Nirvana Biodynamics

Tonight I sat on the veranda and celebrated the completion of putting out the autumn bio dynamic preparations. After a long hot and dry summer it was wonderful that autumn arrived and delivered some much needed rain, although the springs have not started running or the creek flowing yet it’s a good start. If the ants are any indication the serious rains are on the way as they have built up their nests at least 4inches. While walking through the orchard th e other morning I noticed the most amazing aroma, an aroma I had never experienced before, an arom a that eclipsed that of rain on dust! Up to that moment my most favourite smell. But the earthy, damp, sweet, like humus rich compost aroma filled the air.It felt like the soil had become light and moved into the air. I thought may be being morning it was rising from the earth and the dew had contributed to the aroma and feel so I retur ned latter in the morning then early afternoon and again at sunset it was the sa...

Weaving a Magic Place Some 20 years ago w e were given a gift of some osier basket willows from Annemarie & Graham from the Food Forest in Gawler. They figured they would grow better in our wet area. .We planted the m as a copse down at the bottom of the valley adjoining our newly planted forest. Over the years the c o pse was used for bask ets, poles & trellis. In August 2002 sc ulptor Evette Sunset began to weave a living house. A circle was picked out within the existing osier willow copse. Each tree was thinned down to the best large structural branches for t he r oof & wall frame work .Smaller bra nches up to 1 mitre long were cross-woven to fill in the ceiling & wal ls. The woven willow house took about 12 days to make – with two people w orking together most of the time. Each winter it is pruned and prunings used for various projects. The house is a dwelling & visiting place for many creatures. It breathes with the sun, wind & rain. A circle of light ...