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Build Soil Rapidly
“In the early days we ran trials. Depleted soil was deep ripped. We sowed the right species and applied 500 and had the well known results. In six years we raised the organic matter levels from 0.9% in the top 4” to approximately 12% and, varyingly, to 2.4% at 40” depth. Ripping exactly the same way etc, but without 500, the soil biology developed to 20 cm depth, no further. In modern farming the right soil treatment and the Bio-Dynamic preparations must be applied together."
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Reinventing the Wheel
Biodynamics does not seek to "reinvent the wheel" nor should it. Instead, biodynamics seeks to supply the necessary kinds of vitality necessary for each stage of plant growth.
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Liturgical Farming
In an often forgotten view of the world, the human being is a microcosm of the cosmos. Everything that might exist in...
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What is Biodynamics?
If you plug a lightbulb into a socket without enough energy, it doesn't shine very brightly. The same goes with putting plants into dead soil. We have to "recharge" tired soils with vitality from the cosmos.
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