[compost_tea] Re: NOP pr....
Kirk -
There are three items I have feedback on.
--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Kirk Leonard" <kirk@o...> wrote:
1.
>> You should be happy that American Phytopathological
>> Society is dedicating portions of its meeting on
>> sustainable agriculture, including compost teas. <
> Indeed, I am, but based on USDA's track record on tea, I have been
led to
> expect the worst. We'll see. I hope there will be more than "anecdotal
> science" reported. I hope it will support compost tea progress and NOP
> adoption, but I have doubts about that. Gotta agree with John Cowan's
> comment, too -- why, in what appears to be a first USDA-supported
conference
> including compost tea, are we hearing about it in a "phytopathogical"
> context?
You seem to think the APS meetings is sponsored by USDA.
There is no connection.
Phytopathology is about plant disease control.
That's what the conference is about.
2.
>> Dr. Steve Scheuerell published the most significant
>> literature review on compost teas in a scientific
>> journal. He helped the CTTF achieve its goals, and
>> I'm sure he will do further compost tea research. <
> And I appreciate that, but he's also been willing to stand up and
suggest
> Duffy's sealed flasks were a valid compost tea experiment.
etc......
It sounds like you are projecting your notions and
supposed ideas of what somebody else is saying.
I suggest that you contact Steve Scheuerell first-hand
and explore what he has underway with compost teas.
3.
>> I volunteered, completely ad-hoc, plenty of helpful
>> insight on the CTTF to this list. <
> Believe I have as well and would appreciate your feedback on my proposed
> test protocol re-structuring. Several of us had a pretty good chat
here on
> list (and off) about that and it really helped my thinking, and I do
believe
> my comment to NOSB/NOP was both constructive and civil as a result. My
> congresswoman's staff thanked me for it, too.
Yes, your letter was polite and it had some
practical and relevant ideas for testing the
brewers.
That's all,
Steve Diver
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