Re: Fw: Fw: Eric

2003-07-23 Thread gideon cowen
kissin' my ass, aint gonna get u anywhere.. i dont want him back on the list per se, I just feel that dissing people when they have no chance of replying is out of order. Here in sunny Scotland it hasnt rained properly for about three months,we made some lovely hay and silage, but the regrowt

Re: Fw: Fw: Eric

2003-07-23 Thread gideon cowen
Sorry Allan, my fault, I meant www.unionag.org Hugh's thang. G. - Original Message - From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Biodynamic Food and Farming Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 1:22 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Fw: Eric > >PS Have u checked out www.u

Re: Fw: Fw: Eric

2003-07-23 Thread gideon cowen
Allan, now u have really gone too far... Eric wasn't that bad, sure he went off the rails a bit at the end, but at least he was a blast of fresh (young) air for a while. When I first joined this list about 5 years ago it was inspirational, mainly due to the calibre of people involved - eg. Hugh

Re: Help with Our Feathered Friends

2003-03-04 Thread gideon cowen
why, what was the problem ?? Gideon. - Original Message - From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 3:21 AM Subject: Re: Help with Our Feathered Friends > Anyone with answers for "TJH" please sent them to > [EMAIL PROTECTED], I've

Re: Scientific proof of Homeopathic BD prep efficacy

2003-03-04 Thread gideon cowen
Randi was involved in a BBC Horizon programme 'disproving' homeopathy; see www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2002/homeopathy.shtml if you have all the replicable data, scientifically produced, it should relatively straightforward ? Sure you will have to jump thru some hoops, but it is a lot of money !

Re: Scientific proof of Homeopathic BD prep efficacy

2003-03-03 Thread gideon cowen
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 8:10 PM Subject: Re: Scientific proof of Homeopathic BD prep efficacy > Got the details? > I sure it would made a few press inches, and make our development easier, if > we could collect this. > GA > > - Orig

Re: Scientific proof of Homeopathic BD prep efficacy

2003-03-03 Thread gideon cowen
some Yankee magician (?) was offering $1 million to anyone who could prove homeopathy under 'scientific' tests. You could be in the money there Glen ! Gideon, boy do I watch too much TV ! - Original Message - From: "Garuda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 03

Re: books

2003-02-08 Thread gideon cowen
My ex - co-worker is halfway thru the first year, you can contact me offline if you want her e-mail address to find out more first hand. gideon. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 9:05 PM Subject: Re:

Re: spraying

2003-02-08 Thread gideon cowen
Steve, have you found spraying on snow to be definitely successful ? I have been holding off my 500 spraying here because we have snow on the ground, and I thought it would not be so effective. cheers, Gideon. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Fri

Re: Raw Milk

2003-02-06 Thread gideon cowen
Old Plaw Hatch farm in Sussex sells raw milk thru a milk round available to anyone who wants it in the local area, the reusable glass bottles must carry a disclaimer saying the milk could contain harmful organisms, and right at the bottom it says that this also true of pasturised milk !! ho ho. unf

Re: Dalgety

2003-02-06 Thread gideon cowen
Hamish is the tall thin guy on the left of the photo. He hauls this rig around the whole country.. gideon. - Original Message - From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 1:54 PM Subject: Re: Dalgety > Roger - Are there just th

Re: Names in the news

2003-02-05 Thread gideon cowen
sounds about the same price as they were charging at the Kimberton Whole Foods store. ! What would you charge ? gideon. - Original Message - From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 5:12 PM Subject: Re: Names in the news > >All

Re: Biodiesel

2003-02-05 Thread gideon cowen
According to a motoring programme on TV here, one can use used vegetable oil, strained of course, to run diesel cars without any alterations to the engine. You just need to add 3 % non kerosene based white spirit (turpentine), and let it sit for one week before using it. McDonalds and Co. should ha

Re: Crystallization ???

2003-02-01 Thread gideon cowen
The idea of spraying 500 at this time comes from the Satller/Wistinghausen tome on BD. They had very good results when spraying at this time. (not scientific trials). Somehow enhancing the forces of crystallisation evident in the crystal formations currently visible. Steiner also mentions this time

Re: not cabin fever!

