>Status: U >Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 21:58:44 EST >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: list BDNOW: List Message Rejected > >Dear [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > >Your recent message to the BDNOW list has been >rejected for the following reason: > >Only list subscribers may send messages to this list. > >If you need assistance, please contact the list owner at >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >The text of your message follows: >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Received: from albatross.prod.itd.earthlink.net >(albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.120]) > by dsl027-159-039.nyc1.dsl.speakeasy.net >(8.12.0.Beta19/8.12.0.Beta19/Debian 8.12.0.Beta19) with ESMTP id >fBV2uAAG003871 > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, 30 Dec 2001 21:56:10 -0500 >Received: from user-2inis9m.dialup.mindspring.com ([165.121.113.54] >helo=earthlink.net) > by albatross.prod.itd.earthlink.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) > id 16KscS-0000dU-00 > for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:56:08 -0800 >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 19:00:26 -0800 >From: Green Gold International <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; I) >MIME-Version: 1.0 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Albrecht System and plant sap analysis >References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hi, > >We use plant sap analysis mainly to determine what nutrients to use in >foliar spray applications. This can be especially important in transition >while building the soil to higher energy levels, but not always necessary. > >A Brix meter can be an indicator. But sugar is not all that one is after. >The thickness of the interface line between the refracted and not refracted >liquid is an idicator of minerals. And once again, working with a science >like BioDynamics, it is not just having materials present, but what energies >are stored in the materials, structure of the molecules, and cosmic strength >of constituent components, etc. > >Nutrients absorbed from the soil are dependent on the life force of the >soil, which may be indicated by several parameters, one being the sacred >geometric ratios between minerals, cation exchange capacity, and companion >minerals. Earthworms, microbes, myccorhizae and all natural entities >"naturally" implement their primordial design to bring about these ratios. > >One doing BioDynamics does not necessarily have to do soil testing. It >merely speeds up the transition progress, where monetary considerations are >important. The most important factor in Agriculture from our perspective is >the realization and bringing about the energies needed, and mainly, the >Spiritual transformation of those involved. Mr. Steiner knew this. > >Timothy Hollingsworth >Green Gold International > >Rex Teague wrote: > >> On 31 Dec 01, Rambler wrote: >> > Hi Stephen There is a method called Brix testing that a farmer can do >> > himself. It uses a refractometer to measure suger levels in plants and >> > fruit. When suger levels get above a certain level for each group of >> > plants then you have reached a balanced soil energy level. A figure >> > between 9-15 is my understanding. This is also subject that i would >> > like to study this coming year. It is one of the means which Dan Skow >> > uses in his book Mainline farming for the 21st Century to get his soil >> > nutrient levels to balance and you can do it your self. >> >> There is a good amount of Brix information at >> http://www.brixpage.com. Note it is not just a measure of sugar >> rather plant sap solids. >> >> Rex Harrill has written a helpful book(let) which can be clicked >> through to from the above website or >> http://www.crossroads.ws/brixbook/BBook.htm. >> >> The BrixTalk list is linked from the Crossroads website but because of > > the unwieldy frames it maybe easy to go straight to it at >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BrixTalk. >> >> Further links at http://www.crossroads.ws/brix/index-page7.html. >> >> HTH... Rex
