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Hugh Lovel

Steve Solomon in Tasmania writes:


Friends,
I have put Tiedjens "Olena Farm" into the ag library at soilandhealth.org and am working on his "More Food From Soil Science" right now. It should be online in a few days. There is also a small collection of Tiedjens articles (and related items). If anyone has any other Tiedjens materials, please let me know. I have found Tiedjens mind-blowing. Read more »

Shabari and our dog, Manse, in our new garden at Guyra, NSW May 12th 2012
Blog by:
Hugh Lovel
Category:
Biodynamics, Farming

Biodynamic Tree Paste©

By Hugh Lovel


               In the US back in the 50s and 60s most highways were 2 lane rural affairs, and on our family’s summer vacations it was common to see orchards where one or another sort of lime wash was painted on the tree trunks up at least to the first limbs. I asked mom and dad about it, and they said it was to thicken the bark and support the trees. Read more »

BD_Tree_Paste reclaims neglected Orchard
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Hugh Lovel

The Dallas/Austin Drive and RAIN

 

Shabari and I flew in to Georgia from Australia and after less than a week of settling in at Bird’s Nest, planting gardens and preparing for the Weston A. Price convention we drove out to Dallas. The Weston A. Price convention was awesome with something like 1,500 attendees and luminaries like Jerry Brunetti and Michael Schmidt—just to mention two—presenting. Read more »

Blog by:
Hugh Lovel

WHAT IS BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE?

 

BIODYNAMIC AXGRICULTURE:  Bio (life) dynamic (processes); Biodynamic agriculture involves working with life processes.  Read more »

Blog by:
Shabari Bird

Verily, bones should never be wasted, and phosphorous fertiliser production as part of a self-sufficient operation may require burning them. Gardeners may find they can process left over bones through their wood heaters. In general, burned bones may come from almost any source, and some will burn more easily than others. Read more »