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RE: Hello and a few questions.



> -----Original Message-----
> From:	JErnst209@aol.com [SMTP:JErnst209@aol.com]
> Sent:	Monday, August 31, 1998 3:12 PM
> To:	seeds-list@eskimo.com
> Subject:	Re: Hello and a few questions.
> 
> Conrad,
> 
>  I enjoyed reading your personal method of seed sowing very much.  I was
> wondering two things. One, what EXACTLY is biodynamic compost,
> 
	Biodynamic compost is compost made in a large pile (4-5 wide x 4-5
high) with alternating brown and green layers and after it is assembled, the
biodynamic preparations are inserted into the pile, and it's covered with
some sort of air permeable substance such as straw, mulch, etc. The
biodynamic preparations each have their own special properties and are made
with common herbs such as yarrow, dandelion, valerian, stinging nettle,  and
oak bark. 
	For more background on biodynamic agriculture read "A Biodynamic
Farm" by Hugh Lovel, and "Agriculture" by Rudolph Steiner, or check out the
biodynamic LISTSERV archives at http://csf.colorado.edu/perma/ and the BDA
website at http://www.biodynamics.com and the BDNOW website at
http://www.igg.com/bdnow/menu.html

> and second are
> you sieiving  the alfalfa straw or doing anything else to it, other than
> using
> it in *natural form*?
	Karen Ernst 
	Highland, MI
	Zone 5, NARGS 

	I just try to keep to grab the straw only and not the smaller chunks
which might decompose when wet.
	Hope that helps.
	Sincerely, Conrad

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