Dear Paul, Cooper Mountain Vineyards are biodynamic. They make some good pinot noir. Might be worth making contact?
Bob Gross (owner) Cooper Mountain Vineyards 9480 SW Grabhorn Road Beaverton, OR phone 503-649-0027 fax 503-649-0702 www.coopermountainvineyards.com Very best of luck with your project! Regards Hilary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Kemp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 12:18 PM Subject: Re: New to list > Dear Paul, > Allan gave you lots of great info, but he left out the Oregon BD Group!! > They have a website www.oregonbd.org > and have local contacts for you. Also, the best book on BD - written by Dave > Robison all about starting out in BD - see Learn about BD- then go to class > menu and follow through each chapter. Great part on composting, and lots of > local knowledge too. > You are right about Bd fitting in with natural health and healing, many of > us came into BD for this reason - how can you heal people with out the best > and most nutritious food?? Then of course we get into healing the earth and > we are really on our way. > Best wishes, > Cheryl Kemp > Education and Workshop Coordinator > BDFGAAustralia > Phone /Fax : 02 6657 5322 > Home: 02 6657 5306 > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > web: www.biodynamics.net.au > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Fieber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 24, 2001 4:16 AM > Subject: New to list > > > > Hi my name is Paul Fieber and I currently live in Merced, Calif. I am a > Physician Assistant and I work as an alternative health practitioner using > holistic practices. I use mostly homeopathics and herbs in my practice. I > have recently purchased a 52 acre farm in the Roseburg, Oregon area. I will > be moving there in the spring with my family. This is pure virgin soil that > has never been used for any agriculture purposes. It is a open gentle > sloping south facing slope that has only had cattle and horses on it. > > > > I have only just recently learned of BD farming methods. I have been > getting all my informatin at this time from the Biodynamic Farming and > Gardening Association on the internet. I intend to use my land for planting > a organic garden for fruits and vegetalbles and medicnal herbs as well as a > small vineyard. > > I would love to hear from others that have started such a project begining > with natural soil that has had not other use. I would espeically like to > hear from anyone who has put in a vineyard using BD methods. > > > > I have a lot of questions as I am not sure where to start at this point. > First, should I have the soil tested to see if it will need more nutrients? > How do I prepare a compost pile? How far in advance should I begin to make > prepartions? I also need help with planting information and proper use of > water. I have heard of vineyards using a catapillar to come in and rip the > soil 3 ft. deep before planting. I hope there is a better method than this > as I really do not want to disturb the soil anymore than possible. What > books or other reference material would be helpful at this point for a > beginner? I would also like to speak with anyone on the phone that would be > willing to answer more questions and if possible visit some areas in Calif > or Oregon that are using BD methods. > > > > I hope to apply the same holistic view to my land as I do in my everday > life and in my profession. I have a wonderful opportunity to start such a > project and hope to learn as much as possbile from others. I would > appreciate any help anyone is willing to provide. Thanks Paul. > > >
