From: Jeff Lowenfels (jeff@gardener.com)
Date: Thu Jan 30 2003 - 21:48:05 EST
Organic growers now have to prove everything is organic in what they use on=
their crops. I got a compost tea brewer and nothing about what the food i=
s or no ingredients. Some folks that are selling these brewers and formals=
don't want to tell you what they are using. they say its organic. if it=
is organic like they say it should have a organic certification number. U=
s growers have a inspector that comes by every year and they ask questions =
like. what you feeding that compost tea. the farmer needs the organic pro=
of. darn . they say its organic but no proof. I sent them good money and=
they said its organic but organic growers need to know what's in it what =
is the food what's in the compost how was it made. they are as bad as the =
chemical companies that will not tell you what are in inert ingredients. I=
would hope you people selling this compost tea brewer stuff calling it org=
anic will send the paper work with it. I hope this is organic now . I don=
't want to loose years of being organic just because I want to use compost =
tea. Its not enough to just say oh all the stuff is organic you need to he=
lp the grower out. if its organic you should have organic registration num=
bers or be listed in the omri brand name products list. If you say the stu=
ff is organic send the paper work along with the brewer. this is not right=
. now am getting talk about the company does not want to tell you the bran=
d names but don't worry its on the OMRI list. well what good do it do to t=
ell me it on the list but don't give me the name that's on the list so I ca=
n look it up. boy that is not right it puts the farmer between a rock and=
a hard place. we got uSDA saying you got to know and we got folks saying =
they we will not tell you just take their word for it. . no fair. everyo=
ne talks big. oh its organic . well if you use that name organic it better=
be . what's your organic registration number how did u make the compost wh=
at u feeding it I got bags of unmarked stuff. I got a brewer and the direc=
tion said mix this bag with this bag and this bag and don't worry it all or=
ganic. the USDA inspector will not go for that. he wants to know what is =
in those bags . and I want to know what's in the bag. You try to do the r=
ight thing . I have not add anything for years on my land now when I do b=
ecause of all the talk here about all the benefits of compost tea I find I =
have problems getting information. I got USDA organic Gestapo giving me th=
e 3 rd degree every year and I need proof. Just saying the guy told me don=
't worry its organic don't get it anymore. Darn after you buy it you find o=
ut there is not organic proof only the mans word. Sure I trust him but The=
USDA will not take our word anymore so help us out and send the proof with=
the products . I need documentation. that's is the most important thing =
for a organic grower is the paper. the USDA want to see the paper work. t=
hey will not take our word for anything if they did we would not need a org=
anic Gestapo checking on us every year . We would not have to take hours an=
d hours to fill out paper work we would not have to have an inspector a cer=
tifier the USDA and the State of cal. all putting us through all this . So=
I want my paper work. you said its organic now prove it.you said it OMRI l=
isted so I need proof. its easy we have to do it every year for the rest =
of our organic growing life. what's get me is he said its on the OMRI list=
before I sent my money and now he says I can't tell you the name. NO fair=
. I have asked nice for over two weeks what do you all think? last thing =
I heard was I have a call into my supplier. I dn't know if they will share=
brand names with us due to pripropritey (sp) info.m now is a bad time t=
o tell me that. no fair.I thought the compost tea folks would be righteou=
s and not leave us in a bind.
check out an organic growers homepage
http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html
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