Biodynamic vortical stirring

Q: What is biodynamic vortical stirring? A.: The principle behind biodynamic vortical stirring is, putting water and tiny doses of biodynamic preparations through repeated vortexes, chaos and reversals, the water […]
The lowdown on stirring horn silica, especially regarding the chaos effect

Dennis Klocek’s 2013 Sacred Agriculture. Reprinted with thanks. [Editors note: When we biodynamically stir – that is, with alternating vortexes – we create chaos at each reversal. Unbeknown to most […]
BtL – July 2026

Between the Leaves Newsletter July 2026
The dung beetle, sacred scarab of the Pharoes

John Hodgkinson with Google AI The scarab beetle, particularly the Scarabaeus sacer species, was revered in ancient Egypt as a sacred manifestation of the divine, symbolizing the sun god Khepri who […]
BtL May 2026

Between the Leaves Newsletter May 2026
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 […]
BtL April 2026

Between the Leaves Newsletter April 2026
BtL February 2026

Between the Leaves Newsletter February 2026
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 […]
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, […]