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The Stirring Rod

Field notes on biodynamic preparations, compost and the farm organism

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The seasonal round

Sowing, planting, cultivating and harvesting through the year, and the rhythms that decide when each job is done.

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A low tripod on a grassy bank at the edge of a ploughed field in northern France, one fence post in the left third of the frame, low morning sun casting long shadows across the furrows, wide view towards a distant hedge line.
Plate RH-003 A field at dawn, the same ground the calendar asks a grower to read by the day.

The tally of the slice

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  1. A low tripod on a grassy bank at the edge of a ploughed field in northern France, one fence post in the left third of the frame, low morning sun casting long shadows across the furrows, wide view towards a distant hedge line.
    RH-003

    Root, Leaf, Flower, Fruit: The Biodynamic Sowing Calendar

    The biodynamic sowing calendar sorts the moon's monthly path into root, leaf, flower and fruit days, each matched to a type of crop. Here is how.

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    The seasonal round · 836 words · 2 sources
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    this record cites only jpibiodynamics.org, demeter.net

  2. A stainless steel kitchen counter in daylight, with a crate of courgettes at one end, a colander of broad beans in the middle, and a handwritten preservation schedule taped to the wall above the sink.
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    Gluts, Plans and the Community Kitchen

    A community kitchen that cooks what a garden cannot sell needs a plan for gluts, and that plan decides what gets planted the following season.

    Particulars
    The seasonal round · 1295 words · 1 source
    Caveat
    this record cites only canada.ca

  3. A low tripod on a grassy bank at the edge of a ploughed field in northern France, one fence post in the left third of the frame, low morning sun casting long shadows across the furrows, wide view towards a distant hedge line.
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    A Fixed Point: Photographing One Field for a Year

    A fixed camera position and a fixed hour turn a year of frames into a record of slow change in a field, from soil colour to crop cover.

    Particulars
    The seasonal round · 1096 words · 1 source
    Caveat
    this record cites only ign.fr