Re: Vinegar
From: Dave Robison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Vinegar Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 08:48:09 -0700 The article pointed out an interesting point -- I doubt that glacial acetic acid qualifies as organic for purposes of certification. == Dave Robison Dave - I appreciate that you are probably merely pointing out a legalistic difficulty, but I guess that acetic acid is acetic acid is acetic acid... Ironically, any chemist would tell you that, of course, acetic acid is organic! Tony N-S. _ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
vinegar
Tiny and Virgina-- Dave - I appreciate that you are probably merely pointing out a legalistic difficulty, but I guess that acetic acid is acetic acid is acetic acid... Ironically, any chemist would tell you that, of course, acetic acid is organic! Yes, I understand that acetic acid is the same. I was responding to the quoted article in which the authors described using various strengths and also stated that they used organic vinegar, ie) derived from foods. I question whether 20% organic vinegar is available -- I can only imagine glacial acetic acid would be that strong. But maybe there is a source == Dave Robison
Fw: [wffr] Vinegar as weed killer
Not entirely coincidental I suppose, but this just showed up locally.___Barry Lia \ [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ Seattle WA - Forwarded Message - From: Steven Garrett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Washington Family Farm Resources" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 11:38:28 -0700 Subject: [wffr] Vinegar as weed killer USDA research shows vinegar as promising weed killer USDA's Agricultural Research Service scientists have evidence that vinegar may be a potent inexpensive and environmentally safe weed killer for use by farmers. Researcher Jay Radhakrishnan and colleagues in Beltsville, MD, found five- and ten-percent concentrations killed weeds during their first two weeks of life, with older plants requiring higher concentrations. Spot spraying of cornfields with 20 percent vinegar killed 80 to 100 percent of the weeds without harming the corn. Details: Don Comis ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).---You are currently subscribed to wffr as: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hail
Tuesday, June 18, just before lunch, I stood at the gate to the veggie garden and thought that I wanted to photograph it because it was the best garden we have ever had. At 1:00 PM a dark cloud with wind and lightning came over and we had mothball size hail for a long time. I can't say how long because Herb and I spent the whole time putting seedling flats of basil and other herbs into the cold frame. The ground is an inch deep in mothballs of hail. I walked in the garden. There are no leaves on the lettuce bed, but shreds of green in the path. Only plants with heavy leafage escaped being completely destroyed. We still have elecampagne and valerian, Brussels sprouts, all irises and poppies that were still in bud. The beautiful red nasturtiums are gone. The squash leaves are shredded. What a mayhem! Somehow, I'm smiling. I just had a wonderful green salad for lunch--lamb's quarter, red orach, Freckles and salad bowl lettuce, spinach, sweet cicely, chickweed, green onion, arugula, red mustard with extra virgin olive oil and red currant vinegar. It's going to be awhile before we can have that abundance again. God let us know that material things are ephemeral. That's life. All the market gardeners are going to be short of marketable produce if it wasn't under cover. I'll call around now and see how much people were affected. Wow! Merla
Fw: preps
- Original Message - From: kentjamescarson To: Paul Keiser Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 2:50 PM Subject: preps hi folks you can send Heike Marie Eubanks$ 5.00 and she will send you the Oregon group' prep making booklet,. most helpful.!I asked Hugh Courtny why he didn' t write a book?I guess its in the works. It would make things easier rather than trying to find the right article in the right book or newsletter. It seemed to me, oregon, was a shining example of people working together . They sell preps at a reasonage cost to others outside the group. W e all need to be doing that in our own regions ,working togetther and getting materials as close to home as possible. The questin you asked paul" when do you bury the 500 horns"? around Michealmas(sept. 29 ) was what the Oregon group says ,and to dig it up ,as closeto Ascension day in May as you can. We've tryed to make 500 here a couple of timewith mixed results, that is why I'd like to try and work with others. We do have all the prep plants growing here now, and are looking into local buffalo if at all possible.Do you suscribe to bd now? I'm not sure where all those folks live, someare in Oregon ,Austrailia,??perhaps someone in that group could prove helpful.. well, back to picking that mountain of berrys waiting for me, .. sorry Dylan and I couldn't get up to Michigan after visiting Harvey., It was too long of a journey for my hermit. I'm sending prep dandelion and yarrow to J.P.I.as well as Kimberton .. made our own 507 and hope to receive some preps in trade for the plant material. I'd like to go help make them if it were possible. I plan to do 504 and b.c. and 500 if possible this fall. we have a young man from Belize who has been working with biodynamics there , who has been helping out here. It is wonderful to find people to help. let me know if i can be of any help :)sharon, K.C.and Dylan