2003-01-28 Thread gideon cowen
Up here in sunny Scotland we had 17 degrees C. last sunday !! Hotter than some summer days, I just had to dig out my motorbike and go for a ride, what the hell is going on with the weather ??? Gideon. - Original Message - . > > > > > > >

Re: csa names

2003-01-26 Thread gideon cowen
Allan, I guess you would know what works best for your local customers, I have trouble keeping up with you.have you moved again ? Where are you now ? g. - Original Message - From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 2:16 PM Subje

Re: ???

2003-01-26 Thread gideon cowen
Dear Teresa, I seem to recall that you are in the north of England. you are welcome up here in Aberdeen any time, altho I cannot guarentee that I am doing anything 'properly'. We use the Mausdorfer starter in our underground liquid manure tanks, which then get spread on the fields as slurry. Now

Re: csa names

2003-01-25 Thread gideon cowen
sounds like your local supermarket ! (I guess this should read convenience store in Yankese.) Gideon. - Original Message - From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 5:42 AM Subject: Re: csa names > >Vital Vittles > >Nurtu-R-Us > >W

Re: Looking for a new CSA name

2003-01-24 Thread gideon cowen
Earth Shares CSA !! Gideon. (has different meanings. ) - Original Message - From: "Katherine Griebel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 6:42 AM Subject: Re: Looking for a new CSA name > How about "Prime Edibles" > > Kathy Griebel >

Re: (What do we have to LOSE/GAIN -was Lurkers) For Chris Shade

2003-01-23 Thread gideon cowen
Very well said Jane. Gideon. - Original Message - From: "Jane Sherry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bdnow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 5:08 PM Subject: Re: (What do we have to LOSE/GAIN -was Lurkers) For Chris Shade > I am glad you got to vent, Chris. > > May I pleas

like to get to know you well ?

2002-11-16 Thread gideon cowen
Well  , as I suggested it I suppose I had better start... Format can be as people feel like contributing, but hopefully not too formal. Perhaps how and why people got to where they are today ? It can also be funnot CV stylie     Born 25/9/69 at home in Forest Row, Sussex, Eng

Re: Fw: "Hidden Agendas"? was Re: [compost_tea] Re: Testing & NOP Decision {LONG}

2002-11-14 Thread gideon cowen
maybe those who feel like it could provide a little background on themselves, bit like going round the circle getting to know people better...?? waddya reckon ?? gideon. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2

Fw: The barbed wire won¹t keep contamination in,but it will keep consultation out

2002-10-22 Thread gideon cowen
feel free to join in ! thanks, gideon. - Original Message - From: "Munlochy Vigil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MV02" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 3:46 PM Subject: The barbed wire won¹t keep contamination in,but it will keep consultation out Please read, act, and circul

Re: Biodynamic cheeses

2002-10-15 Thread gideon cowen
Victor @ Shanti yoga.                                                           Gideon. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 6:26 AM Subject: Biodynamic cheeses Is anyone familiar with a mail ord

Re: Oct. Conf.

2002-09-26 Thread gideon cowen
maybe 'build' was a slight exaggeration, I just cobbled it together ! I got Rob White out of the Land of the Wizards of Oz to build the machine - s/s, conical bottom, paddles coming up thru the bottom, belt driven via an adjustable timer by an under-slung electric motor. On a platform, so can grav

Re: Oct. Conf.

2002-09-26 Thread gideon cowen
Unlikely on the conference front, the dairy farmer doesn't have much time or inclination for BD, altho I did build him a state of the art stirring machine with rain water collection, before I left, I am not sure if he has used it much. The CSA market gardeners are having visa troubles and might h

Re: BDA conf

2002-09-26 Thread gideon cowen
Here's another one !! THE PROCESSES OF SILICA, CALCIUM AND CLAY. THEIR ROLE IN THE REDEMPTION OF MATTER. Sixteenth international english-speaking conference for those involved with Biodynamic agriculture. Michael House School, Derbshire, England. 30th October - 3rd November 2002. Third and fin

Re: Oct. Conf.

2002-09-25 Thread gideon cowen
When I was at CVKH we had cheese made on contract by a nearby cheesemaker, the quality varied, but the quantity should still be there ! Victor from Shanti Yoga used to ship it around the country, altho I am not sure about his situation at the moment.the types were Chedder, Colby and M. Jac

Re: Cats in compost

2002-09-12 Thread gideon cowen
I put the occasional dead calf in my compost heaps !! Gideon. - Original Message - From: "Stacey Elin Rossi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 11:42 AM Subject: Cats in compost > Do I have this right,

Re: Storing Preps

2002-08-20 Thread gideon cowen
Peat gets woven into blankets to be used as protection against UV radiation and electromagnetic contamination. The Barrel Compost equivalent we sometimes get from some BD bigwig in Germany is completely dry. Do forces prefer wet of dry media ??

