[compost_tea] Re: US National Organic Program Problems

From: Kirk Leonard <kirk_at_oregonatural.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 13:00:03 -0800

Allo -- Have to respond to Doc E since Jeff hasn't. She is is right in
urging Congressional contact on compost tea and USNOP. Currently, USDA/NOP
regard even ACT as raw manure, the reasons for which are unclear and
contradict NOSB recommendations.

We need a USNOP thread here, darnit! What is ICTC doing? What are others
doing? USDA wants to bury compost teas and preps and a whole lot of stuff
organic folks have been using for centuries quite successfully, it seems.

Do you all realize vermicompost is still not officially NOP-approved, not to
mention CT being "not eligible to satisfy soil fertility requirements?" At
the same time, they approve ethylene for fruit "degreening." This is absurd
on several levels and needs our attention.

So Doc - what's the hangup now? When you say CTTF "is not working" do you
mean
they're not listening or that nothing is happening? I can imagine USNOP
managers have their minds made up and are simply conniving further in their
search for an excuse to ban compost teas, what else? Give us some good
questions to ask our congresspeople.

-- Kirk









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