Organic Farm and Handling/processing Certification Standards and Administrative Procedures: Appendices V-XNortheast Organic Farming Assoc. of New York, Incorporated, Organic Certification Program, 1999 - Natural foods |
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... considered an asset , most organic growers would add soil ( loam only ! ) or compost to stimulate the microorganisms . A variant of the peat - based mix can be used to make soil blocks , according to Eliot Coleman and David Chapman ...
... considered an asset , most organic growers would add soil ( loam only ! ) or compost to stimulate the microorganisms . A variant of the peat - based mix can be used to make soil blocks , according to Eliot Coleman and David Chapman ...
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... considered waste . NOTE : BUYING COMPOST : Growers who are planning to buy commercial compost should be sure that the maker of the compost has a current product affidavit on file with NOFA - NY and is listed in the Materials List ...
... considered waste . NOTE : BUYING COMPOST : Growers who are planning to buy commercial compost should be sure that the maker of the compost has a current product affidavit on file with NOFA - NY and is listed in the Materials List ...
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... considered as one tool , we recommend a professional , experienced lab . Include tests for heavy metals and conductivity ( measure of salinity ) . Expect to pay $ 30 to $ 120 per sample . One test you can perform at home is to compare ...
... considered as one tool , we recommend a professional , experienced lab . Include tests for heavy metals and conductivity ( measure of salinity ) . Expect to pay $ 30 to $ 120 per sample . One test you can perform at home is to compare ...
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ADJUVANTS Alchemy Institute Alchemy Quarterly ALTERNATIVES TO CONFINEMENT/FEEDLOT animals Appendix applicator Aug-Sept B-P VH Apr-May Biodynamic Farming blend of materials C/N ratio cash-grain chemical commercial COMPOST BASICS Compostable materials CONFINEMENT/FEEDLOT MEAT PRODUCTION contains cover crops David Stern DEC office Department of Environmental Environmental Conservation Farm Composting farmers Fava bean Feedlot agriculture feedlot system Fish oils FOLIAR FEED forage fungus Grass Green Manures greensand hardy humus ingredients July-Aug leaf mold legume LF Apr-May livestock loader mature compost moisture mushroom nitrogen NOFA-NY Certification Standards Northeast nutrients Oats ORGANIC GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION organic growers organic matter overwinters P.O. Box peat moss peat-based peat-lite mix pesticide phosphate pile plant Potassium hydroxide potting mix problem recycling ruminant diets ruminant husbandry Ryegrass samples sand Schonbeck seeding rates soaps Sodium Sodium hydroxide SPREADER STICKERS Spring/Summer 1990 standard of scale sustainable agriculture Sweetclover U.S. Dept vermiculite Vetch visible wetting WETTING AGENTS windrow winter