RE:to organic growing govt departments.

[Guest guest]

Dear Samba Prabhu.

 

PAMHO

AGTSP!

 

Have you heard of the World organic comodity exchange?

They have a SGS production standard. It's like a booklet that you can read

and if you follow their strict requiments , then you can become organically

certified farmer - which means that you recieve advice from them and they

will come by to check that you are using organic methods. eg. for instance

they may do soil samples to check that your not using pestisides and

artificial fertilisers.

 

Here is there adress in South Africa; World Oganic Commodity Exchange

Penny Royal

Suite 265

Private Bag x29

Somerset West

7129

South Africa

telephone:+27 21 8515124\5\6

 

The manager here in S.A is Greg MacNeillie.

I wrote to them and they where really helpfull, they sent me this booklet on

the SGS standard requiments to become organically certified.

 

Hope that this Info can of some use to you.

your servant

Bh Daniel [ Cape Town - South Africa ]

[Guest guest]

> Here is there adress in South Africa; World Oganic Commodity Exchange

> Penny Royal

> Suite 265

> Private Bag x29

> Somerset West

> 7129

> South Africa

 

Wow! This is great thank you very much. I had heard that organic farming was

going on in SA, and asked many friends who were going there to check out if

there were sources for organic seeds, neem pest control, compost or other

organic soil conditioners, so I guess these people will be able to help.

Here in Mauritius it is almost impossible to get hold of organic materials,

and even our compost has to be made from matter that has been contaminated

with pesticides, etc. All the seeds are poison treated, its a real trip.

 

Thanks prabhu, this is just what we need.

 

Your servant

Samba das