RE: burning the ground?

2002-03-11 Thread Jasminka
Dear all, Thank you very much for confirming my doubts on burning. This is one point when my neighbours would take the easy way and I felt it was wrong. I have started clearing up and it is inspiring to discover all this plants and learn about the soil *so much different quality where plu

Re: Agri-Synthesis ® short-lived and overpriced ? was Re: Agri-Synthesis® Remedies Tested At UAI

2002-03-11 Thread Glen Atkinson
Moen Creek wrote: > > > This a posting curious given we are at the tail end of > Mercury's conjunction with Uranus. <{%*)>> > Uranus is in opposition to Persephone, (the planet not asteroid) now as well (early March, late September and keep an eye on January as Mars Chiron and

Re: Agri-Synthesis ® short-lived and overpriced? was R e: Agri-Synthesis® Remedies Tested At UAI

2002-03-11 Thread Chris Shade
Markess, You write: > I care to note that this exercise, the eight point > star, is at the heart of > the Tai Chi Yang Form. > As one moves through the points the meditation in > action collects, carries, > pushes, kneads Chi. With dedication one can do some > rather amazing things > with the Chi

Equisetum: The Search for a Polycrest

2002-03-11 Thread Moen Creek
Title: Equisetum: The Search for a Polycrest Interesting read, http://www.lyghtforce.com/HomeopathyOnline/Issue4/bohle.htm ...Equisetum was used as a  poultice to promote wound   healing... ...horsetail was used by hill folk for bone knitting, bone   problems, joi

Re: Agri-Synthesis® short-lived and overpriced? was R e: Agri-Synthesis® Remedies TestedAt UAI

2002-03-11 Thread Moen Creek
Title: Re: Agri-Synthesis?  short-lived and overpriced? was R e:   Agri-Synthesis? Remedies Tested At   UAI James, (&etal) you wrote The eight pointed star exercise is a good example of  the skills that I teach in my workshops, except  I dont teach it as a particularly Goethean anthropop approa

Re: The Healer Within-Breath Practice by Dr. Roger Jahnke

2002-03-11 Thread Peter Michael Bacchus
. Within this nearly unconscious gesture, a breath, that we > enact 1,261,440,000 (1 and 1/4 billion) times in our life span there is a > simple yet profound healing capability. > > Our first act when we emerge from the womb is to inspire. Our last act is to > dis-inspire or expire. These breaths

Re: Watering the garden

2002-03-11 Thread Gil Robertson
Hi! Anthony, There is a lot of different forms of iron. While a little is needed in any system, too much of some types will lock up other minerals. If Tannin is present from the breakdown of some plant material, particularly Acacia bark as an example, Iron Tannate is formed which is a very stable

Re: It's the Oil Stupid

2002-03-11 Thread Moen Creek
Title: Re: It's the Oil  Stupid Yes & now the news "leak" of the development of 'bunker buster nuclear weapons' . Which of course the oil industry has lusted after for 50 years to crack the oil bearing rocks so they can pump big time in Texas again. I think the figure of unreachable oil in mo

re:Pfeiffer Field Sprays

2002-03-11 Thread bdnow
(from Michael Smith) Dear Allan, I have the impression the the Pfeiffer field spray may be a combination of 500/BC in some form since it is denoted for its' digestive ability. As a spring plowdown spray, it may be a little out of season and release CO2 back to atmosphere when we should be conce

Re: Agri-Synthesis® short-lived and overpriced? was Re: Agri-Synthesis® Remedies TestedAt UAI

2002-03-11 Thread Moen Creek
Title: Re: Agri-Synthesis?  short-lived and overpriced?  was Re:   Agri-Synthesis? Remedies Tested At   UAI Glen wrote today Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:59:48 +1300 I am but the messenger And their message is, This a posting curious given we are at the tail end of Mercury's conjunction with Ura

Future of Agrarianism Transcripts

2002-03-11 Thread Rural Center for Responsible Living
Here is the reply to my inquiry regarding transcripts for the Future of Agrarianism Conference- Christy     "You are not the first to make that suggestion. We do hope to publish the conference proceedings (revised and expanded) in book form down the road. As for tapes, we do plan to videotap

Fw: Europe is once again standing at the crossroads!

2002-03-11 Thread jsherry
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 10:43 AM Subject: Europe is once again standing at the crossroads! Planned Europe-wide ban on vitamin therapies Dear Advisers, Europe is once again standing at the crossroads. On 12th M

Re: Planting Spuds - How do you do it?

2002-03-11 Thread Rural Center for Responsible Living
No mulching. I've done both and find that loosening up the soil with cultivation to give better results. Chris > >It's a little bit of work but less than mulching by hand. > >I dig a shallow trench with a potato plow, then put abut 11/2" of well aged > >compost in the trench and lay the seed o

Re: roadside weed control

2002-03-11 Thread Frank Teuton
- Original Message - From: "Dave Robison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 2:44 PM Subject: roadside weed control > Merla, you asked about BD weed control. I'm not sure why you have settled > on your prep material but I am concerned. I think you s

Re: Agri-Synthesis® short-lived and overpriced? was Re: Agri-Synthesis® Remedies Tested At UAI

2002-03-11 Thread Glen Atkinson
Gil If they are happy with that great. I am but the messenger and experienced encourager of what RS and his followers have suggested is the way to work with his agricultural indications. And their message is, dowsing is only a place to start not an end in itself. The choice is yours, it is certai

Re: Watering the garden

2002-03-11 Thread Thomas Schley
I don't think we have any big ag farm pesticide problems "up ditch" from us, but you never know. We also have a pipe directly to the river (not viable in low water months) and a deep underground well. We'll do the best we can. Do you find using a pendulum useful in your farm work? Have you u

Re: BD spraying equipment

2002-03-11 Thread Allan Balliett
What scale are we talking about here, Steve? -Allan >BD-Now - > >This question has probably been covered in the past. If you >know which links to BD-Now web archives do address this, >you can point me to those. > >The question has to do with an appropriate sprayer for BD preps. >A farmer has i

Re: Planting Spuds - How do you do it?