Re: Fly larvae in European farm liquid manure slurry: identification

2002-07-23 Thread gideon cowen
When I was farming at the Kimberton Hills BD farm we had rat-tailed larvae in our liquid manure tank, they seemed quite happy in there ! Here in Scotland we have two 5000 gal. underground tanks to collect the dairy washings. I add lots of BC, it's a great way of getting all the preps over all the

Re: Hawaiian BD

2002-07-23 Thread gideon cowen
There used to be a guy called Patrick on this list, I am not sure if he is still lurking ..Allan do you know ?? He is from Hawai'i. Otherwise Phyl Dwyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] does the BD newsletter/admin. there. Hope this helps, Gideon. - Original Message - From: "Lance Howard" <[EMAI

Re: 24-hours later: Re: Thun's Working with the Stars 2002 (?)

2002-07-16 Thread gideon cowen
Allan, N.P.T. started on Wednesday 10th. of July at 9 a.m., and will finish on Sunday the 21st. at 7 p.m. (all BST). hope this helps, Gideon. - Original Message - From: "Allan Balliett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 6:55 AM Subject: 2

Re: calves running with the herd

2002-05-31 Thread Gideon Cowen
In theory if you are calving all year round, it shouldn't be too difficult. All you need is well fenced paddocks and raceways,  and a calf 'creep' , so they can have somewhere to go to when the herd is being milked, pref. with some meal and hay. It would lessen the potential damage if the he

Re: Cows

2002-05-31 Thread Gideon Cowen
better start setting up a box scheme like Hugh has done. Gideon. - Original Message - From: "D & S Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 6:44 AM Subject: Re: Cows > If I could get that much per beast I'd move the family out of the ho

Re: Cows

2002-05-30 Thread Gideon Cowen
Some dairy farmers have 'nurse' cows, who are semi-retired dairy cows which for different reasons, ( high cell count, only three quarters working, etc. ) provide milk for a batch of calves, 3 or 4, for up to 3 months. Calves always grow best with a cow, as opposed to being bucket fed. I have also

Re: Cows

2002-05-30 Thread Gideon Cowen
and a little bit more !! I have a pedigree Aberdeen Angus Bull (of course) which I use on the dairy cows, and his daughters provide the tastiest steaks I have ever had ! The fat in the muscle tissue adds to the flavour and taste, when it is BBQ'd ! Meat without the fat is tasteless.

Fw: help!

2002-03-21 Thread Gideon Cowen
K > > 389 Linda Ca tlow, Burnley, UK > > 390 Jill Willett, Coalville, UK > > 391 K Lewis Northumberland UK > > 392 Elaine Ryder, Northumberland UK > > 393 Lyn Dodds, Tyne and Wear UK > > 394 Emma Cresswell, Tyne and Wear, UK > > 395 Farzana Khan, Dubai, UAE &g

Re: Agri-Synthesis sprays (CAUTION: Contains Critical Comments!!)

2002-02-10 Thread Gideon Cowen
dear Greg, i guess I am just too stoopid to make the connection between BD remedies and reclaiming the hairline - i thought I had maybe got a crossed message/advert from a hairdressing list !! whilst I have no problem with anyone getting suitably renumerated for the work they do, the hairspray adv

Re: From Greg Willis: Agri-Synthesis sprays

2002-02-10 Thread Gideon Cowen
Sorry to be so high and mighty Chris, I have always had a problem with mr Willis, and this just reconfirms my feelings. (he also has a long and colourful history with this list) what is wrong with being bald anyway ? why not just deal and accept it ? ps what has reclaiming lost hairlines to d

Re: From Greg Willis: Agri-Synthesis sprays

2002-02-10 Thread Gideon Cowen
It sure shows where certain people's priorities lie. The pursuit of the Yankee dollar over healing the Earth. unfortunately I fear this is no joke. gideon. - Original Message - From: "bdnow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, Febru

Fw: pto driven pumps

2002-01-29 Thread Gideon Cowen
  - Original Message - From: Gideon Cowen To: b d now Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:29 AM Subject: pto driven pumps Dear All,   Following the indications in the Sattler/Wistinghausen book about spraying 500 when the forces of crystalisation are at their strongest in the Earth