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- From: Alex McGregor <waldenfarm AT sprintmail.com>
- To: market farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: more greenhouse questions!
- Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2001 10:12:08 -0500
Alison,
I too would like to see that kind of real world, true organic system
research. A lot of
the University research I've seen has started with an admission that they
first used
Roundup, and then just planted in the soil with no addition of minerals or
organic
matter.
And I read something on this (nitrate build-up in leaf tissue) some years
ago, but
haven't found any hard research. This is definitely an issue for those of us
concerned
about the quality of what we produce and who care about and are connected to
our
customer-friends.
Miranda's idea is a good one- applying for a SARE grant. Here's a link to
the Southern
Region SARE:
http://www.griffin.peachnet.edu/sare/
The producer grants coordinator, John Mayne is a very nice person, besides
being a
former farmer and on the board of Georgia Organics. Here's his contact info:
John C. Mayne, Producer Grants Coordinator
1109 Experiment St.
Room 205, Stuckey Building
University of Georgia
Agricultural Experiment Station
Griffin, GA 30223-1797
(770) 229-3350; (770) 412-4789 (fax)
jmayne AT gaes.griffin.peachnet.edu
The deadline for 2001 is past, but it's a good time to start working on 2002
proposals.
The key for a SARE producer grant is to have some scientists as cooperators,
preferably
from a Land Grant U. (Since, as you pointed out, farmers don't know how to
conduct
research, in the eyes of academe.) Another thing they look for is how widely
the
information gained will be distributed. But, John can tell you all about
that.
My guess is that using soluble nitrate fertilizers in these conditions may
lead to a
higher concentration. Organically managed soils, which depend on the natural
N cycles,
may have far less nitrate available in cool soil (low light season)
conditions. An
interesting trial (at least for me) would be to compare your cold frame
plants to those
in a similar structure and soil type to soluble nitrate fed plants.
Keep up the good work!
Alex Mc Gregor
Walden Farm
-
Re: more greenhouse questions!,
robert schuler, 02/01/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Earthfarm1, 02/01/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Earthfarm1, 02/01/2001
- RE: more greenhouse questions!, Miranda Smith, 02/01/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Alex McGregor, 02/01/2001
- RE: more greenhouse questions!, Wiediger, Alison, 02/01/2001
- RE: more greenhouse questions!, Miranda Smith, 02/01/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Victoria Mundy Bhavsar, 02/01/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Alex McGregor, 02/01/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, robert schuler, 02/01/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Bill Shoemaker, 02/02/2001
- RE: more greenhouse questions!, Wiediger, Alison, 02/02/2001
- Re: more greenhouse questions!, Bill Shoemaker, 02/02/2001
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