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- From: <dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com>
- To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic
- Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:20:47 -0500
I never intended to criticize "organic", but
simply say that there are organic OMRI certified products that have toxins in
them, even though they may be "low" toxicity levels. Another
example is PyGanic® Crop Protection EC 5.0 which
contains pyrethrin and is
toxic to fish and other aquatic invertebrates. It has been
approved by OMRI for use on a wide array of fruits, vegetables and ornamental
crops grown in the U.S. PyGanic Crop Protection EC 1.4 and 5.0, botanical
insecticides, derived from chrysanthemums, have been listed by the Organic
Materials Reviews Institute (OMRI) for use in organic production. OMRI will
provide this recommendation to more than 30 certifiers and state/province
programs, including California Certified Organic Farmers, Florida Organic
Growers & Consumers, and NOFA (Maine, N.J., N.Y., Vt.). This product contains a "Warning" label. not even a "Caution"
label.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has also approved PyGanic's organic status. PyGanic Crop Protection EC 1.4 and 5.0, are currently registered for use in the states of Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Wyoming, with other states pending. It's just that there are many consumers out there that think if they buy "organic" produce, it hasn't been "sprayed". Most commercial "organic" operations do spray and spray products like PyGanic. I commend those smaller operations that use only cultural practices and don't spray. We tried it for several years, but failed because of the very high incidence of CM and PC as well as scab and fireblight. Dennis Norton
Royal Oak Farm Orchard Office (815) 648-4467 Mobile (815) 228-2174 Fax (609) 228-2174 http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com http://www.revivalhymn.com
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Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED],
ADAMSON, Karl, 06/15/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED],
dmnorton, 06/16/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic,
Road's End Farm, 06/16/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic, dmnorton, 06/16/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic, Mark Angermayer, 06/16/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic, Stephen Sadler, 06/16/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED], Kevin Moore, 06/16/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic,
Kieran &/or Donna, 06/17/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic, mIEKAL aND, 06/18/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic,
Road's End Farm, 06/16/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED],
Melissa Kacalanos, 06/16/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED],
Kevin Moore, 06/18/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Bt toxin, Kieran &/or Donna, 06/18/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED],
Kevin Moore, 06/18/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] chemical vs organic [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED],
dmnorton, 06/16/2009
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