In the books "Living Water" and "Living Energies", about the life and work
of Viktor Schauberger, mention is made of old copper plated ploughs. Viktor
abhorred steel ploughs, saying that the copper ploughs imparted life giving
characteristics to the soil. Also, Viktor developed the Bio-Plough, a
spiral shape which imparted a vortex effect to the soil during ploughing.
Viktor demonstrated the beneficial effect of the copper plated and
bio-plough against the steel mouldboard ploughs. He maintained that soils
ploughed with the copper coated and bio-plough maintained their life, while
those ploughed with the mouldboard plough quickly lost their vitality.
There is also mention of an old German farming practise, called "Tonsingen"
("Clay Singing"), where the farmers used to hand stir clay in water, in the
same manner as Rudolf Steiner indicated that BD500 should be stirred, during
which special songs were sung. The emulsion was then flicked over the land
with branches, in the same way as BD500 originally was. I have always
wondered whether RS got his indication on the stirring and spreading of
BD500 from this "Clay Singing".
Viktor also had principles for organic farming, especially the "egg-shaped"
compost heap built under a tree.
Stephen Barrow
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>Tom:
>Maybe your example relates to the anti-fungal effect of those metals' trace
>elements on/in the soil.
>There is a French Hoe sold locally which has an embedded copper disc which
>eventually would touch most of a cultivated garden. There has been mention
>made of a plow with the same feature.....But , insects.....i dunno
Are these still for sale? Please share contact info, if so.
I guess I'm more looking for bronze then copper, but what the hey, eh?
The theory behind this is that gardens were more lavish and more pest
free before iron and steel implements and tools were being used. Not
only is iron supposed to be detrimental to life (would you store your
preps in an iron pan?) but the bronze stuff was suppose to enhance
life, when applied a molecule at a time.
Anyone who doubts that 'small doses' of the metals are being left
within the soil should come and take a look at the spades on our
Celli after one season's use!
-Allan
