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sara.nelson@seattle.gov,carl.woestwin@seattle.gov,marcia.rutan@seattle.gov,richard.conlin@seattle.gov <BR>
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Dear Councilmember Conlin,<BR>
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I've heard rumors that the City of Seattle plans to start collecting meat and animal products in yard waste containers to be turned into compost. I'm concerned about this very much, least because e.coli and prions (Mad Cow Disease). I urge the city to I urge the city to abandon this idea.<BR>
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Thank you,<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">On Mon Apr 14 18:04 , Alison MacKenzie <alisonmcknz@yahoo.com> sent:<BR>
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</alisonmcknz@yahoo.com></span><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(245, 245, 245); margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px;">Sooz,<BR>
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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>
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Alison<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sooz Appel <soozappel@netos.com></soozappel@netos.com></span> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> <defanged_meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <defanged_meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3314" name="GENERATOR"> </defanged_meta></defanged_meta><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">I encourage people who are concerned about the new compost with meat products in it to address their concerns to Richard Conlin <a href="javascript:top.opencompose('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="javascript:top.opencompose('sara.nelson@seattle.gov','','','')">sara.nelson@seattle.gov</a> </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">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="javascript:top.opencompose('marcia.rutan@seattle.gov','','','')">marcia.rutan@seattle.gov</a> Or Carl Woestwin <a href="javascript:top.opencompose('carl.woestwin@seattle.gov','','','')">carl.woestwin@seattle.gov</a> Carl is a long-time Tilth person, who really cares about the quality of compost.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"></span> </div> <div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">Sooz Appel</span></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% 50%; -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;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span> <a title="urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org" href="javascript:top.opencompose('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;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span> <a title="urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org" href="javascript:top.opencompose('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;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span> 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;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span> Re: [UrbanCropCircle] Cedar Grove and meat in compost</div> <div><BR>
</div>Yeah, <BR>
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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>
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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>
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Alison<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Sustainable Ballard Urban Crop Circle <urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org></urbancropcircle@lists.sustainableballard.org></span> 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>
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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>
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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>
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Susan Helf <BR>
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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>
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Rhonda,<BR>
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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>
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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>
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Lisa<BR>
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On Fri, 11 Apr 2008, Sustainable Ballard Urban Crop Circle wrote:<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span> Welcome everyone to Sustainable Ballard's Urban Crop Circle Gardening<BR>
Group!<BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span> 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>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span> 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>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">></span> Thanks, Rhonda<BR>
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