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Time with Trees
Friday 25th August 5pm-6.30pm
Ross's Wood, Camserney Farm in front of the Biodynamic Garden
With Brian Anderson, shamanic practitioner
This is the fourth in the series of four mini workshops in each season of the year where we slow down, breath and spend time with trees. Each session is stand alone so if you missed the others please do join this one.
Trees were sacred to our ancestors and offer so much to life as they silently witness all around them. This time we are following Scottish traditions in making a prayer or clootie tree.
This event is part funded by Scottish communities recovery funding. If you would like to contribute then donations to the garden are very welcome.
Booking is essential as spaces are limited, please use the link below to book. If you have any questions please email biodynamicgarden@gmail.com.
You can see more of Brian's work at www.oakenleaf.co.uk and www.brianandersontarottherapy.co.uk.
Friday 25th August 5pm-6.30pm
Ross's Wood, Camserney Farm in front of the Biodynamic Garden
With Brian Anderson, shamanic practitioner
This is the fourth in the series of four mini workshops in each season of the year where we slow down, breath and spend time with trees. Each session is stand alone so if you missed the others please do join this one.
Trees were sacred to our ancestors and offer so much to life as they silently witness all around them. This time we are following Scottish traditions in making a prayer or clootie tree.
This event is part funded by Scottish communities recovery funding. If you would like to contribute then donations to the garden are very welcome.
Booking is essential as spaces are limited, please use the link below to book. If you have any questions please email biodynamicgarden@gmail.com.
You can see more of Brian's work at www.oakenleaf.co.uk and www.brianandersontarottherapy.co.uk.
Previous Events
Starting a Compost Heap
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The garden friends creating our new compost heap for 2023. We placed it in a central point as the heart of the garden. Layers included well rotted compost from the garden, horse manure, seaweed powder, straw and then a final layer of sheep fleece.
If you visit the garden today then the compost heap is flourishing with an additional layer of plants on top. Volunteers are always welcome, if you'd like to get involved please contact us via biodynamicgarden@gmail.com. |
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Compost and Manure Biodynamic Preparation
Join garden friends for the compost and manure preparation workshop on Saturday 6th of May. We'll start at 10.30 at the Biodynamic Garden, Camserney. This event is free and all are welcome.
This event is part funded by Scottish communities recovery funding. If you would like to contribute then donations to the garden are very welcome.
Feel free to book a ticket here but you can also turn up.
Join garden friends for the compost and manure preparation workshop on Saturday 6th of May. We'll start at 10.30 at the Biodynamic Garden, Camserney. This event is free and all are welcome.
This event is part funded by Scottish communities recovery funding. If you would like to contribute then donations to the garden are very welcome.
Feel free to book a ticket here but you can also turn up.
The Silica Preparation in the Garden
Please join garden friends at the Biodynamic Garden to make this preparation to strengthen the warmth and growth of the plants. Let the sounds and smells of the garden merge with the liquid we are stirring. It will help bring balance in yourself and to the plants and soil . You are welcome to take it away to other gardens and land.
These events are funded by Scottish Communities recovery funding. If you would like to contribute then donations to the garden are very welcome.
Please join garden friends at the Biodynamic Garden to make this preparation to strengthen the warmth and growth of the plants. Let the sounds and smells of the garden merge with the liquid we are stirring. It will help bring balance in yourself and to the plants and soil . You are welcome to take it away to other gardens and land.
These events are funded by Scottish Communities recovery funding. If you would like to contribute then donations to the garden are very welcome.
Sound bath in the Garden
Join us in the garden this summer for some sound bathing with Cristie. Let the sounds of the singing bowls merge with those of the garden and help bring your body and mind into balance. Dates are below and you can book one, two or all three.
Numbers will be limited so please book early via the button below. If you have any questions around sound bathing before signing up then please email Cristie at intuitivesoundandenergy@gmail.com. Saturday 6th is now fully booked but please do select the date if you would like to be added to the waiting list. The other dates are filling fast. We aim to let you know as soon as possible that your booking has been successful but this may take three days. If you haven't heard within this time please email intuitivesoundandenergy@gmail.com to check as the booking may not have gone through.
The sound baths are funded by Scottish communities recovery funding. If you would like to contribute then donations to the garden are very welcome. The sound baths are subject to the weather so dates may change but if you sign up we'll keep you well informed.
Join us in the garden this summer for some sound bathing with Cristie. Let the sounds of the singing bowls merge with those of the garden and help bring your body and mind into balance. Dates are below and you can book one, two or all three.
- Friday 10th June 10am-11am
- Tuesday 21st June 6pm-7pm - with a fire after to celebrate the summer solstice (fully booked - waitlist in operation)
- Saturday 6th August 10am-11am - and biodynamic preparation (sound bath fully booked - waitlist in operation)
Numbers will be limited so please book early via the button below. If you have any questions around sound bathing before signing up then please email Cristie at intuitivesoundandenergy@gmail.com. Saturday 6th is now fully booked but please do select the date if you would like to be added to the waiting list. The other dates are filling fast. We aim to let you know as soon as possible that your booking has been successful but this may take three days. If you haven't heard within this time please email intuitivesoundandenergy@gmail.com to check as the booking may not have gone through.
The sound baths are funded by Scottish communities recovery funding. If you would like to contribute then donations to the garden are very welcome. The sound baths are subject to the weather so dates may change but if you sign up we'll keep you well informed.
Breathing in the Garden
Join Cristie for six breath and movement sessions at the Biodynamic Garden. She'll be sharing coherent breathing which has many benefits including helping with stress, depression and anxiety. When practiced daily coherent breathing helps to bring the body's systems into balance. Cristie is an experienced teacher of yoga, breath and meditation and is excited to be holding space for everyone at the beautiful garden.
