Sooz,<br><br>Thank you so much for the contact info. I just sent them all an email with my concerns. This is so much better than just kvetching.<br><br>Alison<br><br><b><i>Sooz Appel <soozappel@netos.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3314" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I encourage people who are concerned about the new compost with meat products in it to address their concerns to Richard Conlin <a href="mailto:richard.conlin@seattle.gov">richard.conlin@seattle.gov</a> . He is the City Council person who is promoting zero waste and pushing the City to add more programs to get us there. His aide is Sara Nelson <a href="mailto:sara.nelson@seattle.gov">sara.nelson@seattle.gov</a> </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Also, at the Seattle Public Utilities (the City dept which oversees all recycling, compost, etc.), contact Marcia Rutan who handles community recycling efforts. She can direct you to the right person. <a href="mailto:marcia.rutan@seattle.gov">marcia.rutan@seattle.gov</a> Or Carl Woestwin <a href="mailto:carl.woestwin@seattle.gov">carl.woestwin@seattle.gov</a> Carl is a long-time Tilth person, who really cares about the quality of compost.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Sooz Appel</font></div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">-----
Original Message ----- </div> <div style="background: rgb(228, 228, 228) none repeat scroll 0%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>From:</b> <a title="urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org" href="mailto:urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org">Sustainable Ballard Urban Crop Circle</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>To:</b> <a title="urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org" href="mailto:urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org">Sustainable Ballard Urban Crop Circle</a> </div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal;
font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 13, 2008 9:08 PM</div> <div style="font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [UrbanCropCircle] Cedar Grove and meat in compost</div> <div><br></div>Yeah, <br><br>I went to the recent workshop with Ann Lovejoy, and she was saying they seem to be getting a little too big to handle their compost without meat... it's a bit clumpier than before.... and we don't want compost with less than fully composted meat-- bleah (I'm a veg too.) Besides the veg bit...<br><br>I'm wondering if we can see if they have some guidelines and standards that we can get for their planned meat inclusion, and if they will have a non-meat options (doubtful if they allow everyone to
include meat.) I just wonder if they are really ready.<br><br>Alison<br><br><b><i>Sustainable Ballard Urban Crop Circle <urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org></i></b> wrote: <blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;">Hello fellow urban gardeners,<br>Sky is a great source of soil. I miss the soil one could get from Denny Hill<br>fuel at 90th and Aurora. Did you know you can get Ballard Tree Service &<br>most other tree services to dump the contents of their closed trucks into<br>your driveways? You can get yards of free wood chips for composting<br>ornamentals. <br><br>I wanted to let you know that the City of Seattle is encouraging homeowners<br>to put meat and other animal products into the yard waste containers<br>starting in 2009. I am afraid that meat-tainted Cedar Grove compost (made<br>with City of Seattle yard waste) will
contain e.coli and possibly prions<br>(Mad Cow disease.) Cows are forced to be cannibals and eat food up of other<br>cows. I don't want to risk of using soil that contains prions that may cause<br>Mad Cow disease. <br><br>I've written to the City and to Cedar Grove Compost. I would never THINK of<br>putting animals meat scraps in my compost. I'm a vegetarian and an organic<br>gardener. I'm considering canceling my yard waste contract with the City and<br>never buying Cedar Grove Compost again. What do you all think? <br><br>Susan Helf <br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: urbancropcircle-bounces@lists.sustainableballard.org<br>[mailto:urbancropcircle-bounces@lists.sustainableballard.org] On Behalf Of<br>Sustainable Ballard Urban Crop Circle<br>Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2008 10:22 PM<br>To: Sustainable Ballard Urban Crop Circle<br>Subject: Re: [UrbanCropCircle] Welcome to the UCC
Group!<br><br>Rhonda,<br><br>Sky nursery in Shoreline on Hwy. 99 has good prices on dirt. When I was<br>buying dirt for my tiny garden plot/patch, we filled up the back of my<br>neighbors pick up truck with dirt and got a good bulk price. They have a<br>backhoe and just dump it in for you.<br><br>I am also excited to have other gardeners to talk with and learn from. I am<br>learning as I go and am having a lot of fun with my little patch of earth.<br>Swanson's Nursery has been really helpful and they often have Master<br>Gardeners on hand to answer questions.<br><br>Lisa<br><br><br>On Fri, 11 Apr 2008, Sustainable Ballard Urban Crop Circle wrote:<br><br>><br>> Welcome everyone to Sustainable Ballard's Urban Crop Circle Gardening<br>Group!<br>><br>> I don't know about you, but I'm really excited about having folks to talk<br>to about gardening. Even though I've read books and dabbled with
planting<br>things over the years, this year I'd like to really plant a garden. To that<br>end, Jim and I are installing raised beds on the side of the house with the<br>most sun. The next step is bringing home the dirt, and if anyone has<br>suggestions for what kind of soil and where to get it from, I'd appreciate<br>it!<br>><br>> Do let me know if you have any suggestions for this group. It really<br>belongs to all of us. If you have questions, or answers!, feel free to post<br>them here.<br>><br>> Thanks, Rhonda<br>><br>> _________________________________________________________________<br>> Going green? See the top 12 foods to eat organic.<br>> http://green.msn.com/galleries/photos/photos.aspx?gid=164&ocid=T003MSN<br>> 51N1653A<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>UrbanCropCircle mailing
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