What is Biodynamics?

(written by John Bradshaw and reprinted with the permission of Biodynamic Growing magazine. For more details of this excellent resource on biodynamics in your garden, visit www.bdgrowing.com) Biodynamics is an advanced organic method in which no artificial fertilisers or chemical sprays are used. Biodynamic gardeners and farmers use a range of methods including biological activator [...]

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Musk Fires at Trewhella Biodynamic Berry Farm

(The following account of the recent fires is from Liz Burns at Trewhella Farm) Well after the best sleep in ages & 10 mm rain last night & 1 mm the previous night (the first in 2 months) I’m feeling incredibly grateful to be living in such a special community. While this piece of land [...]

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An Introduction to Trewhella Farm

Trewhella Farm is a 12 ac block of land purchased in 1986. It was part of a much larger farm which had basically been in the same family (The Roddas, also Cornish) since white settlement. Liz has painstakenly converted this farm into a highly productive biodynamic berry farm, supplying the local area with seasonal produce and bush foods. This is her story of how she has introduced biodynamic practices to her Musk farm and the results it has produced.

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