Compost Workshop

Events:

2008, September 13-14, in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the Fairgrounds Master Gardener Site. Barbara's hands-on celebration of the ancient art of fertility
enhancement. First Day: 10 am to 4 pm, the material side, building the
compost pile with the available materials. Second Day: 10 am to 2 pm, the
spiritual side, the Biodynamic compost preparations as Gaian sense organs. Contact: Steven McFadden 505-428-8444 or
Woody Wodraska 603-588-2302

2007-2008 in Talent, OR--private
consultations about land stewardship and composting

February 17 - 18, 2007, 10am - 4pm both days.
Held at Friendly Haven Rise Farm, Joseph and Jacqueline Freeman's ten acre farm that's been organic for a hundred years. 35 minutes north of Portland, OR. in the rural zipcode-less town of Venersborg, WA.
This is a hands-on composting workshop so be prepared to get your hands dirty. We're having a delicious potluck lunch so bring something fun to eat.
Contact Jacqueline at 360-687-8384 or compost@FriendlyHaven.com
Early registration $100 until Feb. 7th, $120 after Feb. 7th.

February 24 - 25, 2007
10am - 4pm both days. Held at Summer Winds Farm, a 14-acre farm/homestead, in Snoqualmie, WA. 35 minutes east of Seattle, WA. Hands-on composting workshop. Lunch both days is potluck.
Contact Patti Pitcher at 425-831-5360 or PattiPitch@gmail.com
Early registration $100 until Feb. 14th, $120 after Feb. 14th.

September 23-24, Two-day hands-on composting workshop,
Arlee, MT. For farm staff only.

October 9 and 10, 2006, 10 AM to 4 PM both days with potluck lunch. South of Twin Falls, ID.
Two-day hands-on composting workshop at Dick Parrott's
Desert Edge farm, a 2,500 acre farm in his family since
1913--formerly conventionally managed, now ecological, on
the way to becoming Biodynamic while surrounded by
genetically modified crops and dairies with hundreds
of cows who never see shade outside the milking barn.
Contact: Barbara at 208-788-9490 or Dick at 208-308-7113
Camping with water and electricity at the farm.

In days gone by
a family's wealth was measured by the size of their compost pile. The longer we garden, the more we understand that the answer to most garden questions is living compost. With a sufficient supply of compost, the gardener is prepared to co-create with the spirit world a wonderful garden. Soil fertility is the key to serving future generations and the foundation of any farm or garden.

Good, lively compost
*Provides living organisms to work and nourish the soil: worms and microlife by the billions;
*Brings light and air to tight soils;
*Brings character and tilth to loose, sandy soils;
*Adds nutrients in usable form for the plants;
*Holds moisture

Manfred Klett's 'Agriculture as an Art, The Meaning of Man's work on the Soil'
says "... we, as human beings, can develop because we have a middle sphere(diaphragm).
We can be different tomorrow from what we are today, if we want to be.
The earth does not have this developing middle sphere and is unable to transform by
means of its own forces. Therefore there is no future in the earth.
We have our future contained within us- we strive out of our heart
forces. Not so the earth. We have to give the earth her future through
our work. This means to build up and individualize a middle sphere
(the soil). That is our task as humanity, for the whole future development,
to create this middle sphere between these two poles."

And in his 'The Biodynamic Preparations as Sense Organs':
"So Biodynamic farming actually means that we take over
the responsibility for the earth, not by just working in such a way
that we continue what is there. This happens in Ecological farming.
But we need to endow what is there with future forces, so the
earth itself can participate in the future development of mankind"

