Re: First Tea Analysis Results

2002-04-28 Thread Allan Balliett
One of the early issues of compost tea brewing was compaction that occurs within the compost tea bag. This is commonly solved by inserting and additional aeration nozzle into the tea bag itself. This physically pushes the compost away from compaction and provides direct aeration. I'm very

Re: Mixing Politics with Agriculture

2002-04-28 Thread Gil Robertson
Allan Balliett wrote: I thank Gil for bringing this conversation to the fore. I thank you, Allan, but as I recall, I did not bring it forward, but in each case posted support for some one else who had a problem with it. One of my fellow Australians called me a cranky old bugger, with which I

Re: Testing Tea Locally

2002-04-28 Thread Gil Robertson
Hi! Allan, I have a question on the use of compost tea as a folia spray. We have had two serious cases of bacterial poisoning that has been traced back to Organic growers. The first concerned orange juice made from a mixture of organic and conventional fruit. Many people were poisoned and a

OFF or Rel: Kuan Yin

2002-04-28 Thread jsherry
KUAN YIN Avalokitesvara Boddhisattva By Lin Sen-shou Often seen alone or next to a statue of Amitabha Buddha, Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva--in Chinese also known as Kuan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy--is the most popular and most venerated Buddhist figure besides Amitabha Buddha and Sakyamuni

OFF: Crap and political opinions

2002-04-28 Thread Anthony Nelson-Smith
I'm not sure whether I'm one of the purveyors of 'leftist crap' or not, but it might be worth mentioning that, some years ago, I would without hesitation have described everything covered by this forum as crap. BDNow didn't convert me from this view, - I reached it with help from my wife,

compost tea

2002-04-28 Thread Dave Robison
Gil-- I'm not a biologist but I don't fully understand the cases you described. We have had two serious cases of bacterial poisoning that has been traced back to Organic growers. The first concerned orange juice made from a mixture of organic and conventional fruit. Many people were poisoned

Re: Bump one, bump two

2002-04-28 Thread SBruno75
Birchmier is really the best backpack sprayer. It is Swiss and I think it was made for the bd preparations. The nozzling and the way it is built is perfect for preps...The ''Floral'' model is three gallons while the ''senior'' is five gallons. SStorch

Re: Political posts - PLEASE NO MORE!

2002-04-28 Thread Boyer Patrick
Le Samedi 27 Avril 2002 23:18, vous avez écrit : I disagree with political posts here on the BD list only. I come here for BD info and encouragement. If people what BD mixed with politics how about starting a Spiritual Ag and geopolitics list. My main gripe is that I only have time to come

Re: compost tea

2002-04-28 Thread Gil Robertson
Hi! Dave, I understand that in each case it was salmonella. I do not understand how the build up came about. My information came from a talk by a BD/ Organic Inspector, who was pointing out that Organic is not necessarily healthy. His message was one of the need to practice care with matters such

Fwd: Fw: Kollerstrom Staudenmaier article

2002-04-28 Thread Allan Balliett
- Forwarded Message - From: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 19:47:09 -0700 Subject: Kollerstrom Staudenmaier article I hope I this hasn't been pointed out already, but I just found that the Kollerstrom

Fwd: Fw: Ifgene conference

2002-04-28 Thread bdnow
Genetic Engineering and the Intrinsic Value and Integrity of Animals and Plants Wednesday 18th to Saturday 21st September 2002 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, UK Speakers: *Holmes Rolston III, Environmental Ethicist, Department of Philosophy, Colorado State University *Donald Bruce, Church

Re: Testing Tea Locally

2002-04-28 Thread Bonnie York
Hello friends, On Saturday, April 27, 2002, at 05:41 PM, Gil Robertson wrote: We have had two serious cases of bacterial poisoning that has been traced back to Organic growers. Have they identified exactly what bacteria it was? In some parts of Oz, as good as no rain may fall during

Re: Testing Tea Locally

2002-04-28 Thread Deborah Byron
Its also pretty obvious that if fruit unwashed during processing is picked by farm laborers living without decent sanitation, the contamination could very well have come from their hands. Another invisible issue that the large producers do not want to discuss. Deborah

Re: Testing BD preps

2002-04-28 Thread Lloyd Charles
To Cheryl and all Interested Most of you will probably disagree with me but please read this and think about it before forming your opinions What is to be the end purpose of this testing ?? Elaine's tests measure and categorise critters better than anyone else can do THEY DO NOT AND CAN NOT

Re: Political posts

2002-04-28 Thread Lance Howard
I valued the globalnews posts so much that I subscribed - on my other computer, on campus, where I have to teach World Geography. I don't see them as being political any more than AP or CNN are in their own ways, but as offering alternative viewpoints and covering stories and asking questions

Off/ Amazon forest cutdown/global climate change/ change to new crops?

2002-04-28 Thread Michael Roboz
Andrew Wellen wrote: Sorry if you already got this. Hope it's current. If you have time... please copy and sign The Brazilian congress is now voting on a project that will reduce the Amazon forest to 50% of its size. It will take 1 MINUTE to read this, but PLEASE put your