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This week we have another fascinating interview for you. This time with Annie Haven, maker of Haven Brand Manure Tea.
Annie discusses with us the benefits of using Manure Tea in our garden, and dispels many of the myths surrounding it.
Try some Manure Tea from Annie in your Garden this year.
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Not everyone has space to compost. New housing developments have smaller yards and garden spaces. Townhouses, condos, apt dwellers have limited spaces to garden.
I recommend such products as Haven Brand Manure Tea for people on the go. A safe, natural, way to feed. Safe around children and pets.
I have started to use it in my own business doing commercial containers as there is no chemical residue and no smell. Great success and full lush growth, and healthy looking are some of the benefits I experienced last season and I heartily recommend this product because of it’s ease of accessibility.
I respect the fact that Haven Brand Manure Teas are produced in a closed loop system. Livestock free of antibiotics and hormones. Pastures are herbicide and pesticide free. After researching that most bagged manure comes from dairies and feedlots- places that cannot claim antibiotic or hormone free, nor can they claim pesticide free since most are constantly sprayed to keep down the flies and other bugs.
I, in good conscience, could not sell such a product for people to possibly use on home gardens, containers for raising plants for food production, and again safety to children, neighbors, and pets.
I won’t even get into the discussion that Haven livestock are on natural grass pastures, free from GME/GE feeds. I am not sure if bagged manure products can claim that either?
Thank you again Steve for spotlighting a great cottage industry product.
Thanks, Bruce, that was the main reason I presented Annie’s products as an option. Too many times we focus so much on what works for our own situation, we forget about those with less space, less resources, or just need other options.
Hey Steve,
Glad to hear you were over at the homestead. I am excited for you!
Enjoyed this interview. I had read this book Decoding Gardening Advice (which I don’t recommend) and they had said that compost tea (I realize Annie’s stuff is manure tea) was potentially dangerous because of e. coli. Well, I had talked to other gardeners and they told me to avoid using manure, but it just didn’t make sense. We’ve been using manure on soil for how long????? I suspected what Annie said, so thanks for helping to clear that one up.
Glad you picked up on that, Mil. Like you I believe Manure in compost is extremely beneficial, but it needs to be used correctly just like so man other things I have used it for year and have plans on using it even more on the new place.
I am surrounded by horse ranches and have already lined up several loads of the “god stuff” from the new neighbors. of course, I will let it compost down considerably before using it.
Cheers!
Great episode, Steve! It was interesting to hear from Annie. It had never occurred to me that big seed houses got their seed from growers. I’d always just thought they made it themselves.
I think you’re going to enjoy working with the unenclosed raised beds. They’re not as tidy as constructed ones, but a lot more flexible in size and shape. This year I’m trying something a little different with mine. In the ones with big plants like tomatoes and peppers I’m going to make a shallow swale down the middle I can quickly fill with water to let soak in sort of like an ancient irrigation ditch.
Keep growing!
It’s quite unnecessary to buy this product. You can make your own compost tea easily and cheaply. I recommend the book Teaming with Microbes: The Organic Gardener’s Guide to the Soil Food Web — which contains the recipe (and a lot more besides).
While thats true, Mark, this is Manure Tea, not Compost Tea. Many gardeners don’t have the ability or desire to search for cattle cowpies or Horse Meadow Muffins, and then spend the time drying them out properly.
I like to present all options for everyone. Thanks for your input.
The differences between manure tea and compost tea are semantic, Steve. Good compost tea often contains aged manure. Why buy when you can make your own? You support self-sufficiency, don’t you?
Hello Steve:
I enjoyed our interview sharing a bit of Haven family farming and ranching history along with the benefits of growing naturally using my Authentic Haven Brand Natural Brew premium soil conditioner tea. Your followers are welcome to visit my web site were the can purchase Retail or Wholesale online just another way I’m working to keep things sustainable! http://www.manuretea.com
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