Dave Smith wrote:
> Steve Pope wrote:
>>
>>
>> Yes, organic farming uses animal manure.
>>
>> Only recently has human manure been used in the U.S., and then
>> only after lots of processing. I'm not sure if organic farmers
>> use it. It mostly goes on pasture.
>
> They use treated sewage around here. It is applied in farms and orchards.
> I came across an article a year or so ago about the risk of e-coli
> contamination in organic produce because some of the organic farmers use
> improperly composted manure. When properly composted, manure builds up a
> lot of heat and that heat destroys the bacteria. if it is not properly
> composted the little buggers are still very active and get into the
> produce.

We used to buy treated waste from the city (Virginia Beach) for
gardening purposes. The only problem seemed to be that tomato seeds were
often still present and would occasionally sprout... somehow they
survived the treatment. Whatever the treatment entailed?