Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Terry Wereb <frosted-acres@sbcglobal.net>]

Very interesting article, however...

It does NOT adress the presence of E. coli in our
soils--
 All mammals harbor E.coli. It is IN the soils as a
matter of "elimination" no matter WHERE one lives.

 Using E. coli as a POLLUTION INDICATOR is just a
matter of convenience.  In areas of agricultural
activity, the people who take the water samples are
basically looking for RUNOFF, not the E. coli that is
normally present in soil-- it tends to stay put!


NewFarm has an interesting article on composting-- and
how E coli levels are quite low in the runoff when
certain composting procedures are used.


http://www.newfarm.org/depts/NFfield_trials/2006/0413/compost.shtml


E. coli is here to stay-- and as long as certain
events do NOT happen, we need not fear it. People so
much want to blame some one or something for their
lack of common sense. e Coli  will not get into a
plant unles the plant is damaged- breaking its "skin"
so to speak. Large numbers of E coli CPUs found after
an 'event' is from runoff-- there are low CPUs in
groundwater-- in other words-- well water! 

Terry W



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