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What is the real lowdown on nitrogen based fertilizers, eg urea, from a biodynamic perspective?

From a biodynamic perspective, nitrogen-based synthetic fertilizers like urea are considered antithetical to the core goals of agriculture. Biodynamics seeks to treat the farm as a self-sustaining, living organism, whereas synthetic urea is seen as an “external, industrial input that causes dependency and suppresses the very soil life it should nourish”.  Here is the “real lowdown” on […]

Autumn and winter biodynamic preparation applications

It’s time to plan your biodynamic atmospheric and soil preparation applications for Autumn/Winter.  Remember drought or rain – still put out your preparations. The full benefit of biodynamics requires the application of an atmospheric spray, Biodynamic Horn Silica 501, following your soil spray. Back-to-back dates: Australian Eastern Standard Time, Moon Opposition Saturn are as follows: […]

Compost – black gold

A compost pile is a transformation of dead material into living micro-organisms. Basically, we are assembling a range of components which have the capacity to support the breakdown of cellulose, the growth and reproduction of bacteria and the development of fungi, as well as generating a wide range of plant-available nutrients. Biodynamic compost enhancers are […]

The case for worms in compost

John Hodgkinson We know that compost heaps are sites of transformation. Once-living materials of all kinds (even pollutants and toxic stuff!) are transformed into beneficial and stimulating inputs for the soil food web of our gardens, orchards and farms. Of all the organisms – mostly microorganisms – which perform this magic in the heap, one […]

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