http://backyardbiodynamics.com Care for the Earth by caring for your earth Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:01:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We all would like to make a difference to our environmentally challenged world, so have you considered volunteering for a green project? Here are some ideas: Guerrilla gardening is definitely not about sitting back and waiting for someone else to do it - you just do it! Join a Permablitz - this ... http://backyardbiodynamics.com/2010/02/volunteering-and-guerrilla-gardening/ I’ve set myself a gardening and culinary goal: include at least one thing out of the garden in every lunch and dinner. I’m not including breakfast because I like muesli and yoghurt. Yes, I could make my own yoghurt, but I’m addicted to Mungalli Creek Dairy’s biodynamic yoghurts and ... http://backyardbiodynamics.com/2010/02/every-day-homegrown-food-challenge/ Home cooking with your own or local produce is one of the best things you can do to lower your food miles and maintain your own good health. And making your own staple foods, such as bread, is really satisfying. I’ve always liked baking bread, and have tried many different ... http://backyardbiodynamics.com/2010/02/bake-your-own-biodynamic-bread/ In Nature … all things are in mutual interaction; the one is always working on the other … We must also observe with intelligence … the many-coloured world of insects, hovering around the plant-world during a certain season of the year. Moreover, we must learn to look with understanding at the ... http://backyardbiodynamics.com/2010/01/caring-for-garden-wildlife/ You don't have to choose one system only for your garden. There are organic systems that work in harmony, and biodynamics and permaculture do this very well. Permaculture is an Australian system that incorporates  sustainable design elements from around the world. The basis of permaculture is perennial organic gardening using ... http://backyardbiodynamics.com/2010/01/biodynamics-and-permaculture/ We are very excited to bring you two homeopathic biodynamic preparations, created by Cheryl Kemp. If you’re not dedicated full-time to your garden, it can be difficult to find the time to stir and apply biodynamic preparations at the right times. But Cheryl Kemp’s biodynamic potentised preparations make biodynamics very easy ... http://backyardbiodynamics.com/2009/11/potentised-biodynamic-preparations-now-available/ Want to get your own vegetable garden started? Here are some tips to help you plan for success: Find a suitable site Your patch should  be sunny and open, yet sheltered from prevailing winds, with good drainage. If your site is against a fence or wall, radiant  heat may be reflected. This ... http://backyardbiodynamics.com/2009/10/starting-a-vegetable-garden/ Climate change impacts are happening now, more rapidly and at lower global temperature increases than previously projected. Our Pacific neighbours, the Carteret Islanders, are already losing land to the ocean. In Oxfam's new film, Sisters on the Planet,  Ursula is working to relocate affected families,  and points out that "climate ... http://backyardbiodynamics.com/2009/09/oxfams-sisters-on-the-planet-taking-action-to-stop-climate-change/ [caption id="attachment_413" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The tides are changing"][/caption] Eileen Kaufman is holding a one-day workshop to explain how biodynamics can mitigate raised carbon levels by sequestering carbon in the soil and counter the effects of climate change. Australia is one of the biggest greenhouse gas polluters per person in the world. Australia ... http://backyardbiodynamics.com/2009/09/climate-change/ We're always on the lookout for new and delicious ways of eating our homegrown produce. So we thought we'd start collecting recipes to share on Backyard Biodynamics. Check out our new recipes section. Many thanks to Sian for kicking things off with her Sensational Stinging Nettle Pie. If you have a ... http://backyardbiodynamics.com/2009/09/looking-for-new-recipes/