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- From: road's end farm <organic101@linkny.com>
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- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] poultry in orchards
- Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 15:11:50 -0400
On May 15, 2005, at 2:00 PM, Joe Hecksel wrote:
road's end farm wrote:
On May 11, 2005, at 11:30 PM, kieran or donna wrote:
A few years ago there was some discussionRecent restrictions about timing of fresh manure applications on certified fields have put some crimp in this; unfortunately, in my opinion, though I agree some reasonable caution is necessary. If you're not trying to get certified, either don't use drops or wash them well first. If you are interested in certification, check with your certifier about what times of year you can allow the birds in.
of organic orchards here, and someone referred to an observation that most
organic orchards that were doing well were pretty heavily stocked with
poultry.
Hmmm! How do you stop the wilde beasties from pooping on/in your orchard?
You know this. I know this. The Federal Government lives indoors.
I will grant that the quantity is likely to be less than if livestock are deliberately pastured there.
Surely they do not decertify if a single grasshopper makes a pellet within the confines of the planting.
Not yet, at least. Nor for ordinary presence of any of the other wild beasts.
--Rivka
Finger Lakes NY; zone 5 mostly
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Re: [NAFEX] hungry voles and tasty trees and maurauding domestic cats
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- Re: [NAFEX] hungry voles and tasty trees and maurauding domestic cats, Lucky Pittman, 05/06/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] hungry voles and tasty trees and maurauding domestic cats, Thomas Olenio, 05/06/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] hungry voles and tasty trees and maurauding domestic cats, Pat Meadows, 05/06/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] hungry voles and tasty trees and maurauding domestic cats, list, 05/06/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] poultry in orchards,
road's end farm, 05/15/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] poultry in orchards,
Joe Hecksel, 05/15/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] poultry in orchards, road's end farm, 05/15/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] poultry in orchards,
Joe Hecksel, 05/15/2005
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Re: [NAFEX] poultry in orchards,
road's end farm, 05/15/2005
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