I almost always get a dropped face look when, at a farmers market, I tell a customer that the pesticide I am forced to use on his apples in order to maintain my organic certification is more toxic than the "chemical" alternative. I am able to convince my small part of the buying public of the lies surrounding the hype of organic apple growing but as long as the main stream press continues to broadcast/publish the misconceptions surrounding the hysteria of organics then the thousands and thousands of customers I miss leaves me feeling more than a little helpless. Continue the battle. Les Jones Creek farms Skagit Valley, Washington
--- bittne...@aol.com wrote: > > > We just had a state senator that wanted to stop > calling a product IPM > raised if you used any products that had Danger or > Warning signal word on the > label. When I pointed out to him that a number of > approved organic products > (most coppers, lime sulfur and pyrethrums) fell into > that trap, he backed > off. > > Jim Bittner > Appleton, NY > > In a message dated 5/16/2009 2:00:27 P.M. Eastern > Standard Time, > cleme...@umext.umass.edu writes: > > Interesting that Champ WG has a 'Danger' signal > word. Sounds real > 'organic,' huh? > > :-) > > Jon Clements > Extension Tree Fruit Specialist > UMass Cold Spring Orchard > 393 Sabin Street > Belchertown, MA 01007 > VOICE 413.478.7219 > FAX 413.323.6647 > IM mrhoneycrisp > Skype Name mrhoneycrisp > > > > On May 13, 2009, at 8:27 AM, Glen Koehler wrote: > > > Champ WG is on the OMRI list. Use instructions > for anthracnose and > > European canker say "Apply before fall rains.", > with no other > > restriction. I'm not a lawyer nor do I play one > on TV, but that seems > > to leave a wide window for interpreting > applications made in summer as > > being within label allowance for timing. Label > is at > > http://www.cdms.net/LDat/ld8NR000.pdf > > > > Glen Koehler > > University of Maine Cooperative Extension > > Pest Management Office > > 491 College Avenue, Orono, ME 04473 > > Tel: 207-581-3882 > > Email: gkoeh...@umext.maine.edu > > Web: http://pmo.umext.maine.edu/apple/ > > Fax: 207-581-3881 > > > > > > > > What we call the secret of happiness is no more a > secret than our > > willingness to choose life. - Leo Buscaglia > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > > [mailto:apple-c...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf > Of Dave Rosenberger > > Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:30 PM > > To: apple-crop@virtualorchard.net > > Subject: Apple-Crop: copper fungicides for > organic apples? > > > > Can anyone point me to a copper fungicide that is > OMRI approved for > > organic farmers AND that also has a US EPA label > that allows repeated > > applications to apples during summer. I know > that I should be able > > to find this info on the OMRI web-site, but I > found that site > > extremely confusing when I tried it a year or two > ago. > > -- > > > ************************************************************** > > Dave Rosenberger > > Professor of Plant Pathology Office: > 845-691-7231 > > Cornell University's Hudson Valley Lab > Fax: 845-691-2719 > > P.O. Box 727, Highland, NY 12528 Cell: > 845-594-3060 > > > http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/faculty/rosenberger/ > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -- > > > > The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the > Virtual Orchard > > <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win > Cowgill and Jon > > Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. > > > > Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the > statements do not > > represent > > "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes > no responsibility > > for > > the content. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the > Virtual Orchard > > <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by > Win Cowgill and Jon > > Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. > > > > Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the > statements do not > > represent > > "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes > no responsibility > > for > > the content. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See > Yours in Just 2 Easy > Steps! > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377005x1201454319/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=May > Excfooter51609NO62) > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard <http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and Jon Clements <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not represent "official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility for the content.
