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Bio, biodynamics, resaonable cultivation, natural wine ....a plethora of terms exist that do not necessarily designate the same thing. Reasonable culitvation's goal is to minimize interventions in vineyards, by reducing the dose of products used, it should be the minimumu standard of all agrticultural activity (wine or cereale as well as leasure gardeners). Organic agriculture goes further and prohibits synthetic chemical products. It seeks first and foremost, to preserve the planet's natural balances. You cannot simply inject nutrients into the earth and expect it to produce more. It is living and we must respect it. ORganic agriculture is controlled and labelized. Biodynamic agriculture is inspired by organic agriculture but adds the notion of dynamisme to the vignes helping them resist against exterior agressions on their own with the help of natural products administered in homeopathique doses. Choosing certain plant mixtures and the right time of year to apply them makes all the difference.
The origin of biodynamics: in 1924 Rudolf Steiner an Austrien philospher taught the pre-cursors of this method in his agriculture classes. Since, thousands of farmers from all over the world have begun experimenting and exchanging their practices. Biodynamics require careful observation of the vignes and flexibility from the grower.
Principles : Biodynamics considers that agriculture is a part of a system in which the components are inter-dependent on each other. The method seeks to balance the cultures with their immediate surroundings (soil, microclimate, ecosystem) and even further (Earth, planets, sun, moon).
The cycles: you know that the moon has an effect on the swamps, this appears to be evidnt and unquestionable, why does this effect not happen with cultures of plants? The sun also has an unquestionable influence on the Earth why not on the the planets closer to the sun? Biodynamics defends the idea that the Earth is part of a vast system where all planets are interdependent on each other and where each brings energy to the others. Biodynamics tries to channel these energies.
Read the artciles on soil, on the seeding calendar, under 500 et 501.
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