JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
> > JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
> >>
> >> >> Indirect answer: Which of your NON-organic produce do you imagine is
> >> >> NOT
> >> >> fertilized with animal manure? Give me a list.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > It is not an indirect answer because there was no question. You
> >> > suggested
> >> > that one can mitigate most of the risk by buying organic ginger.
> >>
> >> Actually, no. I said no such thing.
> >
> > You are correct. It was Steve Pope who said that. When I asked a question
> > about ginger being considered organic if it was fertilized with human
> > excrement you said that it was an indirect answer.
> >
> > It was not an indirect answer. It was a question.
> >
> >>
> >> Before we continue, would you like to amend your sentence above so it
> >> says
> >> "...is that it is sometimes fertilized with improperly..."??? The other
> >> option is for you to appear silly and uninformed.
> >>
> >> Choose, please. Fix, or appear silly.
> >
> >
> > I will leave it, so you can look silly.
>
> Then, you appear to be claiming that ALL organic produce is fertilized with
> improperly treated manure, and that is an absurd thing to say.


I do? I never used the word "all". I asked "Would organic ginger not
include that which is fertilized with human or other excrement?" which,
BTW, is a question, not an indirect answer.

The fact is that in some parts of the world, particularly Asia, they have
been known to use human shit for fertilizer, and some organic farmers use
improperly composted animal manure, and that can be very dangerous.