On a holistic level, our soil vitality is enhanced by application of Biodynamic® compost, compost teas, Biodynamic® preparations, and by habitat diversity. Our compost program, which is based on organic cow manure and our own green waste, provides organic matter and nutrients to the soil and crops. Compost teas and vermiculture are used to control pests and to encourage complexity of the microbiological activity in the fields. The Biodynamic® sprays 500 and 501 are applied at timely intervals to boost either root growth (i.e., 500) or leaf growth (i.e., 501). Habitat diversity provides a more subtle effect. We like to think of it as an immune system enhancer. When the crops are exposed to the complex web of life that the Earth has to offer, they themselves become more complex, perhaps more dynamic and thus more vital.
