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[compost_tea] Re: announcement
A great idea with some good leadership.
However the membership schedule seems a little harsh compared to the
other
industry groups I belong to.
AZH, Association of Zoological Horticulture is $100 USD for commercial
memberships. IA Irrigation Association membership is $55 USD. Now I
understand the need to raise funds, but $200 for a small business and
$500
for a corporate membership, is excessive for a newly forming
organization
IMHO.
I must justify my expenditures both to the corporation I work for and
my
personal accountant...where's the beef?
Tom Jaszewski
www.livesoil.com
702-595-7012
--- In compost_tea@yahoogroups.com, "Seaneen <creatgardn@a...>"
<creatgardn@a...> wrote:
> We are proud to be making the following
>
announcement...
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>
> COMPOST TEA INDUSTRY COUNCIL FORMED
> Bellevue, Washington
>
>
>
> Recognizing that advances in compost tea making have created the
need
> to insure the confidence of the growing consumer public using and
> brewing compost teas, several members of the industry today
announced
> formation of The International Compost Tea Council. "The ICTC is
a
> non-profit organization dedicated to the science and integrity of
> compost tea," explained Tina Peterson, the acting Executive
Director
> of the group.
>
>
>
> The use of compost tea in organic gardening and farming as well as
> for yard care has grown dramatically in the past five years. "It
has
> only been recently that scientists have begun to understand, test
for
> and document the full range of interactions of beneficial micro-
> organisms in soils and their importance to plants. We want to make
> sure that this science is applied properly," Peterson continued.
>
>
>
> "It has become obvious that an organization was needed to
acknowledge
> and answer questions, provide supporting research and information,
> and try and unify the voices of this new industry," explained one
of
> the incorporating members, Steve Burstkern, an independent tea
> consultant. "In addition to questions from the public, regulating
> agencies also need sound, scientific data," he added.
>
>
>
> The modern day use of compost tea is an offshoot of better
> understanding of soil science brought about in the past 18 years
> largely a result of the electron microscope. Aerating a compost,
> water and microbial nutrient mix makes today's compost teas a vast
> improvement over passive, anaerobic compost and water teas
previously
> used.
>
>
>
> It is out of this science that a new technology, though based on
> older natural methods, has been born. " The manufacture of aerobic
> compost tea and brewers and tea application itself have resulted in
a
> growing industry. On top of everything else, we need to set a
> standard to insure the highest quality within our own industry
> first," added Leon Hussey, manufacturer of a home brewer and
another
> of the incorporating members, "and an industry wide council is the
> way to do that best."
>
>
>
>
> Membership is open to all individuals interested in compost tea,
from
> the homeowner to the professional brewer manufacturer and all
related
> industries.
>
> Providing education and information for all levels of expertise is
a
> key role for this group. The ICTC will be hosting seminars on
compost
> tea and organic practices. Visit www.intlctc.org
> <http://www.intlctc.org/> for information and science on compost
tea,
> events, news, information, standards and membership requirements.
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