Aquaponics Digest - Sat 05/13/00

Message   1: unsubscribe
             from Stephen767

Message   2: Request for Organic Solution recipes
             from "Elisheva Ruth" 

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From:    Stephen767
Date:    Sat, 13 May 2000 01:08:05 EDT

 

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Subject: Request for Organic Solution recipes
From:    "Elisheva Ruth" 
Date:    Sat, 13 May 2000 07:29:01 -0400

What are recommended organic growing recipes?
If one adds in earthworm castings, or such heavier matter,
 how would this effect a recirc system and fish needs?
Eli

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>From: "Melvin Landers" 
>To: 
>Subject: Re: Melvin Landers booklets
>Date: Tue, May 9, 2000, 11:32 PM
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> Dear Doug,
>    Thank you for your kind offer. That is very nice coming from the editor
> of The growing Edge. I'll tell Raul that you are willing to do that. I'm not
> sure you are going to go along with it though. Although Raul has nothing
> against using chemicals for hydroponic solutions, his approach of using
> nutrient solution produced in a biodigester offers a viable organic
> alternative.
> Wouldn't some of your readers be angry with us for presenting this? I had
> considered submitting an article to you for publication , but, thaught that
> we would be tied up for months responding to outraged growers.
>    Arn't some traditional hydroponic growers trying to get their produce
> labeled as organic? If they could get the government to accept their produce
> as organic they could increase their prices. If we barge in with a workable
> organically produced solution it would be like reaching into their pockets
> to take some of their money from them. I had decided to go with a more quiet
> approach and hope that some growers would see the write ups somewhere else
> and start presenting it to their collegues from the inside.
>    It's not that we can't provide answeres or take the heat, it's just that
> we are both so buisy trying to get some useful information out to poor
> farmers that we can't afford too many distractions. We do need publicity to
> try to arrange for some more research etc. but, we are hoping to keep
> focused on training subsistance farmers and hopefully still making a living
> in our spare time. If you think I am wrong I would be more than happy to
> hear your views on this. Thank you again for your willingness to look over
> the material and give your feedback on it. That is very gracious of you.
>                                     Sincerely
>                                     Melvin Landers
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Peckenpaugh 
> To: Aquaponics Mailing List 
> Date: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 12:02 PM
> Subject: Melvin Landers booklets
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>>Melvin:
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>>I tried to send you and e-mail off the list (to beaconhrt@positech.net)
>>but my e-mail program said that it didn't go through. I would love to go
>>over the booklets you are putting together on organic and traditional
>>hydroponics. You can send them to me at this address
>>(doug@growingedge.com) and I'll provide any feedback I can. Thanks!
>>
>>Douglas J. Peckenpaugh
>>Editor, The Growing Edge
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