The almonds arrived today and they taste great! Much better flavor that what we've been getting from Wild Oats and Lisa's -- good to know my memory isn't failing me.
BTW, turns out the grower only used Glyphosate once every few years but I convinced him he could get a higher price if he didn't use it at all, so he's going to hire a crew to come in and weed if there's a problem next year. --On Saturday, November 10, 2001 11:19 AM -0800 Kurt Albershardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Almond update: > > UPS adds about 35-60 cents per pound to the price depending on the shipping > quantity. > > His almonds are not certified organic, but pretty close: They spray the > ground around the trees with Roundup (Glyphosate) once in February. No > chemical fertilizers, no insecticides, and no other herbicides used. No > fumigants used after harvest (if we don't take them soon he has to freeze > the nuts in order to prevent any lurkers from hatching.) Drip irrigation > is used in July and August in hot years (like this year) but otherwise dry > farmed. > > $3.00 per pound for Nonparelis, $2.50 per pound for Peerless. Freight will > be allocated and added to these prices. > > > If anyone who expressed interest earlier is not comforatble with the > Glyphosate, please reply to me directly and let me know. > > > I will be mailing him a check on Monday so this weekend is your last chance > to opt in here... _______________________________________________ > Buying Club discussion list at BuyOrganic.org > http://buyorganic.org/mailman/listinfo/friends _______________________________________________ Buying Club discussion list at BuyOrganic.org http://buyorganic.org/mailman/listinfo/friends
