yea, some soil organics would of been real nice, still a great vid!!
Biodynamic / Terra Preta grow
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Polyface farm was a great example of sustainable practice. I think Steiner would have approved. And the macroscopic view is so important, yet not recognized within conventional ag. The necessity of his forest nearby to his fields and pastures was very interesting to me.
FWIW, the concept of biodynamics is extremely valid in the sense that it actively cultivates farmers who are acutely aware of the natural world which they live in. I have spent much of my life around large corporate farms and mostly 'they' seem to embrace the philosophy of trusting the chemical companies to advise them on their needs. They spend very little time actually out in the fields.
In fact, not to get too deep into philosophy, I feel that the disconnect from nature is a widespread pandemic across most of the western world. From the food we eat to the jobs we keep most people have no connection with the real natural world.
Sustainable ag or permaculture, however you want to call it is an easy, awesome way to establish that connection again. Like you said Georgi- seeing the farm as one organism which can sustain itself, or even better yet recognizing that all farms and the entire planet is all connected and is one giant organism. Being able to swallow that concept and then turn around and live it your daily life is a powerful thing.
ok... thanks for letting me get that out.
as for 'Botany of Desire' we enjoyed it very much. The cannabis piece was even my least favorite, compared to apples, potatoes, and tulips. I don't blame it on the producers though. Its probably due to the legal status of the plant made it harder to get an indepth study going. I dunno, I just felt they could have done alot more on the subject of the awesome herb.
In fact, not to get too deep into philosophy, I feel that the disconnect from nature is a widespread pandemic across most of the western world. From the food we eat to the jobs we keep most people have no connection with the real natural world.
Sustainable ag or permaculture, however you want to call it is an easy, awesome way to establish that connection again. Like you said Georgi- seeing the farm as one organism which can sustain itself, or even better yet recognizing that all farms and the entire planet is all connected and is one giant organism. Being able to swallow that concept and then turn around and live it your daily life is a powerful thing.
ok... thanks for letting me get that out.
as for 'Botany of Desire' we enjoyed it very much. The cannabis piece was even my least favorite, compared to apples, potatoes, and tulips. I don't blame it on the producers though. Its probably due to the legal status of the plant made it harder to get an indepth study going. I dunno, I just felt they could have done alot more on the subject of the awesome herb.
'watching botany of desire now... 'very entertaining! pollan's a terrific speaker. thanks for the tip about the pbs show. i'd only been looking at the book and hadn't realized it'd been made for tv as well.
here's an online site where you can read a reduced version of the thun calendar in either german or with weird/funny english tranlation ==> http://www.astrologie-info.com/mocal.cgi?month=12&year=2009&day=1&language=eng&sidtrop=sid
here's a good site for general bd info ==> http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/biodynamic.html
a online survey course from the oregon biodynamic group ==> http://www.oregonbd.org/Class/class.htm
i'm definitely looking forward to the void! i've had the auh1 and the bfbc in my last grows and have become accustomed to their taste et al, so it'll be happily interesting i'm sure to foray the void by comparison...
cheers
-g
right on!
connect with the natural world organism around you, and the stars, etc on into those vedic higher realms!
or, as the case may be, the lower realms of the mikrowelt...
here's another site of that same lact b. sample (400x):
cheers
-g
