Hi Stephen, do have any experience with using ME to control things like gray mold?
Daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Barrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 1:03 PM Subject: EM - was vortex pump > Hi James, > > Please take a look at the following web sites for explanations of EM: > > www.emtech.org , www.emtrading.com , www.agriton.nl > there is info also at www.attra.org , > http://www.nationalwatercenter.org/natfarm.htm , > http://www.royagcol.ac.uk/research/conferences/sangakkara.htm > www.emresearchorganization.com > > The following list is from my personal experience, either through use or > seeing it being used, or use verified by third parties, including > consultancy clients: > > - I have used it in my herb and vegetable production - for example, having a > bed uniformly prepared and planted with the same seedlings. Then taking > sections, marking them out, and spraying some repeatedly with EM, others > not, and otherwise treating in the same manner. The EM vegetables are > healthier, stronger, and better tasting. > > - Compost inoculator and soil "reviver" due to the high population of > beneficial microbes. It increases the aeration, tilth, friability and > infiltration capacity and decreases the bulk density of the soil. > > - Used for tick, flea, and mite control on livestock - dogs, poultry, sheep, > pigs, cattle and horses. > > - Used for curing horses of mange and eczema - the most dramatic was a horse > which was going to be euthanaised, as it had been taken off cortisone due to > the negative effects, homeopathy had had a remedial effect but there were > still flare-ups and the owner was at her wit's end. The horse was sponged > down daily with EM derivatives, and within a week showed signs of healing, > and cured within a month. Sure, the EM treatment is still being used on a > regular basis to prevent the possibility of relapse. > > - Spraying livestock for fly control. > > - Used together with an indigenous parasitic wasp for fly control in all > livestock management situations - dairy, beef, horses, sheep, pigs, poultry. > > - Used, together with herbs and homeopathic medicines, in curing my bantams > of fowl pox, a herpes virus, which cannot be cured conventionally. > > - Clearing blocked drains and septic tanks. > > - Odour eliminator, such as in damp conditions, dustbins etc. Two of my > dogs tend to enjoy dead things found on the farm and come home very proud of > their new fragrance! Spraying them with EM (mouths and coats) returns them > to a human acceptable state. > > - Treatment of the bed sores of terminally ill patients in a hospice > (located on a BD farm). > > - Water purification, including the use of flow forms and artificial > wetlands. > > - Aquaculture. > > - Conventional agriculture, including hydroponics. There is one case where > a conventional citrus-for-export farmer saved his market through the use of > EM. Trials have been conducted in conventional agriculture by agricultural > co-ops with positive results. There are many conventional farmers who use > it to ameliorate the negative effects of chemicals. Many of them have now > adopted a biological approach, which hopefully will get them to convert > totally to organics. > > - I personally believe that it is a pillar in organic agriculture, > especially during the conversion period. > > - I have successfully converted roses from chemical management to organic > using EM, where I failed before. > > - Human use for curing fever blisters (herpes virus again), and stomach > upsets. > > The list of reported uses goes on..... > > Best wishes > > Stephen Barrow > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of James Hedley > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 2:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: vortex pump > > > Dear Stephen, > Briefly what is the essence of the method which you are writing about and > what applications have you seen it used for in South Africa. > Kind regards > James. > >
