----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Bri" <[log in to unmask]> Any farmer with livestock will do this, but for > organic farmers it is an absolute necesity, because they need to replace the > soil nutrients lost. That is one reason e-coli outbreaks are often traced > back to organic crops. Range animals do not have the over-abundance of ecoli which is prevalent in commercially fed animals. Another black mark on corporate farming. sigh.... Oliva