The document discusses the six biodynamic compost preparations - 502 (Yarrow), 503 (Chamomile), 504 (Stinging Nettle), 505 (Oak Bark), 506 (Dandelion), and 507 (Valerian). It explains that these preparations, along with horn manure 500 and horn silica 501, are added to compost piles according to Rudolf Steiner's prescriptions. The document also mentions preparation 508 (Horsetail) which is fermented and sprayed on plants to prevent disease. It provides information on purchasing biodynamic preparations and attending an upcoming conference on the preparations.

1. By: Jeff Poppen & KristinA Rossi
Unlocking the mysteries of the
biodynAmic prepArAtions

10. NPK FERTILIZER = GUNPOWDER

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
+

17. Stuff in the Fall Bury over the winter
Dig up in Spring Stir for 1 hour in
3 gallons water
for 1 acre

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.

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

30. Six Biodynamic Compost Preparations

31. Yarrow

32. Hung in
Sunshine in
Summer
Buried over
Winter

33. Chamomile

34. Buried for one year
and then added to
compost pile.

35. With Yarrow
For Bladder
With Chamomile
For Digestion

37. Stinging
Nettle

39. Oak Bark

41. Now we have added 4 things:
• Yarrow
• Chamomile
• Stinging Nettle
• Oak Bark

44. biochemistry**

46. Dandelion

47. Sew dandelion flowers
in cow mesentery
Bury for
one year

48. Valerian

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:

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upcoming events and to check out our
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Available in our online store:
- Barefoot Farmer Books
- Biodynamic Preparations
- Kale seed
- Compost
- Online form to hire Jeff as garden consultant
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February 9-11, 2018