Chromas as intellectual curiosity? Well, let me just add these comments from a general perspective.
Chromas are a practical approach to the humus farmers in Austria and Switzerland, who work their soils with humified compost, cover crops, spading machines, rotations, and related humus management practices to achieve biological health, clay-humus crumb, and associated mineral availability. There, the chromas are used with a series of other humus measurements to provide a fundamental understanding of the condition of the soil. The typical NPK soil test, even the Albrecht soil test, is largely irrelevant from this humus perspective. Likewise, are chromas used to view food quality. Certainly the chroma reveals a qualitative nature that cannot be seen by taking the food apart and analyzing its individual components. Yet nobody is suggesting that chromas be used as some sort of certificate of proof. I just did a workshop on food quality and the chromas were one of the things that helped people "get it" in terms of food quality, holism, and image forming qualitative perspective. James, that was very interesting to read about the Bruce Copen bio-mineral soil amendment mix, sent out by broadcasting. It is a little glimpse into some very intersting and worth following up and learning a lot more. Steve Diver James Hedley wrote: > Dear Lloyd, > I agree with you that a commercial farm is not really the place for doing > chromas. How many BD farms or CSA's supply food with a certificate of > quality backed up by chromas. > To me they are only of intellectual interest to check how your farm is going > overall. but really how do you define quality without a standard to measure > it by. it seems to me that the nebulous thing which Alan defines as quality > is best decided by the farmer themselves first, then by their peers and also > by the customer. > My guess is that if a farmer of any persuasion had to supply a certificate > of compliance with their produce very little of the food produced would get > to market. I believe that to simply use the preps and compost as defined by > RS will only lead to depletion of soil mineralisation. There is more to > cropping than that. > In ancient soils as we have in large areas of Australia minerals are very > low to start with, so any chance you have to add to mineralisation or to > increase microbial growth will give a great return. > Bruce Copen from Copen Instruments developed a fertiliser which was prepared > radionically which he called "Cosmo". it is a mixture of homeopathic > Schussler tissue salts, radionically prepared BD preps, a substance called > Agrospon which feeds bacteria and other microbes plus a couple of other > remedies such as Lachesis ( a great anti viral ) and Lycopodium (to > strengthen the archetype of the plant). > I have been broadcasting this out during the drought as well as Copen's > Nutritional spray # 5. Each of these have been broadcast for 24 hours at > least once a fortnight since last spring when I realised that we were moving > into severe drought.. People who come to our place all comment on the speed > which the pasture and bushland has recovered, compared to surrounding farms. > If you would like a phial of each to try in your broadcasters I would be > pleased to send them to you. > The use of electronic homeopathy for plants has a great future in overcoming > mineral deficiency problems in plants and this combination of mixtures seems > to be a valuable tool to have in your arsenal. > have had eleven and a half inches of rain since the Albury workshop so we > are well and truly out of the drought for the moment although much more rain > is needed to replenish sub soil moisture. will be planting forage oats next > week. It is amazing what a few weeks can make on a farm. Conditions can > change so fast. Have you started planting yet? > Kind regards > James > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lloyd Charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 12:05 PM > Subject: Re: late winter farm > > > > > > > > >I dont expect the traditionalists on the list to go into raptures over > > this > > > >but I believe that we need to know if these things can work. It could > be > > > >useful to use some radionically prepared prep water in any making of BD > > > >preps - > > > > > > Lloyd - What I'd like to see is chromas comparing crops (carrots, for > > > example) grown in radionically prepped soils and in conventional BD > > > prepped soils. We can have good physical appearances but still not > > > have everything that we are looking for in BD food. > > > > > > Are you up for doing something like this? > > > > > > > Allan > > The way I understand this type of comparison trial its difficult to do > > because of the crossover effect of physical preps? 500 will spread its > > influence over the general area treated? We 'd assume that the other preps > > do likewise. I know Hamish says its not necessary to cover every square > yard > > when you spray the preps - so to move away from this influence for a > > comparison we then introduce the change in soil types as a variable? > > I'll talk to Cheryl maybe they can do chromas on the actual BC, I think > one > > of the members in the Bellingen area is up to doing chromas, its beyond me > > at this stage (and outside of my interest) there are more basic problems > > need attention. > > I think I've said to you before I like to come at things from as many > > different angles as I can, I'm certainly not advocating giving up making > > proper preps and doing it all off cards, but why not use the radionics to > > add some extra? I think Steve Storch is doing stuff like this now - maybe > > not radionically. Any of these easy things we should do any chance we > get - > > it may not be ideal but if it gets done easy and cheap it must add to the > > overall effect. With my potentiser, cards and ash samples, anytime I put > > anything liquid out I can add some preps or pepper weeds to bolster the > > effect of the broadcaster, its easy and there is no cost. > > Will let you know if anything develops > > Cheers > > Lloyd Charles > > > >
