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Family Friendly Biodynamics (Development Group)
Welcome to Family Friendly Biodynamics
Welcome to the development group
Structure & Timetable (August-October 2022) [Zoom links in here]
Survey (fill in anytime, photos can be uploaded using this form)
Who else is in this course - meet & greet
July Zoom calls with preliminary questions
July 14th - Welcome: school gardening vs home gardening (21:08)
July 21st - Welcome: you know your child best - do they need their own garden? (10:43)
July 28th - Where are examples for children to see food growing in soil? (19:24)
August Zoom Calls with discussion topics
August 4th - Choosing a location for your child's garden (20:12)
August 11th - Ideas for planning WHAT to grow (21:29)
August 18th - First session talking about biodynamic preparations (when/what/how) (27:57)
August 25th - Worm farming & Composting (Managing Food Scraps) (25:16)
September Calls
September 1st - Climbing Structures and Trellises (23:45)
September 8th - Biodiversity, Intensive Planting, Companion plants & Beneficial weeds
September 15th - Seeds, seedlings, potting mix, seed-raising mix
September 22nd - Water conservation, protecting the soil
September 29th - Hot Compost in the home garden
Section 1 - Garden set-up
🌱 Introduction (1) - How to choose a site for your child's garden
🌱 Introduction (2) - Making an annual plan of favourite food and flowers
Introduction (3) - Using a worm farm or compost bin to manage food scraps
Pesto Planter in a half wine barrel
🌱 Wine barrel pesto planter
Spring topics
Seeds, Seedlings, Potting Mix & Seed Raising Mix
Biodiversity - why we want to plant lots of different things close together
Summer topics
Water Conservation: protecting the soil in hot weather
Creative structures for climbing and vining plants: let's get creative
Autumn/Fall Topics
Composting, tidying up garden waste, using biodynamic preparations
Seed saving, seed storing, seed sharing
Winter topics
Resting the garden: cover crops
The quiet time of year in the garden: reflect, review, plan ahead, tool maintenance and systems overview
Reference Section - the Biodynamic Preparations
(coming soon) Biodynamic CPP (Cow Pat Pit), sometimes called Barrel Compound
(coming soon) BD500 Horn Manure Preparation
(coming soon) BD501 Horn Silica Preparation
(coming soon) Biodynamic Compost Preparations BD502-507
(coming soon) Equisetum BD508
Bonus addition (any time of year): making gifts
Gifting plants
Gifting seeds
Composting, tidying up garden waste, using biodynamic preparations
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