raising brix

nataraj you lost me with "rituals with animal parts performed in the field when making the fertilizers". Are you referring to the horn preparations?

I thought I remembered something else besides the animal horns, but it's been a while since I learned these things. I would eat biodynamically grown produce anytime. Gena's vegetables are wonderful. The only product of hers that gets distributed through the bay area is her grapes. Everything else is pretty much sold locally.

I remember reading about the horn preparations, and I like the idea of biodynamic farming. Unfortunately my books are packed and in storage in another state right now. I have several books on the subject on my Amazon Wish List when I get a few bucks.

Right now (or soon) I want to go to the gravel pit down in the next town and inquire about rock dust to add minerals back to my land, at least what land I can get to to spread it.

I just remembered a book I bought a few months ago and haven't yet read, Bread from Stones by Julius Hensel. It discusses using rock powders to increase soil fertility... which sounds like raising brix to me. Gonna be good wintertime reading!
http://www.amazon.com/Bread-Stones-Acres-U-S-classic/dp/0911311300/sr=8-1/qid=1159121199/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-0471135-5891116?ie=UTF8&s=books

This message was edited Sep 24, 2006 2:11 PM

"secrets of the soil" by Thompkins is a good
intro to biodynamics.......jim