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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon AT mindspring.com>
  • To: market-farming
  • Subject: Re: Rock Phosphate
  • Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 20:13:55 -0500


On Tue, 1 Feb 2000 20:46:30 -0500, "Elizabeth Pike"
<pike AT always-online.com> wrote:


>anything except 46% phosphates which--oh gees, I just looked >it up.
>Damn! Mono ammonium phosphate! Okay, I'm screwed.
>>so does this mean I'm no longer organic??
>I bought this from local Royster-Clark dealer, paid $137.

Now that I remember a conversation with a mining engineer
mono-ammonium phosphate is the product of the natural breakdown
of rock phosphate. It is natural and organic. It is also synthesized,
still organic but not "O"-word certifiable according to current
"O"-word regs.

Am I right?
Lawrence F. London, Jr. Venaura Farm
http://metalab.unc.edu/intergarden InterGarden
http://metalab.unc.edu/permaculture PermaSphere
http://metalab.unc.edu/intergarden/orgfarm AGINFO
lflondon AT mindspring.com london AT metalab.unc.edu




  • Re: Rock Phosphate, Lawrence F. London, Jr., 02/01/2000

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