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Tumbulu

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8. Natural is not regulated. The term organic is and

Reply to IbogaProject (Reply #6)

Sat Dec 28, 2024, 01:54 AM

Dec 2024

codified by law.

The use of any products containing anything from off the farm must be approved by the certifier.

No sewage sludge in any product is allowed and has never been allowed. The USDA tried to make us use it and there was a literal all time record breaking letter writing campaign in the early ‘90’s that is talked about to this day.

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They encourage the use of sewage solids, aka sludge IbogaProject Dec 2024 #3

It is not allowed in anything certified organic and we had a heck of a job Tumbulu Dec 2024 #5

maybe it was called "organic" but I do recall them showing it as Florida's Natural IbogaProject Dec 2024 #6

Natural is not regulated. The term organic is and Tumbulu Dec 2024 #8

Environmental research KT2000 Dec 2024 #4

The USDA was on this bandwagon, too, and they have a lot more influence on the ground than the EPA does. Martin68 Dec 2024 #7