[NAFEX] Re: agrigel

list at ginda.us list at ginda.us
Wed Jan 14 00:45:32 EST 2004


I think corn-based products are not allowed for organic production 
unless the corn is organic.  I have no idea what else might be in the 
stuff, though.

Ginda

On Jan 13, 2004, at 9:46 AM, road's end farm wrote:

>
> On Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at 09:33 AM, Mark_Bugaieski at rlicorp.com 
> wrote:
>
>>
>> This product was originally developed right here in Peoria, IL at the 
>> USDA
>> Ag Lab.  It was corn-based and completely safe (even edible).  I 
>> don't know
>> if I'd trust what Pampers may have added to it.  I do know some 
>> wholesale
>> nurseries use it as a slurry to dip roots into as they plant; but I've
>> never seen efficacy studies.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
> Fedco says it's "not allowed" for organic production. So there's 
> probably something in it besides corn; though it may not be anything 
> that's a problem for any reasons other than organic certification 
> procedures. I believe that some things wound up "not allowed" just 
> because the producer didn't want to go through the USDA process.
>
> --Rivka
> Finger Lakes NY; zone 5 mostly
>
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