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Re: [compost_tea] Re: reaching and teaching about CT



Thanks Irene.  All good suggestions.  There is an element of time in which to accomplish all that.  I did talk to a highschool 'science week ' program and contributed a CT brewer for their greenhouse experiments.. 
That takes follow up to effectively activate the use and testing of CT. 
 
I'm suggesting that all of us promote CT outside this list. The ways Irene suggests are useful and available.   I am sure that most of the members of this list do promote outside the list.without my advice.  I was just reporting and bewailing what I found.  Bob. 

irene bensinger <irene@trilliumwoods.com> wrote:
Bob wrote:

>How can we get to those who need the help with an understanding of
>TEA, market the machinery and teach how to use it and the TEA, all
>under financially balanced business?  I can produce the brewers but
>can't reach people who need them and who know they need them and
>then know how to use TEA.   It all depends on education.  We can't
>just preach to the choir on this List.  Gotta find a way to reach &
>teach a bigger audience.

Bob, your comments about your experiences at the Little Puyallup
Spring Fair made me think about the fall fair. Every year there are
always 4-H or other kids' exhibits, including science projects. How
about finding a willing kid to do a comparative project growing
tomatoes (or whatever) and writing up the proceedure as a science
project?
Schools always have science fairs, too. And many schools have
greenhouses, worm bins, and garden plots.

How about contacting someone who runs a community garden project?

In Seattle I think Seattle Tilth might be a good group to contact.
http://www.seattletilth.org/
They had an exhibit at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show that
featured a Down-to-Earth Garden. Details of how it was done include:

>Compost Tea Brewer: Compost tea is a brewed mixture of compost put
>in a "bag" of burlap and steeped in water. If air is pumped into the
>water it increases the number of beneficial bacteria created. This
>"tea" is sprayed on plants for disease prevention and soil
>nutrition. It is a cutting edge technique that is still growing in
>use.

They sponsor workshops, so a CT brewer workshop would be a good way
to reach people who are already trying to garden org anically.

Now I'm going out to pull weeds!

irene


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