Hugh Lovel wrote:
YES!! RUSH me my instant *ULTIMATE* Dowsing and Rainmaking Kit in its Leatherette zip-up waterproof case PERSONALISED with my name and comprising Pendulum, Dowsing Rods and Miniature Radionic Broadcaster PLUS my detailed but easy-to-understand Instruction Book PLUS a Personal Introduction & one FREE Pass to _______ 's next FABULOUS Rainmaking Workshop FOR ONLY $99.99*. I understand if I am one of the FIRST TWENTY applicants I will also receive a FREE Internet Directory of Global Biodynamic Resources and go into a draw to WIN $25,000**So I pass the ball back to you and invite you to brainstorm with me how do I make this real to farmers? I guarantee they will make more money doing things the way I teach. How do I get the word out?
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Dear Friend,
I have specially chosen you from all my friends and acquaintances to receive this VERY IMPORTANT MESSAGE because I know you have the interests of Planet Earth very much to heart in all that you do. May I prevail upon you not to hit the delete key just yet for in all likelihood reading this email will cost you very little compared with the benefits it could bring to you and yours over the years to come.
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OR as JC put it 'Cast your bread upon the waters and it will be returned a thousandfold.'
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Whilst one might say that if we knew the answer to your question, we would all be rich by now and probably not be members of this list at all, it would be simplistic in the extreme.
BD agriculture has been around for almost a century; components of it date back hundreds (if not thousands) of years yet the vast majority of the world's farmers still practise conventional or other forms of agriculture. Why? Because there's no money to be made in BD the way it's set up.
Think about it.
A conventional farmer has 10,000 acres of land. To grow crops on it, he has to prepare the fields. Assuming he has the machinery, he will at the very least need seeds and fertiliser. A farm supply place will sell him both, the fertiliser will be chemical and supplied by an agribusiness or subsidiary which is part of a global setup. Where there's more than one applicable chemical, the 'best' will be recommended (or dictated) by Agric Department or council or farmers' association. The same applies to weedkillers and, for graziers, animal feeds and supplements. In some cases, fertilisers are bought 'on-the-ground', the price including spreading by the supplier to the farmer's requirements.
A biodynamic farmer has 10,000 acres of land. To grow crops on it, he has to prepare the fields. Assuming he has the machinery, he will at the very least need seeds and BD preps. He can make his own preps for which he will need healthy compost of a particular mix and standard. He can make this too but it all takes time and he has repayments to make on the mortgage. So he will buy the preps in. For this he will need a listing of BD suppliers which he will get from his nearest association. He may have the equipment to mix and apply the preps; if not and he doesn't have the time or inclination to do it manually, he will have to bring in a contract sprayer.
And so it goes.
The BD preparations are good, we know that, but there isn't much profit there and the set-up is lousy. We know that too, if we're honest about it. I was in the air force for over thirty years, played more war games in NATO (Germany) than you could poke a stick at. The first step to victory was always the same - set up supply lines and depots and communications facilities. The second was information, loads of it. The next was personnel and equipment placement. In terms of preparation the battle was usually a set-piece and the least important.
For BD to get ahead it needs an edge, even if it has to go outside BD to get it. Don't do things in isolation, package them. For instance, couple rainmaking sessions with workshops that farmers tell you are of value to them (even if they are not to you) like keeping their farms alive in drought or making ends meet on a reducing income or any number of other things. Use the internet to get to people. Produce information booklets and directories, keep them updated and cheap. Learn from Amway - set-up the networks to use the products you produce.
Flowforms. I have a thing about the John Wilkes vortex fibreglass flowforms. I think these cascades could be a saving grace for Oz in drought (permanently, really) as NSW is now. That they could be used to inexpensively recycle the water we use once and throw away. So I'm working at putting together an in-your-face demo module on a box trailer which will have tanks, pump and plumbing. Then I'll trundle it all over the SE of OZ showing farmers (especially dairy) and councils just what they do. That module will cost me between three and four thousand dollars. I don't have it but I'l find it and when I do I guarantee it will pay for itself very quickly - and increase the demand for BD products as well.
A story to finish with. My first job 40+ years ago was as an apprentice bricklayer. My firm was building an extension to a large engineering company building in Oldham, Lancashire. The company had all sorts of trades working there including carpenters. One of these made 'shove halfpenny' and other game boards on the sly using company time, tools and materials; every night he would run a wheelbarrow full out to his pick-up. He probably sold a few of these boards but even I knew that he gave most away to hotels, clubs and schools. Years later I met up with him by accident one day, he was driving a very stylish car, one I would have thought was beyond the means of a carpenter. He laughed at that. "Wheelbarrows!" he said cryptically.
roger
