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  • From: John and Katy Ehrlich <johnkaty AT shaw.ca>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] GAP
  • Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 21:25:47 -0800

DId I miss a previous post, but where is this GAP coming from?  It has come to our doorstep in Canada, but I do not have the time to attend another govt sponsored workshop, sorry. E coli on my veggies? Are you kidding me? Will they come and arrest me?

J


On 2-Mar-10, at 5:56 PM, Michael Meredith wrote:

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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John and Katy Ehrlich
Alderlea Farm
3390 Glenora Rd
Duncan, BC V9L 6S1
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