the process. I have volunteered to be part of the task force. We'll see what happens.
Elaine Ingham
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
www.soilfoodweb.com
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