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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us>
  • To: 'market farming' <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Nitrate Acc (was greenhouse ques)
  • Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 09:30:47 -0600


We had our extension as co-operator. He's one of the few who are actually
interested in what we are doing. We wrote to a professor at our local
landgrant, and got no interest at all. Organic, you got to be kidding -
that's not possible!

> . Plants from the organic soils had the highest
> levels. But then, there seemed to be no follow-up work. --Very
> frustrating!
>
This is why we wanted to run it for more than a snapshot, and more than 1
year

> It would be interesting to see if the percent of stable vs effective
> compost
> in your soil would make a difference. Also, I am interested in whether you
> can change this effect with lights. I am not growing now, but in the last
> few years, did produce winter greens under mercury halide bulbs. Goodness
> only knows if the expense was worth it. But that's why this research is so
> important.
>
I suspect extra lighting would work - BUT it would not be profitable, much
less sustainable. 'Course, if the nitrate levels are high enough to be
unhealthful, that's not sustainable either. The basis of profitability in
our model is low capital cost, very low continuing cost, almost no
non-renewable energy cost, and a locally grown, fresh crop.

Alison









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