2002-03-11 Thread Manfred Palmer
Re :Spuds. Ive used Kristy's procedure, and covered with straw..6". Mice got a little. but they were sure clean. Most migrated upwards a little into the straw. I'm assuming you use the method known in some bd circles : that of cutting a square plug (about an inch square +/- )around the individual

roadside weed control

2002-03-11 Thread Dave Robison
Merla, you asked about BD weed control. I'm not sure why you have settled on your prep material but I am concerned. I think you should start with the weed slashing, allepath replanting, etc as others have suggested. This is conventional enough that you will not be the subject of so much ridicul

Long reply - RE: Planting Spuds - How do you do it?

2002-03-11 Thread Stephen Barrow
Hi Allan, I am harvesting my third crop of organic spuds and busy planting the fourth, that means spring and autumn plantings over two years. To summarise my experience: 1 First planting (spring) did not have compost, but went into soil which had been under weeds for almost 6 years. They

BD spraying equipment

2002-03-11 Thread Steve Diver
BD-Now - This question has probably been covered in the past. If you know which links to BD-Now web archives do address this, you can point me to those. The question has to do with an appropriate sprayer for BD preps. A farmer has inquired about stainless steel equipment and copper equipment, a

Re: Official BD in Brazil

2002-03-11 Thread Merla
Christy, To answer your message, our community is getting larger.  There are 300 families on this road, but many live on private roads up the hill from Rapid Lighting which is a feeder road.  Most people have at least 20 acres.  We limited this project to those who have property with frontage on

Re: What Brewer are You using? was Re: BD 508 equesetum

2002-03-11 Thread Moen Creek
Title: Re: What Brewer are You using? was Re: BD 508 equesetum Above or below ground? remedies added at start? at finish? ~clarity at completion? then stirring in spray tank to keep it in suspension? Color of your prayers > In Love  & Light'&all that stuff Markess From: Allan Balliett <[EMAI

Re: Planting Spuds - How do you do it?

2002-03-11 Thread Allan Balliett
>Allan - >Gypsum increases calcium w/o introducing lime or changing the ph. >Also colloidal phosphate is a good source of calcium. Aragonite is >a great low-mag source of calcium, but it will also raise the ph. >Finally, a serving of Azomite never hurt anything. Eh? >Best, >Essie Always use

Re: Planting Spuds - How do you do it?

2002-03-11 Thread Allan Balliett
>It's a little bit of work but less than mulching by hand. >I dig a shallow trench with a potato plow, then put abut 11/2" of well aged >compost in the trench and lay the seed on top of that. Then I cover them up >with a cultivator. I think they respond well to the slightly more acidic >nature of

Re: Planting Spuds - How do you do it?

2002-03-11 Thread Essie Hull
Allan - Gypsum increases calcium w/o introducing lime or changing the ph. Also colloidal phosphate is a good source of calcium. Aragonite is a great low-mag source of calcium, but it will also raise the ph. Finally, a serving of Azomite never hurt anything. Eh? Best, Essie At 08:55 AM 3/11

Re: Planting Spuds - How do you do it?

2002-03-11 Thread Rural Center for Responsible Living
It's a little bit of work but less than mulching by hand. I dig a shallow trench with a potato plow, then put abut 11/2" of well aged compost in the trench and lay the seed on top of that. Then I cover them up with a cultivator. I think they respond well to the slightly more acidic nature of the

Planting Spuds - How do you do it?

2002-03-11 Thread Allan Balliett
Mind sharing how you plant and manage your potatoes? I've been very disappointed with my crops the past two years. Doing great on the freedom from bugs and pretty good on the freedom from blight (last year I mis-identified a fungal attack for sunscald and lost a whole row of a variety by respo

Re: ADMIN: LAST CALL: Questions for James DeMeo

2002-03-11 Thread Allan Balliett
How'd you make this Shatnez, Gil. I had dinner with Callahan one night at ACRES and he simply referred to the 'bandage' as a Reichian accumulator. It was alternating layers of organic/inorganic material, wasn't it? -Allan >Allan Balliett wrote: Incidentally, Phil Callahan is fond of saying t

James DeMeo on "Croft type devices"

2002-03-11 Thread bdnow
Allan, A friend in Namibia informed me that Croft was there in January, and gave a lecture, after which he set up six of his devices, which were then put into use on a non-stop basis. They did not have any rain afterward for two months, until several persons I know who asked me about it, then to

Re: Agri-Synthesis® short-lived and overpriced? was R e: Agri-Synthesis® Remedies Tested At UAI

2002-03-11 Thread James and Barbara Hedley
Dear Glen, Lloyd, David and felow list members, The eight pointed star exercise is a good example of the skills that I teach in my workshops, except I dont teach it as a particularly Goethean anthropop approach. It really is just a case of tuning in and being aware of what is happening within yo