Barbara M V Scott, MSc, founder of Aurora Farm and now a consultant, is a lifelong gardener, seedsperson, a mother and Reiki Master. Both Reiki and Biodynamic compost enhance Life Energy for all the lives they touch. Reiki Training information here.	The Single Most Important Thing To Know About Gardening Is: How To Make Good Compost	Forces come from the Cosmos Substances comes from the Earth.
Events: 2008, September 13-14, in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the Fairgrounds Master Gardener Site. Barbara's hands-on celebration of the ancient art of fertility enhancement. First Day: 10 am to 4 pm, the material side, building the compost pile with the available materials. Second Day: 10 am to 2 pm, the spiritual side, the Biodynamic compost preparations as Gaian sense organs. Contact: Steven McFadden 505-428-8444 or Woody Wodraska 603-588-2302 2007-2008 in Talent, OR--private consultations about land stewardship and composting February 17 - 18, 2007, 10am - 4pm both days. Held at Friendly Haven Rise Farm, Joseph and Jacqueline Freeman's ten acre farm that's been organic for a hundred years. 35 minutes north of Portland, OR. in the rural zipcode-less town of Venersborg, WA. This is a hands-on composting workshop so be prepared to get your hands dirty. We're having a delicious potluck lunch so bring something fun to eat. Contact Jacqueline at 360-687-8384 or compost@FriendlyHaven.com Early registration $100 until Feb. 7th, $120 after Feb. 7th. February 24 - 25, 2007 10am - 4pm both days. Held at Summer Winds Farm, a 14-acre farm/homestead, in Snoqualmie, WA. 35 minutes east of Seattle, WA. Hands-on composting workshop. Lunch both days is potluck. Contact Patti Pitcher at 425-831-5360 or PattiPitch@gmail.com Early registration $100 until Feb. 14th, $120 after Feb. 14th. September 23-24, Two-day hands-on composting workshop, Arlee, MT. For farm staff only. October 9 and 10, 2006, 10 AM to 4 PM both days with potluck lunch. South of Twin Falls, ID. Two-day hands-on composting workshop at Dick Parrott's Desert Edge farm, a 2,500 acre farm in his family since 1913--formerly conventionally managed, now ecological, on the way to becoming Biodynamic while surrounded by genetically modified crops and dairies with hundreds of cows who never see shade outside the milking barn. Contact: Barbara at 208-788-9490 or Dick at 208-308-7113 Camping with water and electricity at the farm. In days gone by a family's wealth was measured by the size of their compost pile. The longer we garden, the more we understand that the answer to most garden questions is living compost. With a sufficient supply of compost, the gardener is prepared to co-create with the spirit world a wonderful garden. Soil fertility is the key to serving future generations and the foundation of any farm or garden. Good, lively compost Provides living organisms to work and nourish the soil: worms and microlife by the billions; Brings light and air to tight soils; Brings character and tilth to loose, sandy soils; Adds nutrients in usable form for the plants; *Holds moisture Manfred Klett's 'Agriculture as an Art, The Meaning of Man's work on the Soil' says "... we, as human beings, can develop because we have a middle sphere(diaphragm). We can be different tomorrow from what we are today, if we want to be. The earth does not have this developing middle sphere and is unable to transform by means of its own forces. Therefore there is no future in the earth. We have our future contained within us- we strive out of our heart forces. Not so the earth. We have to give the earth her future through our work. This means to build up and individualize a middle sphere (the soil). That is our task as humanity, for the whole future development, to create this middle sphere between these two poles." And in his 'The Biodynamic Preparations as Sense Organs': "So Biodynamic farming actually means that we take over the responsibility for the earth, not by just working in such a way that we continue what is there. This happens in Ecological farming. But we need to endow what is there with future forces, so the earth itself can participate in the future development of mankind"
Questions? Click to email Fee for class leader is $1,000 for the two days Vital, sensitive compost.The Workshop will give you the foundation you need to balance your soil and grow plants having life forces that create free human beings.	Homeopathy for the soil.	Barbara offers two-day, hands-on instruction in Biodynamic compost making. We supply the seven herbal preparations intuited and described by Rudolf Steiner. Host supplies piles of organic matter, not less than 5 cubic yards--cow manure, grass clippings, leaves, garden waste, kitchen waste. *Maximum 16 enthusiastic participants, tools , lunch, water and a nice place to sit and talk about gardening. Host collects fees from participants.
	Always we are grateful to the cows, our partners on the land, our teachers. They selflessly give and give and give.
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