[Terrapreta] eprida char - organic?

[Sean K. Barry]

Hi Gerrit,

I think "Nitrogen-oil free grades" refers to high nitrogen fertilizer that is not made with petroleum or natural gas.

Regards,

SKB
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gerald Van Koeverden<mailto:vnkvrdn at yahoo.ca> 
  To: Sean K. Barry<mailto:sean.barry at juno.com> 
  Cc: Terra Preta<mailto:terrapreta at bioenergylists.org> 
  Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:51 AM
  Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] eprida char - organic?


  Sean,


  I did a quick scan of those organic farming regulations: the only relevant applications I could find were on page 16 under the heading "Synthetics allowed."


  1.  The only entry for charcoal is "Activated charcoal (CAS #s 7440–44–0; 64365–11–3)—only from vegetative sources; for use only as a  
  filtering aid."   


  2.  Nitrogen—oil-free grades.  


  Doesn't look like even straight charcoal would be acceptable to them as a soil amendment.  "Terra Preta" is not yet a part of their lexicon.


  I don't know what an "oil-free" grade of nitrogen means.


  gerrit






  On 14-Jan-08, at 1:03 AM, Sean K. Barry wrote:


    <summary-of-us-organic-regulation.pdf>

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