Honey bee visiting rosemary blossom. Many people are surprised to learn that in moderate climates, cities are one of the best places for honey bees to forage. They never go hungry! If you live in such a climate, consider planting a variety of blooming bushes and plants so that your garden always has… Read more »
Pruning was finished February 8! Ramon is still tying canes. Nothing is growing much yet. The garden is in a kind of slumber; beets and cabbage rest in the garden to harvest as needed. Today, February 15, is the end of the crystallization period, that time of fallowness and rest. The plum tree prepares to… Read more »
One more week of the crystallization period, this quiet, dormant time when our psyches and the earth open to larger energies. More suggested reading (a little like studying seed catalogues!): C. G. Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections. Jung’s “so-called” autobiography, edited. Still, a great read, and a real introduction to his life and work. Gary Lachman, Rudolf Steiner:… Read more »
The moon is full tomorrow, February 7. Do you remember a time we always knew the phase of the moon and could read the passings of the clouds like e-mails from the gods? Being receptive to the cosmos opens our psyches to knowledge that our shared consensual state of consciousness, as it is often called,… Read more »
We are waiting on rain again! Even after last weekend’s six inches, the garden needs watering! But it is great weather for pruning vines. Ramon is almost 2/3 done and we have not had to spray the biodynamic preparation 501, a solar spray, to insure the pruning wounds do not get infected. Meanwhile, the plum… Read more »
Paul Wenger, President January 22, 2012 California Farm Bureau Federation 2300 River Plaza Drive Sacramento Ca. 95833 Dear Mr. Wenger, We have been farmers in California for the past 25 year and have been members of the Farm Bureau most of that time. My wife, Patricia and I are from farm families in the Midwest,… Read more »
Monday: ’twas a symphony out there, water rushing everywhere! —after a weekend of over 6 inches of rain! The smaller irrigation pond is now full; the large one has quite a ways to go. In just four or five days the ground cover in the orchard has thickened and grown a good two or three… Read more »
Snowberry grows on the forest edge and is largely responsible for holding our slopes in place, particularly important this time of year when the earth can become so waterlogged, it flows. View Our Lavender Products
What to do while it’s raining? During the Biodynamic crystallization period, January 15-February 15 (see last year, Crystallization), the earth is at its most dormant, but it is also most receptive to the cosmic forces. It is agreat time to read and to ruminate on the greater questions in life! Recommended Reading:The Earth Has a… Read more »
Recycled Plum Prunings, forcing blooms! —we took a long walk, cleaning up stray coyote bushes and madrone on the way. —accidentally flushed a covey of quail into the willow by the small pond. —”recycled” plum prunings. View Our Lavender Products
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