Spring 1993 (v5n3)
	Organic Desert Plot Available A three-acre parcel designated for organic crop and material testing is available for research at the UC Desert Research and Extension Center (Meloland) in Imperial County. The plot has been kept free of chemical fertilizers and pest control material for three years, according to Imperial Country farm advisor Keith Mayberry who established the parcel. The space is available for all researchers in the UC system. Applications for the land and labor are available from Charles Dunn, academic coordinator, at (619) 352-0111. The deadline to submit applications to the Center's Research Advisory Committee is April 15. "We would like to be sure that any interested researcher has an opportunity to do organic farming in the low desert, "Mayberry said. [ Back | Search | Feedback ]