Biodynamic Agriculture Australia Conference

Posted by Eileen in Featured Articles on 06 28th, 2009 | one response

I recently attended the annual Biodynamic Agriculture Australia Conference, which was held in the Adelaide Hills and attended by 140 enthusiastic biodynamic practitioners. And what a great conference it was! A highlight of the conference was Manfred Klett’s lecture series, Manuring From the Kingdom of Nature, in which he explained the need to provide nutrition to plants through well prepared compost. Manfred is a biodynamic farmer, former director of the Department of Agriculture School of Spiritual Science (Dornach, Switzerland) and author of Principles of Biodynamic Spray and Compost Preparations.

Manfred advised us to:

Know, in detail, about the fixed physical foundation of the land we work - the geology, hydrology and all aspects of climate

Understand that the one aspect of the landscape that we can control is plant life. Plant for diversity and to encourage wildlife even before planting your food crops, as “life fertilises life”

Meditate while working on the land - how can I make this the ideal farm/garden?

Stir the preparations with others, as the atmosphere is elevated and the time passes quickly

Follow our inner knowing based on an intimate understanding of our land, rather than following a planting calendar or set way of doing things.

One Response to “Biodynamic Agriculture Australia Conference”

KC Myers says:

September 28, 2009 at 10:40 am

Thank you for posting this summery of the conference. The key points that Manfred addresses are excellent, in making this a personal and cosmic work. We are stewards of Earth, and the more we listen to the plants, animals, and our hearts, miracles shall be upon this land.

Biodynamic Agriculture Australia Conference

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