Re: Cedar & Cocoa Bean Mulches

**R* M* M* <r*@comcast.net>**

Possibly, although James Cassidy, an instructor in soil science and  
who started the Organic Gardening Club as certainly popularized it in  
talks to garden clubs and Master Gardeners has certainly popularized  
it. Somehow "feeding the herd" is a phrase that sticks with people.
Rose Marie Nichols McGee
Nichols Garden Nursery
On Apr 16, 2008, at 9:48 AM, margaret lauterbach wrote:

> I'd guess that originated with Dr. Elaine Ingham, wouldn't you?   
> Margaret L
>
> At 10:36 AM 4/16/2008, you wrote:
>> I've been hearing it the last couple years from the OSU organic
>> gardening club folks who do lots of cover cropping and almost no
>> tilling, saying "feeding the herd" I really like the phrase and find
>> myself muttering it when hauling and slinging compost or a slug of
>> "creme de la creme".
>> Rose Marie Nichols McGee
>> Nichols Garden Nursery
>
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