Toxic municipal sewage are being irrigated agricultural land on thousands across the United States, sold in garden stores, CCOM falsely labeled organic fertilizer, thus contaminating the land, crops, pastures and gardens. Therefore OCA is campaigning against the wastewater industry.
"... Blackwater should not be scattered over the earth as its content is varied and changing all the time, made it impossible to analyze it to establish its safety. These black water waste created in the attempt to separate clean water from contaminants. The water should be cleaned by removing a large amount of pollutants, this is the purpose of drainage or sewerage system, to receive sewage. The more efficient the attempt to clean sewage is sewage or waste will get much more toxic. Again, this is what should be done, which means that a very efficient processing creates a mixture so thick and toxic and dangerous. Indeed, given the presence of toxic materials in these waters on a large scale, it is understood why it is appropriately classified as hazardous waste "
- Rockefeller Abby " Sewers, Sewage Treatment, Sludge: Damage Without End , "New Solutions, Vol 12 (4) 341-346, 2002
Organic Consumers Association was born of a massive campaign in 1998 called "SOS-Save Organic Standards," (Help, Save Organic Standards), led by Ronnie Cummins and a powerful alliance of organic activists. SOS successfully mobilized hundreds of thousands of organic consumers to stop corporate agribusiness to take over the organic food and agricultural sector, nuclear promoters, industry wastewater, Monsanto and the Department of Agriculture of the United States (USDA acronym in English) to degrade organic standards and open doors to corporate interests on food and organic agriculture. After five months of controversy and pressure from activists, USDA accepted the ban on genetically engineered crops, irradiated foods and municipal sewage organic production.
Unfortunately, while genetically modified organisms (GMOs), irradiated foods and raw sewage were banned in the National Organic Standards, these have quickly become the norm in industrial agriculture and food of the conventional process. If you visit the site of Wastewater OCA OCA understand why you are concerned and alarmed by the use of such sewage and why we are determined to replace these practices by real sewage manure. OCA educate and mobilize its national network and will call upon state and federal government to classify these as hazardous waste sewage, to prohibit its application to agricultural land and to stop companies selling these organic wastewater as fertilizer. As an alternative to these toxic sewage and chemical fertilizers, OCA is determined to make compost fertilizers, safe, productive and sequestration of CO2 (causing climate problems) are the norm in U.S. agriculture and global and not just a green alternative.
Organic Consumers Association - Toxic Sludge Campaign
Fertilizer Products for Organic Farming or Organic Gardening
The organic food labels that are different labels for organic gardening. Unlike organic foods labeled USDA certified green, fertilizer or soil aggregates products do not have a national logo to identify them. Moreover, the labeling regulations vary from state to state, and the word organic in these products often refers only to the chemical composition of the product. This has created confusion among people who are dedicated to organic gardening. An Internet survey of gardeners 1.162 in 2006, conducted by the Organic Trade Association (OTA initials in English), indicated that 97 percent of them were confused with organic labels of these fertilizers and other gardening products.
Since this spring, gardeners or people who cultivate in their homes who wish to use products allowed in certified organic production can use these guidelines:
1. Start by searching the seal Omri. The Institute for Organic Materials Review (OMRI acronym in English) is a nonprofit organization that provides an independent review of products allowed in certified organic production, processing and development. OMRI reviews fertilizers and other products to ensure they comply with National Organic Standards.
2. Read the Label. To find fertilizers and other products allowed in organic certification, make sure the label says: "This fertilizer product is Allowed for use in organic production (The use of this product fertilizer is allowed in organic production)," "Meets National Organic Program Requirements for organic production (Meets the production requirements of the National Organic Program, "" Suitable for organic farming (Suitable for organic agriculture), "" Acceptable for use in Organic Production (Their use is acceptable in organic production) or "This product is listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for use in organic production (this product is OMRI listed for use in organic production)." These phrases are being used currently or have been approved in the use of fertilizers and other aggregates allowed in organic production. Please note that certifying officers are those who have the final say on whether the product is suitable for use on certified organic farms. This means that you are not using the right products crops may not be certified as organic.
3. Farmers and gardeners can find the list of fertilizer products allowed in organic farming in the OTA website under 'Farm Supplies' ( agricultural commodities ). This directory includes a wide variety of products such as dry mixed fertilizer, liquid fertilizer, micronutrients, air-conditioners and other variety of aggregates.
4. Know what is permitted or prohibited in organic agriculture. A list of permitted and prohibited substances for organic production is on the website of the USDA National Organic Program Urea and biosolids are examples of prohibited synthetic substances in organic crops are still in fertilizers labeled "organic." properly treated manure according to national organic standards if they are allowed in organic farming. Those who wish to cultivate according to these standards or sell their products as organic must avoid the use of banned substances.
Organic Consumers Association - Toxic Sludge Campaign
