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  • From: Sam White <cedarrockcsa AT yahoo.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] organic wood treatment
  • Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 08:46:55 -0800 (PST)

Stripping them bare to appease the almighty dollar,
probably. I should go see the lumber mill in the next
town.

Along the same lines of expelling carbon into the
atmosphere when trucking organic produce across the
country, I suppose.

Sam

--- Marty Kraft <martyk AT allspecies.org> wrote:

> What are we doing to the forests of Honduras? Does
> anyone know?
> On Mar 2, 2007, at 10:13 AM, Bill Shoemaker wrote:
>
> > Honduras Pine Stakes
> > Any idea as to what these stakes are treated with?
> >
> > My understanding is that Honduran Pine tomato
> stakes have natural
> > preservatives and don't need treatment. That may
> be why they can't
> > tell you what they're treated with. We've used
> them for over 10
> > years and they are still strong, and very hard
> wood. But better to
> > be safe and fine good verification to maintain
> your organic
> > certification.
> >
> > Bill Shoemaker, Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
> > University of Illinois - St Charles Horticulture
> Research Center
> >
>
www.nres.uiuc.edu/faculty/directory/shoemaker_wh.html
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