Re: [compost_tea] Re: NOP and Yucca

From: <soilfoodweb_at_aol.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 03:53:30 EDT

Sorry I'm behind in getting back to the list serve and these questions. I
just got the April e-zine off, and some of these things are addressed in
there.

For example, several solid statements about what is allowed in the NOP rules
about compost tea. As I sent to the list several months ago, after
discussions all around with many poeple, including OMRI folk who have been
great working on this issue, compost tea is allowed without restriction under
the NOP regs, EXCEPT all ingredients you put into the tea has to be approved
by a certifying agency, like OMRI.

Now, to Thomas' question. Don't mis-interpret the organic regs. The regs do
not say you cannot have chelated minerals in organic materials.

The regs say you can't use chelated mineral PRODUCTS. Why? Because of the
process by which they are made.

We'd be in deep trouble in the world of compost if you couldn't use chelated
minerals in organic production, because compost is chock full of them.

So, presence of chelated materials is of no concern. It is if you make
chelated mineral products, they have to be made without strong bases or
acids, no non-approved organic materials can be used to make the chelates.
No preservatives not allowed by the certifying agencies either.

OK?


Elaine
> So, this might be a good question for Dr. Ingham, can it be guaranteed that
> a properly brewed CT will not have any chelated minerals present in that
> tea? If that can not be guaranteed, the Organic Growers in Washington
> State could be at risk of loosing their organic certification if they use
> CT without first doing tissue or soil tests.
>
> Another question, If humus material is used in CT, or even worm castings,
> can it be guaranteed that CT will not contain chelated minerals? i.e.,
> humic, or fulvic acids and minerals?
>
> --Thomas Giannou
> <A HREF="http://www.tandjenterprises.com/">http://www.tandjenterprises.com</A>
>


President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
www.soilfoodweb.com
SFI Oregon, USA
SFI Australia
SFI New York
SFI Europe
SFI New Zealand

"Hope is not a feeling. It is not the belief that things will turn out well,
but the conviction that what we are doing makes sense, no matter how things
turn out." -- Vaclav Havel, former President of the Czech Republic





Received on Mon Apr 28 2003 - 04:43:56 EDT

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.3.0 : Tue Feb 07 2012 - 14:29:10 EST