In his book, Hannah Coulter, Wendell Berry describes how neighboring farmers helped each other do all sorts of tasks in post-World War II Kentucky. Bringing in tobacco, hay and other crops from the fields was labor intensive work that needed to be done in timely ways or the crop could be lost. Yes, some help was paid, while other help [...]
It occurred to me this morning, as I was practicing yoga and thinking about biodynamic practices that they have much in common. Like yoga, biodynamic methods bring health to our bodies by healing the Earth. They help ensure healthy plants and animals that provide superior nutrition. But that is just the beginning of a rather deep analogy. Yoga depends on [...]
I really like feeding round bale hay out. Last year after I re-seeded one of my leased hayfield it was clear that I would need to buy some hay. There were just not enough square bales (actually rectangles) I settled on organically certified round bales and have been happy with the quality. Getting them into the barn was quite challenging. [...]
