Nirvana Biodynamics

With the com ing of spring its time to review the winter season . This winter we ate very well from our home veggie garden boosted by what grew in the tunnel. This year I aimed to produce a wide range of veggies that would sustain us over winter. The main challenge is getting the seeds going in the February heat in order to those slow growing things ,cabbage, caulies, swedes going so they can be harvested by mid winter. The successes TURNIPS these grew so well I had to invent ways of serving them. The swedes, which I think taste much better were much slower and really need to be planted much eerier. CABBAGE where slow to develop but a move to the tunnel was able to hurry them along to harvestable size by mid winter. CARROTS The ‘see-more’ carrots are always good –so sweet in winter. KALE was excellent and made good soups. Best planted mid-late spring. PARSNIPS Never enough of these – My favorite roast vegetable. GREENS winter is a good time for greens we enjoyed them almost every da...

Biodynamic agriculture is a method of farming and gardening that aims to treat the farm as a living system which interacts with the environment linking soil (mineral), plants, animals and humans. This process builds healthy living soil and produces food that nourishes and vitalises mankind. The biodynamic methods are derived from the teaching of Rudolf Steiner and subsequent practitioners. The underlying principle of biodynamic agriculture is the development of life-giving humus from dead organic matter. This biologically active humus is the basis of all living soils. It is achieved by: · Having a diverse system of plants and animals, landscape variety and water. · Developing skills in observation and nurturing the soil. · Enhancing the soil structure and nutrient cycles as well as plant growth by the use of specific preparations which are made from farm sourced material: *Horn manure 500 is used to enliven the soil, increasing the micro flora and availability of nutrients and trace el...