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EBOM-2009 SSc3:Integrated Pest Management, Erosion Control, and Landscape Management

Organic-Based Fertilizer

Does anyone know if LEED recognizes 100% organic fertilizer (ie. manure) differently from 'organic-based' fertilizer, one that has a Nitroform base? My landscape vendor uses an organic-based product and i'm not sure if LEED finds that acceptable.

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Samantha Harrell
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Fri, 03/23/2012 - 23:23

Hi Alyson, LEEDUser's Guide to Sustainable Food Certifications may be helpful for the purpose of evaluating the fertilizer, although this credit doesn't require the use of an organic product.
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Tristan Roberts
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Fri, 04/06/2012 - 20:17

Alyson, certain fertilizers are allowed and some are not under Organic farming standards (I'll capitalize organic there to make my point). I don't know what organic-based fertilizer is, but it sounds like it may simply be referring to its carbon content—the more scientific definition of organic. So it would not qualify here.

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