Of course not. The regulations should be written to state the
conditions that allow safe compost tea to be made. Aerobic through the
whole brew cycle. Lots of good aerobic bacteria, fungi and protozoa
growing to compete with, inhibit and consume the E. coli.
That gets rid of the E. coli and human pathogens.
If there is no E. coli in the starting materials, then why say there's a
danger of E. coli. At least compost tea made with non-manure materials
should have been allowed.
But no, no tea at all can be used.
Anyone else feel like there's a hidden agenda here?
Elaine Ingham
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
Director of Research, Soil Foodweb New York
President, Soil Foodweb Institute, Lismore, Australia
Director of Quality Assurance, Soil Foodweb Europe, The Netherlands
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