Despite its growing popularity, many people are unaware of what biodynamic farming is and how it works. Biodynamic agriculture is a form of alternative farming
“It’s not going to work”, with a mocking smile, my sister-in-law told me “You don’t have a business mindset.” Early this year, my husband and
In recent years, there has been a major shift in farming and agricultural practices. With research and studies, it has been established that natural and
Today at Farming Secrets we recorded a Q & A session with Helen & Hugo. I asked them to explain the reasons they suggest starting your transition to chemical free farming by doing the Ecological Soil Management Course.
Demand for Frank’s Compost Makes Him Go Organic. This is a great story of a passion for farming, combined with innovation and persistence.
ORICoop, The Organic Regenerative Investment Cooperative has really been born out of trying to create a vehicle to actually address some of these key issues in terms of succession of family farms…
Organic certification is one way around that, but there’s a lot of farmers who are not really interested in becoming organically certified, but they still want to produce using biological methods. Fair trade certification.
Is mushroom growing something you could do on your farm to add another stream of income? It is an all year round activity and reliable!
By knowing what to look for in the soil, you can do your own visual soil assessment and you don’t have to go and get a lab report.
This is the latest online news from Dr. Elaine Ingham. Discover more about how your soil functions.
We’re pleased to announce that the new revised edition of David Murphy’s book “Organic Growing with Worms” is out and about! This is the book
www.farmingsecrets.com Actual Compost Tea Brewing! Bruce discusses compost tea making. Notice that he does not use a tea bag, so he gets more nutrients in
www.farmingsecrets.com Bruce Davison explains why he uses compost tea on his property . A great way to reduce cost. This compost heap is approximately 4
www.farmingsecrets.com Bruce show us an owl perch for rabbit control. Owls will sit on these post and look around for rabbit and when they see
www.farmingsecrets.com Bruce Davison talks about the importance of building up nutrients in the soil. Mineral plants take 95% of nutrients from the atmosphere and 5%
www.farmingsecrets.com Heidi & Bruce Davison explain how they run their farm up rather than run it down. You attract the animals up the landscape with
Nic and Erica’s message to farmers: If you have a dream put it into action and do what it feels right. Healthy farm, healthy people,
Listen as new owner & cheese maker Erica Dibden tells us what you’ll find at the ABC Cheese factory at Tilba. It has something for
Nic Dibden, dairy farmer, discusses how he deals with fire weed naturally. Nic will not use any chemicals on his farm so he is forced
Nic Dibden shows his natural fertiliser program which includes using a flow form stirrer for making up his sprays and which includes using compost and
As Soil Lovers we respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we work and pay our respects to the Elders past present and emerging.
When caring for your land take a moment in stillness to respect the wisdom your land is sharing with you.
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