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[Bill Jones <billj AT harborside.com>]

Isn't it nice to appreciate the difference between fertilizers and 
pesticides?

Robert Walton wrote:

> > Phosphorous and potassium are obtained from mines in several states,
> > an energy-intensive extraction and delivery process. In The Bottom
> > Line, the author states his preference for organic fertilizers but
> > notes that he uses synthetic fertilizers "for certain applications
> > because they're cheap, readily available, and very effective."
> >    
>
> This sounds like a good book. I've been of the same thought sometimes,
> for instance bringing depleted land "up to speed" rapidly with
> chemical fertilizers and then maintaining them organically.
>
> It's like buying organic apples from Chile. By the time they are
> shipped in, they may be better for me, but are they better for the
> earth? I think that sometimes we organic farmers/gardeners feel proud
> of the good we are doing when in fact organic fertilizers may have
> been brought in at more cost to the environment.
>
> I'm going to take a look at this book, it sounds interesting. Time
> that the organic movement took a look at itself and grows.
>
> Rob - Va
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