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- From: "Liz" <liz AT horseshoegardens.com>
- To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] crop dusting
- Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 19:25:29 -0400
Hi David,
Another lifetime ago, winddrift was a battle I fought constantly as
my first farm was located at the back stretch/treeline of several hundred acres
that were dusted with windflow in my direction. I put up No
Spray/Organic Farm signs & had several conversations with the
pilot and farmer about my "non" certified organic acres. At first
they balked and I sent certified letters/delivery confirmation warnings to pull
back their spray distance. I also notified the extension agent to help
with mediation. The farmer finally agreed to work on lifting up
early enough to minimize the winddrift and tried to work with the weather
whenever they could. It didn't completely stop but it lessened it a
great deal. I situated my beds/fields/crops as far away as possible
then put my perennial flowers & other things I was less worried
about closest to the spray zone. Not much help I
know...
Liz Pike
Horseshoe Gardens
Hillsville VA
zone 6b/7a
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[Market-farming] Potato Diggers,
Pam Twin Oaks, 05/05/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] crop dusting,
David Guthrie, 05/05/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] crop dusting, Liz, 05/05/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] crop dusting, Bill Shoemaker, 05/06/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Potato Diggers, Jason Jones, 05/06/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] crop dusting,
David Guthrie, 05/05/2009
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