Applied Biodynamics — Issue 044 (Spring 2004)
اشتراک گذاری
Applied Biodynamics Issue 044 is organized around practice as lived experience, explicitly foregrounding timed, sequential spray work and community-based preparation making rather than abstract instruction.
A primary narrative article by Steven Adams and Marcia Halligan of Chrysalis Farm (Wisconsin) documents a sequential blessing spray walk conducted across their land. The account specifies early-morning timing, route selection that included fields, woods, and a north-facing wash, and the intentional avoidance of sensitive areas such as eagle nesting zones. The authors emphasize full spatial coverage rather than dosage metrics, describing how the spray was carried through the landscape in a continuous sequence rather than applied as isolated treatments. Observational indicators are recorded after completion, including unusual eagle circling behavior, which the authors interpret as a qualitative sign coincident with the work rather than as causal proof.
A second major component of the issue is the report from the Third North American Future of the Biodynamic Preparations Conference, held February 13–15, 2004, at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy, Wisconsin. The conference theme, “Preparation Making and Community Building,” positioned preparation work as a regional and relational responsibility rather than an individual technique. The report documents structured activities: biographical sharing among thirty-six participants from ten states, focused discussions on preparation use, distribution logistics, and regional coordination, and the identification of yarrow preparation (BD 502) as a focal material for shared inquiry.
Institutional reports and announcements anchor the issue operationally. A JPI board report by Lloyd Nelson enumerates explicit organizational needs, including securing land for preparation work, improving financial stability, and increasing availability of preparation materials such as dandelion flowers. Detailed announcements for 2004 JPI Preparation Making Seminars outline specific dates, costs, preparation numbers covered (#500, #501, #502, #503, #504, #505, #506, #507, #508), infrastructure requirements, and participation limits, emphasizing hands-on making rather than demonstration.
Supplementary content includes a Rudolf Steiner verse presented as a meditative close and a book announcement for The Biodynamic Spray and Compost Preparations – Directions for Use, reinforcing the issue’s emphasis on practice, training, and continuity rather than theoretical exposition.
Articles
- Report from the Philippines: Effects of the Milk and Honey Spray and Other Major Breakthroughs in Biodynamic Rice Production (M. H. B. Ruizo-Gamela)
- The Venus Transit of 2004 – A Biodynamic Opportunity (H. Courtney)
- Venus Transit 2004 Suggested Sequential Spray Protocol (H. Courtney)
- Harmonic Concordance November 8, 2003 Chrysalis Farm (S. Adams)
- Future of the Preparations Conference (E. Schaldach)
Key Topics Covered
- Sequential spray and blessing walks across whole farm landscapes
- Timing and routing of non-dosage-based spray practices
- Third North American Future of the Biodynamic Preparations Conference (Feb. 2004)
- Community building through shared preparation making
- Organizational needs and infrastructure planning at JPI
- Preparation Making Seminars: dates, costs, and preparation scope
- Publication announcement: The Biodynamic Spray and Compost Preparations – Directions for Use
Citation
Source: Applied Biodynamics, Issue 044, Josephine Porter Institute, Spring 2004.