dear patti, you have a wonderful resource there, with christy and hugh and jeff poppen in your backyard. i've always been a gardener, not a farmer.we first heard about biodynamics from an article in mother earth news , and a visit to kerry sullivans csa in kimperton pa, was enough to convince me it was the path to follow. sstorch's advice i would ditto. spend as much time looking at the sky as digging in the dirt!:)sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gil Robertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 9:33 PM Subject: Re: Taking another step.
> Hi! Patti, > Could I suggest you subscribe to Acres USA. Over time it will cover every > subject you can think about. Go to <acresusa.com> and you will find the > offer of a free copy and how to subscribe. Ask for a book catalogue and you > will find a treasure house of information. > > For starters, I suggest two books by Hugh Lovel on this list. His "A > Biodynamic Farm" is available from Acres USA and for the other, > "Agricultural Renewal", contact Hugh, possibly through his Web Site. > > I wish you well and if there are some non site specific questions, feel free > to fire them at me off line. > > > Gil > Port Lincoln, Australia > > Patti Berg wrote: > > > I have just graduated from being a back yard gardener on my little one > > acre plot of land to something way over my head. I am in the process of > > purchasing 11.5 acres of land in Kentucky (currently growing alfalfa) > > and feel overwhelmed for the moment as to where to start in turning this > > land into a sustainable farm. For the last five years I've toyed with > > the idea of having an organic farm and now that I've come this far I'm > > not quite sure where to start to achieve a sustainable farm this size > > but I do so want to learn. Are there any organic farmers on this list > > from south central Kentucky? > > > > I've been reading books by Gene Logsdon and Eliot Coleman but most of > > this stuff I've never tried. One thing I've learned from my garden is > > that plants don't always turn out the same way you read about them. > > Although I've had a very successful garden here in Georgia I couldn't > > tell you why. Has anyone ever written a book called Organic Farming for > > Dummies? > > > > I've been the posts on this list but you all are way over my head. I > > learn best from hands on experience. Is there a first step to learn > > about biodynamics? Could anyone tell me how you got started? > > > > Patti..... > > >
