RE: Startling statistic

**"Jeff Ball" j*@starband.net**

Margaret,
I wish the commercial ag pesticide usage was part of the statistic, but it
is not.  The 2% is only for consumers, people who own homes.
Jeff B

-----Original Message-----
From: gardenwriters-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[g*@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Margaret
Lauterbach
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 7:35 AM
To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
Subject: RE: [GWL] Startling statistic

I believe this statistic too.  I do wonder if agricultural pesticides are
included in the total.  However, I've sent people to our local garden
centers for BT, midsummer, and minimum wage bozos sell them on something
completely inappropriate.  Maybe it's the customer who's the bozo.  Margaret
L

>I asked and he confirmed.  Only 2% of the pesticides sold to consumers in
>this country is organic.  That statistic is true for the industry and for
>his company on a national basis.  In the 50 or so garden centers I have
>visited in the past year, it is my observation that something less than 10%
>of the products on the shelf are organic.  The organic products are there
in
>the early season, but because they are not big sellers, the garden centers
>tend not to reorder them, so that by June it is hard to find Bt or Neem or
>Light hort oil.
>Sorry to bring the bad news, but I believe the statistic.
>Jeff

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