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Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 080 (Spring 2013)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 080 (Spring 2013)

Issue 080 records Sherry Wildfeuer’s four-plot root, leaf, flower, and fruit timing trial, the astronomical method behind Stella Natura, and the complete hands-on sequence of JPI’s 2012 preparation-making intensive.

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 080 (Spring 2013)

Issue 080 records Sherry Wildfeuer’s four-plot root, leaf, flower, and fruit timing trial, the astronomical method behind Stella Natura, and the complete hands-on sequence of JPI’s 2012 preparation-making intensive.

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 079 (Winter 2012–2013)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 079 (Winter 2012–2013)

Issue 079 follows John DeRosier’s 150-acre biodynamic grain farm through heirloom varieties, grain–hay–legume–livestock rotations, root-response observations, dryland preparation timing, and value-added processing. Hugh Courtney adds exact protocols for new beds, off-season storage, and rolling-composter use.

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 079 (Winter 2012–2013)

Issue 079 follows John DeRosier’s 150-acre biodynamic grain farm through heirloom varieties, grain–hay–legume–livestock rotations, root-response observations, dryland preparation timing, and value-added processing. Hugh Courtney adds exact protocols for new beds, off-season storage, and rolling-composter use.

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 078 (Autumn 2012)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 078 (Autumn 2012)

Issue 078 is JPI’s complete BD 503 Chamomile manual: hollow-cone species identification, flower drying, intestine harvesting and cleaning, one-pound production estimates, nine-inch stuffing, winter burial, spring recovery, peat storage, and quality criteria—followed by a record of...

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 078 (Autumn 2012)

Issue 078 is JPI’s complete BD 503 Chamomile manual: hollow-cone species identification, flower drying, intestine harvesting and cleaning, one-pound production estimates, nine-inch stuffing, winter burial, spring recovery, peat storage, and quality criteria—followed by a record of...

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 077 (Summer 2012)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 077 (Summer 2012)

Issue 077 combines Jim Barausky’s forty years of farm experience with John Bradshaw’s humus-and-soil-life account of biodynamics. It gives high-light BD 501 timing, weekly greenhouse BD 508 use, Prepared 500 ratios, multi-species grazing and green-manure systems,...

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 077 (Summer 2012)

Issue 077 combines Jim Barausky’s forty years of farm experience with John Bradshaw’s humus-and-soil-life account of biodynamics. It gives high-light BD 501 timing, weekly greenhouse BD 508 use, Prepared 500 ratios, multi-species grazing and green-manure systems,...

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 076 (Spring 2012)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 076 (Spring 2012)

Issue 076 is the archive’s complete BD 506 Dandelion reference: plant ecology, Jupiter–silica polarity, first-day “bull’s-eye” blossom selection, peritoneum orientation, pillow construction, winter burial, spring recovery, peat storage, and counted pea and bean yield comparisons.

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 076 (Spring 2012)

Issue 076 is the archive’s complete BD 506 Dandelion reference: plant ecology, Jupiter–silica polarity, first-day “bull’s-eye” blossom selection, peritoneum orientation, pillow construction, winter burial, spring recovery, peat storage, and counted pea and bean yield comparisons.

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 075 (Winter 2011–2012)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 075 (Winter 2011–2012)

Issue 075 gives Philippe Coderey’s complete, replicated sensitive-crystallization method and visual comparisons of wine, BD 500, compost, and soil. John Bradshaw then assembles preparation trials, six-year stirring tests, paired dairy farms, water-infiltration results, and long-term Australian...

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 075 (Winter 2011–2012)

Issue 075 gives Philippe Coderey’s complete, replicated sensitive-crystallization method and visual comparisons of wine, BD 500, compost, and soil. John Bradshaw then assembles preparation trials, six-year stirring tests, paired dairy farms, water-infiltration results, and long-term Australian...

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 074 (Autumn 2011)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 074 (Autumn 2011)

Issue 074 joins Linda Borghi’s quarter-acre biodynamic SPIN farm with proven small-plot business benchmarks, starter preparation sequences, planting-calendar records, sprayer guidance, a four-point BD 508 compost protocol, and exact compost-unit calculations for gardens, pasture, and cropland.

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 074 (Autumn 2011)

Issue 074 joins Linda Borghi’s quarter-acre biodynamic SPIN farm with proven small-plot business benchmarks, starter preparation sequences, planting-calendar records, sprayer guidance, a four-point BD 508 compost protocol, and exact compost-unit calculations for gardens, pasture, and cropland.

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 073 (Summer 2011)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 073 (Summer 2011)

Issue 073 visits Fred Kirschenmann’s 2,600-acre Demeter-certified North Dakota farm for exact crop-rotation patterns, preparation logistics, drought-period BD 501 strips, and a two-year root-crown comparison. Abigail Porter also reports on the 10th Fellowship of Preparation Makers...

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 073 (Summer 2011)

Issue 073 visits Fred Kirschenmann’s 2,600-acre Demeter-certified North Dakota farm for exact crop-rotation patterns, preparation logistics, drought-period BD 501 strips, and a two-year root-crown comparison. Abigail Porter also reports on the 10th Fellowship of Preparation Makers...

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 072 (Spring 2011)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 072 (Spring 2011)

Issue 072 follows Philip and Laura Lyvers as they integrate biodynamic preparations across a 2,600-acre Kentucky grain and hog operation. Multi-year manure testing, a 20-bushel-per-acre wheat comparison, crop-stage silica timing, pest-pepper records, BD 501 burial guidance,...

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 072 (Spring 2011)

Issue 072 follows Philip and Laura Lyvers as they integrate biodynamic preparations across a 2,600-acre Kentucky grain and hog operation. Multi-year manure testing, a 20-bushel-per-acre wheat comparison, crop-stage silica timing, pest-pepper records, BD 501 burial guidance,...