Thanks BS. That Organics for Beginners thread is 1500 posts long and growing. Too bad there's not a quick reference available...
CT Guy
There is a new compost product made by the 'Marwest Compost' company out of Stayton, Oregon that is coming online.
The owner of the company went through the process of getting an OMRI certification (yeah - I know - big deal) but at any rate the compost is made from only organic products, i.e. organic produce as well as their manures used are from organic beef and organic poultry operations.
I picked up a few bags of his compost this afternoon (150 miles round trip from my place) and based on the initial testing that I and a couple of other organic farmers in the valley near Corvallis, Oregon have been using his product and the growth rate and overall health of the plants indicate that this is the 'real deal'
He's hooked up with EarthFortification.com out of Corvallis and has also worked with Dr. Ingham on setting up his compost and vermiculture operations.
They might be worth checking out with regard to the 'AACT' paradigm.
Cheers!
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rrog
You're welcome.
The Marwest folks are farmers. They have a 'certified organic' farm and are also involved in the wholesale organic produce industry in the Pacific Northwest meaning that they're well connected.
But the bottom line is that they're farmers and not necessarily marketing gurus by any stretch of the imagination.
It's been my experience over the years that the very best compost comes from the old guy way up in the hills and once you find them you keep your mouth shut - especially to other organic farmers.
Weird business.........
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