permaculture

[lbsaltzman@aol.com]

 They do this in the area  I live and the quality of the compost is fine and 
the price is great.  There is one potential problem that I would look into. 
Some pesticides are broken down by the heat of the large scale composting, 
but some persistant and very nasty pesticides survive composting.  The 
question is the compost regularly tested for the presence and quantity of 
pesticides.
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: daimen_hardie@hotmail.com
To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 5:59 AM
Subject: [permaculture] Municipal Compost



A municipality in my area offers compost for sale, composed of organic 
matter collected from its residents.  Has anyone any expereince with such 
municipal composting operations?  I would like to mix this compost (as I 
don't yet have enough of my own) with my local soil for fruit and nut tree 
plantings, some of which will involve inoculants.  I am most concerned with 
any possibility that the compost might harm the trees and/or inoculants.

Thanks,

Daimen

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