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- From: "Hook Family" <guldann AT ix.netcom.com>
- To: "market farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: transition to organic
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:24:51 -0500
Her best source would be the local organic certification agency. Beth
----- Original Message -----
From: Marie Kamphefner <kampy AT grm.net>
To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:18 AM
Subject: transition to organic
> Regard to the list:
>
> I have a friend who is interested in converting her farmland to organic
and
> asked me for advice. She cannot do without the farm income, so going cold
> turkey like we did with the whole thing is probably out of the question.
I
> suggested she might take 100 acres at a time (I don't know just exactly
how
> much land she has, but it's several hundred acres I think), plant winter
> rye after harvest in the fall for plowdown in the spring and begin her
> rotation. Is there a book or publication to help guide someone in this
> situation? Thanks.
>
> Marie in Missouri
>
>
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transition to organic,
Marie Kamphefner, 01/16/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: transition to organic, Hook Family, 01/16/2001
- Re: transition to organic, nan and stewart, 01/16/2001
- Re: transition to organic, Frank Teuton, 01/16/2001
- Re: transition to organic, The Nasbys', 01/16/2001
- RE: transition to organic, Wiediger, Alison, 01/16/2001
- Re: transition to organic, Peg Cook, 01/17/2001
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