04/08/2026
Learning the skills by doing.
It was a lovely Biodynamic Family Day, which began with misty rain - the sort that make one very damp, so we had our manure, rock dust, finely ground egg shell and fermented casuarina stirring in the garage. It fined up by lunchtime for us to place our beautifully gelatinous textured stirred mix in the large clay pot plus the vitality building compost creating herb preparations within, where it will ferment and mature over the next 3-6 months depending on the weather. A canvas teepee has been erected over the freshly made Cow Pat Pit / Barrel Compost to protect it from the unseasonal rain. (see pictures).
We enjoyed our shared lunch on the deck and out on the lawn.
In a beautiful fine afternoon we made fermented casuarina in a 20l barrel with a loosely fitting lid to keep the mosquitos from laying their eggs in this high vitality liquid compost we had just assembled.
BDFNQ always has on hand Ready-to-Use Cow Pat Pit and Fermented Casuarina for members to purchase.
It was discussed how important it is to use the CPP made with the compost preparations regularly to build and enhance the vitality of the soil and thus the crops we harvest and eat.
Correct storage of our precious preparations was demonstrated/discussed along with "The Burning Question" "How do I apply it once I have some" (future posts).
Below in comments I will post soon a reel demonstrating our stirring!
