BD-organic pairs
Carpenter-Boggs (lcboggs@mail.wsu.edu)
Tue, 19 Mar 1996 09:31:33 -0800 (PST)
Dear SANET-ers:
We are hoping that you can help us in a special search. We
are researchers at Washington State University, doing several types
of studies concerning the biodynamic (BD) preparations, and we have
run into a jam.
It is very difficult in the academic world to investigate
something as complex as a farming system over more than one or two
growing seasons. Thus, the long-term effects of potentially
beneficial methods often go unresearched and unseen. This is where
you can help. We would like to do side-by-side comparisons of
established biodynamic and organic fields, but have had trouble
locating suitable field pairs. To be appropriate for our study,
neighboring fields must have been under their respective management
system, either biodynamic or organic, for at least 5 years. The
native soil, landscape position, and cropping history must be
very similar.
If you know of a field pair that might fit our needs,
PLEASE contact us. We will need to ask the farmers some questions,
get background information, etc., and if we do come out to sample
soil in the fields, we promise to keep the number of holes to a
minimum.
Thanks very much.
-John P. Reganold and Lynne Carpenter-Boggs
YOUR CHOICE OF COMMUNICATION MEDIA:
address:201 Johnson Hall, WSU
Pullman, WA 99164-6420
phone: 509-335-8856 (John) 509-335-7817 (Lynne)
FAX: 509-335-8674 (attn: Reganold)
email: reganold@wsunix.wsu.edu (John)
lcboggs@mail.wsu.edu (Lynne)