Re: [compost_tea] Re: confused and alarmed

From: Ted Peterson <ted.peterson_at_tcsn.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:22:55 -0800

Group:

I have said this before and I will say it again. Tea testing is important =
but tea can be "manufactured" to get test results. I find better informati=
on in plant leaf assay and soil tests. I can get good tea but that doesn't=
 guarantee that I will apply it correctly or that I have food for the critt=
ers I put in the soil. The only real evidence I have that it is working is=
 good analyses of the environment where I am using the tea.

Plans for brewers. I have had my designs ripped off by growers who bought =
one machine and then built several based on my design. I am not interested=
 in giving my designs away. I did two years of experimentation and researc=
h to come up with my designs and I will not give them away. I will sell pl=
ans. So If anyone is interested in buying plans for my brewers, they can c=
ontact me. The aerators I design are custom and I will not distribute plan=
s for those.

An unscrupulous person could buy one and rip it apart and then try to reman=
ufacture and resell based on my work. That type of behavior hurts everyone=
. An early brewer design of mine has been "cloned" and I have been forced =
to file injunctions against the growers who "bought" from the grower who ri=
pped me off. I am in business to help restore soil health not file law sui=
ts so I hope you understand my reluctance to "share" data with possible com=
petitors.

Anyway, brewers and tea are only part of the solution. We are promoting he=
althy soil through the use of compost tea but just as important or more imp=
ortant than the brewing is is compost and nutrients put into the brewer. B=
rewing will not put anything into the tea that is not already in the compos=
t as far as biology is concerned.
 
Ted Peterson
Earth-Wise/Spirit of the Earth
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: chriscreid
  To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 8:11 AM
  Subject: [compost_tea] Re: confused and alarmed


  It's time for a straight up dialogue without the Ad Hominem attacks.
> Who will step up and take the risks of sharing real usable
> information rather than veiled sales pitches?
>
  How do you spell AMEN?



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