[compost_tea] Re: to empower or not

From: dkemnitz2000 <dkemnitz2000_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 01:04:01 -0000

--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "spigold" <spigold_at_y...> wrote:
> Greetings
> I would first like to comment on this post which I see as veiled
> threat from someone who offers no more information, than I do about
> my self.
>
> Post 6656
> Spigold.....How about some self-ID, and location?
> Steve
>
> I can see my previous post hit too close to home for some, judging
by
> the nature of the responses. From where I sit and work, the wide
> spread use of CT can be accomplished by a number of strategies, I
> will illustrate two that seem the most promising. First the
> preponderance of the research (science) concludes that CT is
> beneficial and this is why… The other route is the widespread
> diffusion of the necessary knowledge in laymen's terms that
everyone
> can understand and apply it. Therefore leading the scientific
> community to follow and prove what the general population already
> knows. The first route is very expensive the second route costs
> little if anything.
> I will cite a couple of loose examples. The general organic
> agriculture movement worked by the second method. The widespread
> diffusion of knowledge by those practicing it. Elliot Coleman is
an
> example of an individual who helped disperse how-to on market
> farming. In fact Elliot has contributed a number of tools to the
> trade which are offered by Glaser, I have no way of knowing the
> agreement between Eliot and Glazer so I will not venture a guess.
> However Eliot provides in his book the information needed to build
> the very tools that are sold. (I prefer to buy because of the
> quality that Glaser offers.)
> Another example is Pastured Poultry, which has seen much growth in
> the recent past. Two names are important here Joel Salatin and
Andy
> Lee. Both have books that empower the reader with sufficient
> knowledge to succeed.

<><><><><Spigold I agree with you 100%. I thought I knew something
about chickens(and I did know quite a bit) HOWEVER Joel put in
writing way more than I knew. Joel definitely tells how to succeed.
Eliot's books too, are very informative. I just don't hear them
worrying about lawsuits. Joel has mentioned lawsuits from the
government though much more recently in an ACRE'S article, I believe.
Dennis


  
> Further examples abound…
> By all accounts these individuals and many others have freely (or
for
> the cost of a book)given of their intellectual knowledge so that
the
> rest of us can benefit. There is no reason to believe that this
type
> of farming would have grown so quickly with out this diffusion of
> knowledge. As anecdotal evidence the pastured poultry discussion
> group has nearly three times as many members as CT, this is a
benefit
> in its self.
> As a Market Farmer I would like to use CT on my farm.

<><><><><><<<ME TOO! Dennis


 The evidence
> that exists is enough to capture my curiosity that I want to see
for
> myself. However the initial cost of brewers and the lack of more
> evidence is a large hurdle. I believe it to be a larger hurdle for
> main stream agriculture, not until farmers can see for themselves
the
> benefit, they will not adopt the technology. This boils down to
> seeing it tested and working on a neighbor's farm or the research
> plots to prove it. The bottom line in agriculture is to thin not
to
> stay competitive with your neighbor.
> Jason was quite correct that I received such a timely response to
my
> earlier question, Bob is to be commended. I would like to say that
> his response quickly dives off into jargon and other information
that
> the lay person will not understand. Not everyone who uses CT is
> going to be an expert on it.
> I have spent some time looking through the archives. My search has
> been plagued by information that beats around the bush. Chris'
> efforts to distill the archives into a usable form are to be
applauded
>

<>><><><><><><>YES,YES,YES!<applauding>



 We can empower each other or hold our trade secrets for ourselves,
> its a choice.
> Spigold


Let's move AACT forward. I could post more however.........
  I think AACT is a great product, too. Sometimes I wish I lived
closer to the equator so frost wouldn't end the season. I could
spray AACT year around.......Dennis


 

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