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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 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.

Plate RH-002 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.

The register of the slice

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  1. 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.
    RH-002

    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.

    The seasonal round · 1295 words · 1 source

    recorded from canada.ca

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    • RH-002
  2. 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-001

    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.

    The seasonal round · 1095 words · 1 source

    recorded from ign.fr

    • 1095 words
    • RH-001