> can someone who
> understands the current 'logic' of the organic bureaucracy explain to
> me why organic agriculture prohibits an excellent fungal antagonist
> like T-22 (Trichoderma harzianum) on the basis that the nuclear fusion
> techniques used to improve the strain is "genetic engineering," while
> they continue to approve Bordeaux mixture with its known negative
> impact on earthworms?
>
> Bart
Great point! It supports the question I asked earlier about the use of
Rotenone in organic production. That's what I don't understand about organic
bureaucracy. It allows certain pesticides (mostly *natural*), but prohibits
some of the newer chemical pesticides which quite possibly are safer and
less harmful to the environment then the *natural* ones. Is this
sustainable???
(and please, can someone answer the above question w/o philosophy and rabbit
trails!)
Steve Groff
"Enhancing the Environment" http://www.cedarmeadowfarm.com/
Cedar Meadow Farm
679 Hilldale Road
Holtwood, PA 17532 USA
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