on Wed Sep 17 10:27:31 1997, John C. Pavao writes:
>
> Just bought a rototiller yesterday!  I'm going to grow vegetables on about
> 1500 square feet in my backyard next year.  I can hardly wait.  I'm always
> conscious of unnatural fertilizers and pesticides in produce, but it's
> difficult to get organic stuff consistently around here.  I'm going to grow
> everything completely organically.
>
> If anybody has any tips for me, anything I should know to avoid disaster on
> my first try at growing my own food, please respond to me directly.  I'd
> really appreciate it.  I'm not sure if this topic is ok for this list.
>  (Grant or Don, please send me a note and let me know, thanks.)

I have been looking into hydroponics and growing food in my basement year
around (I live in michigan so an outdoor garden wouldn't work for that).
This requires the use of commercially produced nutrient solutions.
The food would not, strictly speaking, be organic, but there is no need for
pesticides and fertilizers, though I suppose you could consider the nutrient
solution a fertilizer.

I am seriously considering doing this, but I am wondering if anyone has any
good reasons for not doing it, healthwise.  Any help would be appreciated.

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