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Re: carrots and horse manure

From: Sojourner <sojournr AT missouri.org>
To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: carrots and horse manure
Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2000 14:09:11 -0600

Bill Shoemaker wrote:
>
> >why can't you plant carrots where there's horse manure?
> >i've never heard of that one.
> >
>
> Two reasons. The most important is that if it isn't composted there is a
> risk, although slight, that it can be contaminated with an unsafe
> microorganism.

Pardon?

Just what pathogens are you going to be at risk for from horse (not
human) manure, and what is the likelihood of ever coming across any of
them?

--
Holly ;-D
Contrary Peasant
sojournr AT missouri.org

Re: carrots and horse manure, Bill Shoemaker, 02/01/2000
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: carrots and horse manure, Sojourner, 02/01/2000
- Re: carrots and horse manure, Bill Shoemaker, 02/01/2000
- Re: carrots and horse manure, Robert Farr, 02/02/2000
- Re: carrots and horse manure, Sojourner, 02/02/2000
- Re: carrots and horse manure, Sojourner, 02/02/2000
- Re: carrots and horse manure, Elizabeth Pike, 02/02/2000
- Re: carrots and horse manure, sojourner, 02/02/2000
- Re: carrots and horse manure, Bill Shoemaker, 02/02/2000
- Re: carrots and horse manure, Marc & Marcy, 02/02/2000