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  • From: Betsy <blevy AT rsocsun.tamu.edu>
  • To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: peat moss substitute
  • Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 09:13:05 -0700


Anyway, consider the source. Why should we take what the peat moss
manufacturers say as some
kind of gospel? Since when do we believe some consortium of biotech
companies? Or chemical
fertilizer companies? Or pesticide companies? You seem to be selectively
"skeptical."


> Liz Pike wrote:
>
> > Peat is a finite resource?? And coir fiber that must be shipped
> > thousands
> > of miles from the South Pacific is a better substitute?? Sorry, I'm still
> > skeptical. From what I've read, peat is building up faster than we use it.
> > Can we possibly grow/strip/ship that many coconuts to replace it?? This
> > sounds like another "pc" issue to muddy more farming waters. Please send
> > proof, enquiring minds wanna know.
> >
> > "Annually, peat moss accumulates at more than 70 times the rate it is
> > harvested." The Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association. (Concern for
> > the
> > environment was one of the driving forces behind the formation of the
> > Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss Association, and remains so today.)
> >
> > Here's a link comparing the 2 products:
> >
> > http://www.peatmoss.com/pm-coir.html
> >
> > Liz Pike
> > Morningstar Gardens
> > Pollocksville NC
> > ICQ 46954468
> >
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