I'll explain more.
First the Headlines..
Upper Mount Bethel supervisors to discuss ban on fertilizer made from human waste
1By Lynn Ondrusek | LehighValleyLive.com
(12/30/2013)
1By Lynn Ondrusek | LehighValleyLive.com
(12/30/2013)
Forget that it's Ron Angle and focus on the real issue...
It is said a rose is still a rose by any other name. Shit doesn't work like that. Pardon me people but your ignorance is showing. We're not talking about human waste like outhouses in the old days.
According to the EPA "Biosolids' "Biosolids are treated sewage sludge... local governments are required to treat wastewater and to make the decision whether to recycle biosolids as fertilizer, incinerate it, or bury it in a landfill... The application of biosolids reduces the need for chemical fertilizers." I'm not going to quote the entire EPA material, you can look that up for yourself by following the link.
HERE'S MY POSITION
Housing developments go up next to turkey, hog pens and farmers growing crops. Within a couple of years, as the housing developments fill up with city slickers, the bitching and moaning begins. Invariably I've seen this time again right here in Lehigh County also. There's a lot of ignorance at work here. These people need to be educated when it comes to farming and what's in their best interests.
Many of these homeowners are the same ones who have no problem fertilizing their lawns in a far more reckless manner. You see there are two types of fertilizer. One is chemical. The other organic. Chemical fertilizers contain an exaggerated amount of nitrogen which gives a quick bang for the buck, but doesn't stick around and needs to be reapplied. Chemical fertilizers suppress the growth of microbes which requires more applications. Organic on the other hand encourages the growth of microbes. Therefore requires less need for additional applications.
Many of these same people are all for organic farming and are willing to pay more for organic products at the store. Yet when a grower heads in that direction next door neighbors get all bent out of shape. I lived in Schnecksville for a short time long before it became crowded. I can tell you first hand when the farmers emptied their horse and cow barns it stank a hellva' lot worse then these biosolids will.
The short and long of this is...
These farmers didn't move into their neighborhood and force themselves on the homeowners. The reason most of these people moved next to a farm was to get away from other homes. Continuing efforts to thwart farmers will encourage them financially to sell off the land to developers. In the end many of these same folks will end up living next to a mall, warehouse or dense home development. The very thing they tried to escape from.
I tend to think so
If you took the time to watch the video above I can testify how well organics work for lawns as well. About five years ago I wised up and spread mushroom compost on my front lawn. My lawn is very shady and no matter how much chemical lawn fertilizer I applied the grass looked terrible. Since that time it looks great year after year without me doing a thing. The grass is thick, green and healthy. The robins are back for the worms and the soil healed itself. Give it a shot. I think you'll be well rewarded. Oh by the way.. it saves money too!
Better with Biosolids!
"It may be counter-intuitive, but the little bits of you and me treated to become biosolids are helping with climate change, phosphorus depletion, and all the while growing great gardens."
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