On Dec 20 Bart wrote;
> On a somewhat more philosphical but related note, 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?
>
[McERLICH, ALEC] Here is your "honest-to-goodness answer, not philosophy
..."
Organic agriculture does not prohibit T-22. OMRI approved the product a few
months ago (see OMRI Update Sept '99). WSDA approved the material in early
1999.I believe misinformation formed the basis of the "logic". I suggest
you talk to Bio-Works, the manufacturers, to get the real story (315)
781-1703. Cheers
Alec McErlich, Cascadian Farm.
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