15. Cow
Manure
Rotted
Wood Chips
Great Compost!
+
=
(For Bacteria)
(For Fungi)
But bacteria need calcium and fungi need silica. How can
we get that back into our worn out soils?
+
Soil
Rotted Hay
+
16.
17. Stuff in the Fall Bury over the winter
Dig up in Spring Stir for 1 hour in
3 gallons water
for 1 acre
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25. Plants getting nitrogen from amino acids
through enzymatic activity do not use up
their sugar. Leaf eating insects have no way
to digest sugar, so they are not a problem.
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27. So now we have done the calcium-promoting horn
manure for growth and reproduction, next we need to
support ripening and nutrition with quartz crystals.
Stuff and bury in Spring
Dig up in Fall
Stir 1 tsp for 1 hour in 3 gallons water for 1 acre
50. Equisetum Arvense (Horsetail)
High in silica
Ferment, make
a tea, and then
stir for one hour
and spray on
plants that may
be subject to
disease.
51. Biodynamic Preparations
Steiner prescribed nine different preparations
which are the cornerstone of biodynamic
agriculture, and described how these were to be
prepared. the biodynamic compost preparations are
numbered 502-507, while the others are stirred
and sprayed.
502: Yarrow blossoms
503: Chamomile blossoms
504: Stinging nettle
505: Oak bark
506: Dandelion flowers
507: Valerian flowers
500: Horn Manure
501: Horn Silica
508: Equisetum Arvense
(Horsetail)
Add to compost: Stir and spray:
52. Go to barefootfarmer.com to see all of our
upcoming events and to check out our
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Available in our online store:
- Barefoot Farmer Books
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- Kale seed
- Compost
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February 9-11, 2018