tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454543633151643572.post7292316583779387249..comments2023-04-03T06:48:46.821-04:00Comments on fair ground: How an herbicide in "organic" compost is destroying organic soils - A cautionary tale.Fawn Pattisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00889630723625099276noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454543633151643572.post-63555172298649460542011-07-21T11:14:19.816-04:002011-07-21T11:14:19.816-04:00It's summer 2011 and I am sick with realizatio...It's summer 2011 and I am sick with realization that we inadvertently spread tons of herbicide on our once organic garden. Unbeknown to us the truckloads of horse manure we shoveled in early spring were most likely contaminated. Our manure source is a friend who pastures organically but purchased hay for winter and uses VFH horse feed. We suspect one of these products contained Aminopyralid or Chloporolid. Rows and rows of tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, squash, some gooseberry and grapes are mutating, curling leaves, spindly branches and dying.Even sun flowers and cosmos! So, who else is dealing with this? I suspect it is more wide spread than the Dow Chemical site states. Is there a lab that will test so we know definitively, are there any class action suits, what can we do to get better education out there? Would YOU eat from my garden (??? not sure I will).! Early RiserAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454543633151643572.post-64331926748442865392010-06-29T23:06:18.994-04:002010-06-29T23:06:18.994-04:00This stuff has wiped out 100% of my potatoes, and ...This stuff has wiped out 100% of my potatoes, and 80% of my tomatoes.<br />We mulched with bedding hay from our goats.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13816348726059014185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454543633151643572.post-41976717667600525622010-06-09T09:46:47.804-04:002010-06-09T09:46:47.804-04:00we've been affected grossly. Where did you get...we've been affected grossly. Where did you get your 500+ day half-life info? I am trying to pull this data together to file a claim on behalf of several of us who have been wiped out by this exposure. Any data would be appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454543633151643572.post-40454449941180138632010-05-19T06:22:00.396-04:002010-05-19T06:22:00.396-04:00Just to update you but my website with the informa...Just to update you but my website with the information on comtaminated manure has moved to<br />http://glallotments.co.ukSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454543633151643572.post-18005349547960253222010-04-27T22:16:28.245-04:002010-04-27T22:16:28.245-04:00I have found myself in the same boat here in TX th...I have found myself in the same boat here in TX this year. Where did you find the Rodale recommendations for remediation?<br /><br />How did your remediation efforts go?Mattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454543633151643572.post-34713513427897735672009-07-26T20:07:38.062-04:002009-07-26T20:07:38.062-04:00It is Late July and now I have evidence of aminopy...It is Late July and now I have evidence of aminopyrolid poisoning in one of our tomato plants purchased from a big box store this spring. -Long Island, NYKaren ODellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10385232416675720916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454543633151643572.post-10949329526738674342009-06-03T04:43:04.867-04:002009-06-03T04:43:04.867-04:00The weblink was trucated so it should
glallotments...The weblink was trucated so it should<br />glallotments.btik.com/p_Contaminated_Manure.ikmlSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454543633151643572.post-61521593142517733842009-06-03T04:41:34.835-04:002009-06-03T04:41:34.835-04:00For anyone interested in reading up on our experie...For anyone interested in reading up on our experiences in the UK - visit my website pages devoted to this subject http://www.glallotments.btik.com/p_Contaminated_Manure.ikml <br />I have tried to generate as much publicity for the need to take care when buying manure as possible but still this year many people are unaware and still falling foul of the contamination.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454543633151643572.post-83823165286728532302009-05-21T21:39:08.119-04:002009-05-21T21:39:08.119-04:00The effects of Aminopyralid is here in Texas too. ...The effects of Aminopyralid is here in Texas too. We have been trying to tell other organic gardeners to beware as well. It has killed our potato crop and other smaller planting garden beds. We have 2 cubic yards of soil that are useless now. Glad to hear you are spreading the word. Let us know if there is anything we can do besides telling our representative.JBurattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734810626499765196noreply@blogger.com