From: Richard Dakesian (rdak103@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Nov 11 2002 - 05:53:46 EST
I've forwarded Vicki Bess's response to e-coli in her testing.
Note: forwarded message attached.
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Hello,
Thanks for the inquiry, sorry your name was not attached so that I could
address you personally. I apologize for the delay in response but I have
been traveling and this e-mail just came to my attention.
I have been an advocate of compost tea use in agriculture for many years and
continue to encourage the understanding of compost tea production and
efficacy on a scientific basis. There has never been an intent on my part
(primary or otherwise) to thwart its use and, quite to the contrary, by
understanding and controlling its production, I would hope for increased use
and better results.
I certainly promote the use of E.coli-free compost for the production of
compost tea. In order to answer the research question concerning the fate
of E. coli in compost tea production, however, it is necessary to have E.
coli in the compost for that testing. One cannot study the fate of E. coli
in a system where it does not exist. While it would be great to think that
no one ever makes compost tea using compost with E. coli residuals, the
reality is that sometimes there is E. coli remaining in compost, even if at
very low levels, and we need to understand what happens during tea
production in that case. The only way to control and manage compost tea
production is ultimately through understanding the process, which means that
it is important to know the impact of nutrients on the microbial
constituents.
Compost tea is an important tool for agriculture and I think that we can all
agree it is critical that we understand how to produce a tea that is both
safe and effective.
Regards,
Vicki Bess
[Vicki Bess]
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From: RDAK103@aol.com [mailto:RDAK103@aol.com]
Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2002 5:52 AM
To: info@bbclabs.com
Subject: E-Coli
I read an article by Vicki Bess stating quality of compost is critical in
making good compost tea.
I agree. That said, why did Vicki ask for compost contaminated with
e-coli to prove that adding molasses can breed additional e-coli in the
brewed tea? Was it Vicki's primary intent to thwart the use of brewed
compost tea for organic gardening by following a procedure designed to make
brewed compost tea look bad?
Thank-you.
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