Re: [compost_tea] The chemical world
Regarding many comments about Bob's "claims" if you go www.bobsbrewers.com and read under "Faqs", that is the language I have printed. However in literature and conversations I have often used phrases like "thatch your lawn in 30 minutes " or " let your wife thatch your lawn in 30 minutes" but always with a careful description of the natural biology that 'eats the thatch' and returns it as nutrients to the grass. I explain the fact that continued use of ACT after that first application is part of this natural process. A vital natural process that is killed by chemlawn type care. Worms and Aphids ? Just my observatons of about 70 or more tries over 5 yers. Most, not every, try proved quite effective. Problem was solved. Not all worms or aphids were killed. .
Why use startling phrases? If you don't stop them from watchinig TV with a startling statement long enough to get attention, possibly interested, in organic methods they will use chemlawn forever. Ok some will only hear or repeat the headline. Some heckle to appear important to their own ego. A sport. Never learn or change unless it is their own idea.
Once the average auto driver ( pumping up his tire along side the rutted gravel road, was hooted at "get a horse!" Now that hooter changes lanes in front of you if you leave a car length. No matter how we present the FACTS of ACT there will be hooters. They need your patience, skill and explanation of how this works..WHY it is important. A few will listen. those around them will hear it better.
I'll wager the Elaine has suffered many hooters. Still does even on this list. Paul Sacks did years of professional organic research and testing, wrote books and built a business around organics before he started working with ACT When he claims that ACT does something he probably has tests to know that it will do that. Nature Tech's web site carefully depics the advantages of ACT. The difference the pictures show with ACT is not an exageration. I saw the same amazing results in testing we did early in the our brewer development. So how do we get chem indoctrinated farmers to become organic farmers? Tell then it might work some of the time?. Try it on your 10,000 acres. It may make a difference? If you are lucky? Sometimes? Just don't expect much!
If it doesn't work the farmer knows he will lose a half $M. It is going to take more than maybe to interest him or a back yard gardener in changing to the organic way.
If organic does work for him, it will change his farm from a staggering annual loss ( including the loss of farm soil ) to a significant annual gain. That is the findings of testing and the experience of other farms that went organic - Is it wrong to make a strong case that each farmer can use to help make the change?
If all these farms together, going organic, will clean up the dead zone in the gulf of Mexico,
will reduce flooding of the Mississippi, will hold water in the aquifer, will return the dry states to useful farms, will reverse desertification, will return health to American and people and animals world wide, kids and their parents and grand parents. The observations by many astute scientists have reported this and more is a highly probable result of organic. Persons on this list have reported significant first hand obserevations that support ACT
Knowing that, I can stand in a meeting and explain to a heckler why organic, why ACT. What tremendous potential benefit is logicaly expected by expanding compost use and effectivity a thousand fold by making and applying Aerated Compost TEA along with other nesessary organic farming actions This is not the time for us to be the reluctant organic dagons. As EARTHLINGS we need to make the change from chemical to organic happen ASAP .
That's my belief and I'm Bob of Bobs Brewers.
Ok give it hell Tom it's your turn ....
Received on Sat Jan 22 2005 - 11:57:24 EST
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