Finally a blog on the Preps!
Saturday | 10 April 2010
For those unfamiliar with the term, the “preps” or “preparations” are the substances that Biodynamic farmers use to tend to specific plant needs. The preps get a lot of attention in the press as the defining feature of Biodynamic farming. While not denying or minimizing their importance, one need only read our website to understand the small role the preps play at COWHORN. So, when the need for a prep application presented itself, we jumped on it and I started writing!
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Burying the Horns
Friday | 09 October 2009
This year, burying the fall horns had a special twist. It was the first time for Jim. So, like all good friends do, we tried to play a trick on him. You can probably guess what we did. We told him that the first year each of us had buried the horns, we tasted the manure. We explained that it was very fresh, from a beautiful organically raised cow in Williams, and that it was just necessary. How would he know the goodness of the process if he didn’t try it for himself? Pedro and Noe were VERY convincing in their sincerity. We all know that Jim has a sense of humor, so we were hopeful that he might think for a minute we were serious. Well, he didn’t! He let us know in about a nano-second that he wasn’t buying any of it! Lots of laughs were had.By now the whole crew believes in the power of the horns and the preparations. We don’t have to discuss it. We honor and acknowledge the cow and her gifts in our own Cowhorn way, with lots of laughs and lots of care in the process.
– Barbara Steele
