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What is biodynamic gardening? 

4/4/2013

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There are so many facets to the biodynamic garden, where to begin is difficult.  On the top end: the sun, wind, rain,  moon and stars.  Below the soil, insects, fungi and microbes.  All of these things together orchestrate the coming together of matter and energy into growing things.  The position of the moon and stars in relation to the earth influences growing things.  Observing this interaction and utilizing the beneficial times for planting, maintaining, and harvesting your crops can increase yields, vitamin/ mineral content, and keeping quality of those crops.  The work of Rudolf Steiner and his Agriculture Course connected us to the universe in a spiritual way.  He pointed out how important it is for "the soil and the substances in the soil to be cared for in such a way that the influences streaming in to the earth from the stars can be accessible to plants"  These influences can be subtle and contribute a quality in the plants that is more akin to the soul in us than a particular physical element.  This seems to be the big draw for most of us is this intangible quality to biodynamicly grown food that nourishes the spiritual component of us.  Conventional farming misses this important, intangible part of food.  There are more things in this universe than are known to us, things that we cannot see, hear, or feel and are important all the same, maybe even vital.  This method of growing is not just theory though and has been tested over and over by those like Maria Thun.  She makes the calendars every year that help you to know when to plant what, and add what preparation when.  To learn more about biodynamic gardening read the Agriculture Course  for free.  Or visit my amazon store to order Maria Thuns Biodynamic Growing Calendar.  For biodynamic preparations you can go to the Josephine Porter Institute.

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    Eva Taylor

      Born in New Hampshire and raised in Maine, Eva's passion for living self sustainably began with Helen and Scott Nearing.  Both were homesteaders who carved their lives from the land.  Eva now lives in Eastern West Virginia, with her husband Dain and daughter Shayna, carving out her own life.

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