Market Farming

["five springs farm" <fsfarm AT mufn.org>]

We have heard of a slight but not nonexistent risk from bone meal around mad
cow disease. We have quit using it, even with a mask. The dried blood was
just too gross as a product of slaughter houses to feel good about using it
(the same, of course, is true of bonemeal). We use alfalfa pellets or meal
for a N boost these days, economical enough on our small scale.

Yes, your phosphate can be 0-46-0

We mix our own fertilizer from the alfalfa, greensand, kelp, and rock
phosphate (sometimes a little wood ash) from proportions we calculated from
John Jeavons "How to Grow More Vegetables..."  We are very satisfied with
the results.

Jim and Jo
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----- Original Message -----
From: Elizabeth Pike <pike AT always-online.com>
To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 11:15 AM
Subject: bonemeal & dried blood