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Dave,
I can't disagree with you on any point. And your points where what I =
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convey in my message, albeit, my brief mentioning of organic gardening =
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focus on recreating native plant communities as THE garden, with zero=20
chemicals and no water even), and I do appologize if that even slightly=20
ruffled your feathers. Perhaps what may have been misunderstood was my=20
penchant for not allowing people to fall victim to black and white views =
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solving complex problems.
Todd
The Muddy Maumee Madness, Toledo, OH
It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
http://www.farmertodd.com
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Sent: Wed 5/11/2005 10:44 AM
To: nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org
Subject: Re: RE: NANFA-L-- Floodplain Restoration
Todd, appreciate the info regarding TNC and invasive plant control.=20
FYI, however, organic gardening is not "all that rot." Many of us
practice it, while recognizing the appropriate use of tools we eschew
at home in other contexts. Organic gardening is about keeping gardens
that do not depend on synthetic pesticides (and increasingly do not
depend on even botanicals like rotenone) and inorganic nutrient
sources. This approach makes sense for protection of waterways, non-
target animal and plant species, air quality ..... . The list goes on.=20
I have a penchant for preferring to keep my money rather than sending
it to Dupont and Monsanto. I also have a penchant for preferring
clear, unpolluted streams like I discovered in the Ozarks years ago,
rather than those that appear like a cesspool in their pools because of
rampant algal growth due to fertilizer runoff.
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