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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Barefoot Biodynamics: How Cows, Compost, and Community Help Us Understand Rudolf Steiners Agriculture Course

Barefoot Biodynamics: How Cows, Compost, and Community Help Us Understand Rudolf Steiners Agriculture Course

Poppen, Jeff
Katz, Sandor Ellix

Paperback

AgricultureGeneral GardeningOrganic Gardening

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ISBN10: 164502248X
ISBN13: 9781645022480
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Published: Apr 18 2024
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.43
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.54 Depth: 8.52
Language: English
With decades of knowledge and proven, common-sense methods from The Barefoot Farmer, this practical guide to biodynamic principles and practices will appeal to growers of every scale and experience level.

An excellent read for all who want to understand the keys to growing nutrient-dense food.--Gabe Brown, author of Dirt to Soil; co-founder, Understanding Ag

In Barefoot Biodynamics, organic grower Jeff Poppen--The Barefoot Farmer--combines tales from his personal history in rural Tennessee with the practical applications of biodynamic principles and the deep aspects of the biodynamic methods that continue to make his farm a success today.

Jeff's friendly, direct, and humorous writing will appeal not only to the biodynamic-curious, but also to farmers and gardeners who have experimented with the biodynamic approach and are looking for a deeper understanding of the practice.

Rooted in the teachings of biodynamic pioneer Rudolf Steiner, Jeff's unique insights and deep reflections on guiding lines of biodynamic growing are an invaluable resource. Those guiding lines include:

  • producing a farm's fertility using cover crops, compost, and other on-farm inputs
  • enjoying the renewing power of farm festivals
  • augmenting scientific knowledge with the power of observation and intuition
  • avoiding chemical fertilizers
  • understanding that carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen make up 95 percent of the physical structure of plants and are freely available in the air around us
  • enhancing the availability of critical minerals such as silica and lime through good farming practices
  • building humus-rich soil teeming with microbial life
  • using homeopathic preparations to heal and enrich the soil

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