Well, it's only been five years since the last blog entry on the previous blog site. So now it is time to destroy and uncreate everything that is and start anew. How does it get any better than that?
There is much to mention but where to start?
We would like to pay tribute to Eddie Grasham who showed us what Biodynamics can do for the soil. Eddie passed away late last month after a short illness.
It was over 6 years ago that Eddie invited us to the dairy farm that he had only recently handed over to his son, Ray. Being a farmer, Eddie liked to stay in touch with the land and kept a few small blocks on the farm to play with using Biodynamics. We walked from the dairy, over one of Ray's blocks, and onto Eddie's BD block. This was to change the way we looked at farming. Going from Ray's conventionally farmed block and onto Eddie's BD block was like stepping from concrete onto 6 inch plush carpet. The difference was amazing!!
To compare: Ray had recently applied lime and irrigated his pasture; Eddie had applied BD preps with no irrigation (it was broken); there were gaps in Ray's pasture where we could easily see the soil; there was no soil to be seen on Eddie's block as the ground cover was too thick; the soil in Ray's block was hard; Eddie took a shovel, and with no effort at all, dug into the ground. Like I said, this walk changed our lives. So, Thank You, Eddie. We have immense gratitude for you.
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