[compost_tea] Re: Comfrey compost tea recipe

From: evanfolds <evan_at_progressearth.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:00:52 -0000

Biodynamics is by no means nutty. It is working with conventionally unmeasu=
reable aspects of nature that are generally unobservable, which makes peopl=
e wary, yet we use cell phone vibrations, et al on a daily basis? The resul=
ts of chromotography, for instance, may not be the same result every time a=
ccording to the Scientific Method, but consider that Nature doesn't work li=
ke that. Nature works in chaos and spirals, not replicability and data poin=
ts. The proof is in the pudding, one simply must open their mind to investi=
gating things we do not learn in school in order to allow the experience. =
 

We have found comfrey to be a great reducer of foam in our Vortex Brewers, =
which is interesting considering its protein content. It stimulates cell fo=
rmation, which is why it is used to heal wounds. This is also most advantag=
eous when brewing compost tea.

We have also found that equisetum makes beenficial nematodes grow wild. We =
get that a lot from people investigating Genesis Compound under a microscop=
e, which is a genuine biodynamic compost.

A healthy growing situation is physically, minerally, biologically, and ene=
rgetically balanced. Biodynamics is the only form of agriculture that addre=
sses the energetic aspect. Consider that life is defined and regulated by e=
lectric currents, which encompass teh concept of resonance, which is what h=
olds living life together. it's why we don't abide by the 2nd LAW of thermo=
dynamics and fall apart. Organics is merely the materialistic end of natura=
l farming, or, treading water, so to speak. Biodynamics is swimming where y=
ou want to go.

For instance, consider water. We should be treating water as a primary nutr=
ient. When was teh last time you considered the molecular structure of the =
water you use in your tea or garden? It has limitless forms, but only one n=
ame. It is much more than wet. If you allow water to take a vortexial path =
(as a river meanders, or a wave crashes, or a rain drop spirals) it makes i=
t vulnerable to natural energies and can 'remember' them, for lack of a bet=
ter word, and transfer them along. It's how Nature stays in touch, or how t=
he beginning of the river talks to the end, and vice versa. The practice of=
 homeopathic medicine is built on this concept. This is why Steiner instruc=
ted to stir BD500 and BD501. We utilize this concept in the Vortex Brewer w=
ith magical results. See www.VortexBrewer.com

It's important to note that Steiner offered biodynamics after being asked f=
or help from farmers who were experiencing degeneration on farms due to the=
 use of artificial fertilizers. It was the very firt reaction to a chemical=
 farming. It is not a movement, but a solution to the abuse of soil, a way =
of regenerating rather than degenerating.

For specific info on the preps, see: http://www.progressearth.com/index.php=
/perspectives/biodynamic_agriculture

evan


 

 

 



--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, Jonathan Bewley <ummyepp_at_...> wrote:
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> Comfrey Tea is one of those nutty biodynamic creations I believe.
> You only want to add sugars to a compost tea if you are working to intent=
ionally propagate fungus.
> Bacteria specific to your sugars will out compete the bacteria of your co=
mpost.
> I'm curious but wary of the biodynamics and the actual facts of that stuf=
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> --- On Thu, 2/24/11, Douglas G. Larson <ddhle_at_...> wrote:
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> From: Douglas G. Larson <ddhle_at_...>
> Subject: RE: [compost_tea] Comfrey compost tea recipe
> To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 7:41 PM
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> Are you talking about soaking freshly cut comfrey in water and
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> It wouldn't be compost tea if you used comfrey alone, even if
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> Compost tea comes only from brewing well constructed compost
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> None of this is to say that comfrey doesn't have any value. I
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> Douglas Larson,
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> Does anyonw have a recipe for comfrey compost tea?
> I'd like to know how much comfrey to soak in a 5 gallon
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> Do you add molassess?
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> Thank you,
> Jolene
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