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
LEED Project Reviewer certificate holder115 thumbs up
March 23, 2012 - 7:23 pm
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.
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
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April 6, 2012 - 4:17 pm
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.