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[Compostteas] Re: Trouble Brewing: Science, Compost Teas and Organic Certification

From: "Dorothy O'Brien" <obriendot AT yahoo.com>
To: bdnow AT envirolink.org
Cc: esideman AT mofga.org, zea AT well.com, obandele AT su.jags.SUBR.edu, Richard.Mathews AT usda.gov, orgamigo AT jps.net, walivia AT wintergreenfarm.com, compost AT lyris.cahe.wsu.edu, compostteas AT lists.ibiblio.org, miraclefarms AT videotron.ca
Subject: [Compostteas] Re: Trouble Brewing: Science, Compost Teas and Organic Certification
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:37:43 -0700 (PDT)

Dear NOSB members:

Please provide me with citations to the literature on
which you are relying in the proposed regulation to
treat compost tea like raw manure for purposes of
organic certification.

My practical anecdotal evidence is that there is no
danger of human pathogens in using compost tea. The
literature I am familiar with is clear that properly
brewed tea with properly made compost does not pose
any health risk.

In fact using compost tea made aerobically has the
potential to drastically improve health conditions by
reducing the use of harmful pesticides.

Yours truly,

Dorothy A. O'Brien
1776 Deer Creek Road
Clinton, IA. 52732

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[Compostteas] Trouble Brewing: Science, Compost Teas and Organic Certification, Frank Teuton, 05/24/2002
- [Compostteas] Re: Trouble Brewing: Science, Compost Teas and Organic Certification, Dorothy O'Brien, 05/24/2002