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The Zodiac Gardens Landscape
Zodiac Gardens firmly believe in Biodynamic agriculture, which is a method of organic farming that treats farms as unified and individual organisms,[1] emphasizing balancing the holistic development and interrelationship of the soil, plants, animals as a closed, self-nourishing system.[2] Regarded by some proponents as the first modern ecological farming system,[3] biodynamic farming includes organic agriculture's emphasis on manures and composts and exclusion of the use of artificial chemicals on soil and plants. Methods unique to the biodynamic approach include the use of fermented herbal and mineral preparations as compost additives and field sprays and the use of an astronomical sowing and planting calendar.[4] Biodynamic agriculture has its basis in a spiritual world-view known as anthroposophy as propounded by founder Rudolf Steiner.
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Canada Press Release: 1/17/2009
Canada (Press Release) January 17, 2009 --
A new comprehensive international sustainable lifestyle magazine has launched this month, with news, information and resources on every aspect of creating a more self-sufficient, sustainable lifestyle.
How to Make Bio-Disel: 10/27/2008
Boynton Beach — Recycled restaurant grease. Soybean and vegetable oils. They could all make their way into city vehicle gasoline tanks this fall. City officials propose starting up a biodiesel fuel pilot program as the price gap between regular diesel and the alternative fuel narrows.
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The picture above is from "Master Organic Gardener", Cindy Cohen whom maintains a Bio-Dynamic Garden in the North Georgia Mountains of Blaireseville. We give our thanks and support for all of her produce, support and knowledge!
University of Louisiana: 3/2009
University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Center of Ecology and Environmental Technology has taken the first steps in becoming self sustainable by generating solar energy and collecting rain water to operate its pair of half-acre greenhouses. University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Center of Ecology and Environmental Technology has taken the first steps in becoming self sustainable by generating solar energy and collecting rain water to operate its pair of half-acre greenhouses
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Air ~
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"A sometimes overlooked necessity for plant life is air (and not just carbon
dioxide). Without air, plants struggle and perish. Yes, the free oxygen in the
air is part of the photosynthesis recipe, produced by the plants themselves,
but another practicality is even more visible here. Air movement around your
plants prevents disease, especially fungal diseases that gain a foothold when
the air is too “close” and humid and when wet leaves can’t dry or don’t dry
quickly.
Underground, oxygen between the particles of soil is important. Plant roots,
or more accurately, their little root hairs, are busy. They take in that oxygen,
absorb water, and then release carbon dioxide. If this process is thwarted, as
in waterlogged soil, the roots can’t function properly, they begin to rot, and
the plant surely suffers."
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Water is a dynamic, curious and elusive entity. Misunderstood
and flowing without form, many are humbled, some are awed,
but most are unaware. Some have even personified water
with an agenda. As Tom Robbins wrote, “Human beings were
invented by water as a device for transporting itself from one
place to another.” (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues)
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