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My Organic Conversion

It all started for me about 7 years ago - My brother bought the house next door and while I was busy building my AMSOIL business not having a lot of time to tend to the yard and exterior of the house (practically none at all), he had started an organic program which I had zero knowledge on the subject. All I thought was it would be nice to do the same here but it’s not a priority, not really essential and with my schedule there is just too much to learn to do the organic program properly.

At the time, not being aware of the toxins and long term destruction of chemical fertilizers, I always thought, “Why bother with a organic program when I can go down to the home improvement store and just dump a bag of fertilizer, water occasionally and cut when I have time? He did after all, make it clear that he was subscribing to some newsletter and reading quite a bit on the subject.

This was more clouded by the thought that to keep your yard up, the subject of agriculture was much too complex requiring a degree on the subject to really manipulate the soil so as a consumer really only had the option of buying the bags of salt based pellets. This was convoluted by the fact that for almost 20 years (on a AM talk station) a well known garden talk show in the area, had always assured you that you were doing the right thing if: “This week it’s time to mix this chemical and dump this here, here and here, then next week you need to spray 4 ounces of this and apply with that but be sure to wear a mask and gloves. (by the way - there are now several cedar oil products on the market which are harmless to humans and beneficial insects but will kill and repel pests.)

He’s sold several books with sponsors being of the big garden product varieties, which center around a calendar from his organization. (You had to become a member to get the calendar of doom) His diatribe on the calendar makes you feel as though you would be lost if you did not get it. The calendar kept your maintenance on track and hopefully locked you in their routine of unsustainable gardening.

It’s just a bad system and only now people are making the switch everywhere!! No more chemical lawns for me. No more Miracle Grow, weed & feeds, dangerous and expensive compounds, Diazinon, Dursban, and frequent watering for the garden.

Once making the switch to “Natural Organics” you see the other side and wonder about this strange hold people have to chemical fertilizers and how powerful these manufacturers are when they can sell a product where the consumer has no idea what he or she is getting. It’s almost like an addiction. Well perhaps it is - they create the conditions they are there to fix - every time. The cycle never ends! More toxins enter the ground in residential areas then commercial.

I have noticed recently their television advertisements are almost the same as pharmaceutical products. They have that same “everything is so simple, wonderful and life is so great” acoustic string music when to be fair for what the product is – should feature traumatizing Moog synthesizer sounds.

One of my strongest impressions occurred when reading an article from the “Honey Hole” fishing magazine called “32 Days on the Clear Fork of the Brazos”. This was a true canoeing expedition where the writer ended up running very low on water a couple days short. He avoided using his water purification kit due to pesticide and herbicide run off from the ranches and farms during a recent rain and problems affiliated with the river at flood stage.

Before I would ask, "why grow a garden to save a buck on my favorite foods when the farmers market is just 8 minutes away for a fair price?" Then I found out that most of the produce sold there was from Mexico where the control of soil contamination is not even considered. If you are unsure about the origin of the produce you eat, throw it away!

There are plenty of case studies and evidence, which show non-organic practices since 1945 on the farm and here at home have caused severe damage not to mention mega health problems such as cancers, allergies, Alzheimer and nervous system disorders especially in the very young and elderly.

The organic alternative actually costs less, is self-sustaining and does everyone a lot of good. It’s also a major growing hobby for all age groups.

Fact: Dry chemical fertilizers often contain toxic waste from pipe mills, paper mills, and other major industry byproducts such as incinerator ash and waste treatment plant sludge (2/3rds contain asbestos) being added as filler material for fertilizer. I’ve heard numerous reports of lead, cadmium, mercury and dioxins. If 100% of the ingredients in the fertilizer bag are not there to feed the soil, don’t use it because it will end up somewhere you don’t want it to.

AGGRAND gives you the highest quality options at the lowest cost!

One thing to add that’s great about organic soil methods is it can be utilized in all parts of the country. If you are not sure where to start you can order a soil sample kit from us and go from there. Many cities now benefit from organic gardening programs on the radio. When I first switched to AGGRAND I was also listing to Howard Garrett (Organic gardening show) on the Dallas AM dial. He was expressing how he converted dozens of corporate campus’s lots to total organic landscapes. I have since talked to enough people locally to understand thousands of homeowners in the Dallas – Fort Worth area are following his recommendations.

As a full time dealer for AMSOIL, our founder Al Amatuzio also knew the benefits of organic chemistries and created these second to none liquid organic fertilizers! That’s AGGRAND!

After a small amount of research and some trials of my own I can tell you this is the best program and is easy to get started with. Try AGGRAND and put things back to the natural process. There are so many benefits. Healthier environment, sustainable soil, natural control of pests, stronger and thicker plant tissues, significantly larger yields of fruit and flowers, and greener more drought resistant lawns to name a few.

We hope you give us a call!
Ches Cain
1-800-579-0580