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  • From: Michael Meredith <meredith848 AT yahoo.com>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [Market-farming] a manure plow...
  • Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 17:56:15 -0800 (PST)

Seems to me that a plow and manure spreader device could be built, to plant
manure well into the earth, from which those ugly little ecoli beasties could
not escape.....

Michael



Regarding the statement below about manure-to-harvest intervals, I'd
> be curious to know how many folks on this list have attended GAP
> training, and/or how many people are putting GAP into use.  When I
> attended an intro session here last month, the recommendation is now
> 210 days between application of manure and harvest of ANYTHING -
> roots, leaves, fruits, whatever.  That sure set us back.  We decided
> that knowing the new guidelines, we couldn't in good conscience expand
> into a field that would clearly fall between the old 125-day and new
> 210-day withdrawal period.  One whole field of production - removed
> from consideration in 2010.  Anyone else weighing those options?
> Kathryn Kerby
> Frog Chorus Farm
> Snohomish, WA




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