We can experience the breath of the garden by simply being there and connect with the living forces: the soil, the plants, the air, the spiritual energy. As human beings we make a gesture of balancing the breath by bringing the biodynamic preparation to the soil.
The practices include gentle movement, breath and meditation and meditation and you can do them either standing or seated.
The classes will be on Friday's at 10am and be for 45 minutes at the Biodynamic Garden. You'll have the option to stay a little longer to enjoy the peace of the garden, have a chat and maybe do some meditative planting or weeding. There are ten places available.
Dates are: 22nd, 29th April and 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th May 2022.
The classes are 60% funded by Scottish communities recovery funding and we ask please could you make a £10 donation to the garden for the block of classes. More information will follow on how to do that when you book.
Spaces are limited for all dates now - bookings are checked twice a week so please book and you'll receive an email confirming if you have a place or are on the wait list.
Join Cristie for six breath and movement sessions at the Biodynamic Garden. She'll be sharing coherent breathing which has many benefits including helping with stress, depression and anxiety. When practiced daily coherent breathing helps to bring the body's systems into balance. Cristie is an experienced teacher of yoga, breath and meditation and is excited to be holding space for everyone at the beautiful garden.
We can experience the breath of the garden by simply being there and connect with the living forces: the soil, the plants, the air, the spiritual energy. As human beings we make a gesture of balancing the breath by bringing the biodynamic preparation to the soil.
The practices include gentle movement, breath and meditation and meditation and you can do them either standing or seated.
The classes will be on Friday's at 10am and be for 45 minutes at the Biodynamic Garden. You'll have the option to stay a little longer to enjoy the peace of the garden, have a chat and maybe do some meditative planting or weeding. There are ten places available.
Dates are: 22nd, 29th April and 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th May 2022.
The classes are 60% funded by Scottish communities recovery funding and we ask please could you make a £10 donation to the garden for the block of classes. More information will follow on how to do that when you book.
Spaces are limited for all dates now - bookings are checked twice a week so please book and you'll receive an email confirming if you have a place or are on the wait list.
Event in the Garden - Our Earth's Health is Our Health - 19 August 2021
There's an informal event happening in the garden on Thursday 19 August at 5.30pm
Please bring something personal to share about climate change and your relationship with nature. Or something about your experience when you are in nature/out for a walk.
Dr.Angus Cameron will give a short talk about the ambition to make Aberfeldy the healthiest town in Scotland.
This is based on a few principles: make allotments available to grow your own food, eat healthy, manage stress,
daily exercise, have a loving community around you. Angus himself lives in Aberfeldy and is a Human Givens therapist . We are looking forward to listen to him and there will be plenty of time to ask him questions.
There will be vegan and vegetarian snacks made by Piece, Aberfeldy.
We hope you can join us!
There's an informal event happening in the garden on Thursday 19 August at 5.30pm
Please bring something personal to share about climate change and your relationship with nature. Or something about your experience when you are in nature/out for a walk.
Dr.Angus Cameron will give a short talk about the ambition to make Aberfeldy the healthiest town in Scotland.
This is based on a few principles: make allotments available to grow your own food, eat healthy, manage stress,
daily exercise, have a loving community around you. Angus himself lives in Aberfeldy and is a Human Givens therapist . We are looking forward to listen to him and there will be plenty of time to ask him questions.
There will be vegan and vegetarian snacks made by Piece, Aberfeldy.
We hope you can join us!
Box Scheme 2021 is due to begin on 25 May
If you're interested in ordering a box from the SOSA box scheme this year please contact sosaberfeldy@gmail.com for more information. We need a minimum of 25 orders per week to make it a viable scheme and we're gauging interest just now.
Boxes can be ordered fortnightly or weekly and the scheme runs for 20 weeks. They contain wonderful produce grown either within the Biodynamic Garden Camserney or by one of our local partners (they are all committed to organic growing although not all are certified).
The large boxes which cater to around 3-4 people are £20 per box and the small ones for 1-2 people are £15.
If you're interested in ordering a box from the SOSA box scheme this year please contact sosaberfeldy@gmail.com for more information. We need a minimum of 25 orders per week to make it a viable scheme and we're gauging interest just now.
Boxes can be ordered fortnightly or weekly and the scheme runs for 20 weeks. They contain wonderful produce grown either within the Biodynamic Garden Camserney or by one of our local partners (they are all committed to organic growing although not all are certified).
The large boxes which cater to around 3-4 people are £20 per box and the small ones for 1-2 people are £15.
Seed Potatoes at the Biodynamic Garden
Kate is here sharing her knowledge with Scottish seed potatoes.
Kate is here sharing her knowledge with Scottish seed potatoes.
If you follow the Maria Thun biodynamic planting calendar then the days around Easter are not the best to work the soil. Easter Monday would be your first option to plant your potatoes. See also the clip about planting tatties.
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From Soil to Slice 2021
Thanks to a grant from the Basil Death Trust the Biodynamic Garden are excited to be taking part in the 'soil to slice' project. It's an initiative from Scotland The Bread and encourages local communities to get more involved with the process from sowing the seeds to making bread.
Our seeds are here and we've just begun preparing the ground at the main growing site at Tombreck. We'll also be sowing at smaller locations such as the biodynamic garden and other local gardens to create a mosaic of growing sites in the area. We'll be sharing pictures as things come together so please do check back. 
Credit: Ant Rozetsky
Getting started in gardening biodynamically
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Together with The Highland Perthshire Care and Wellbeing Coop we have created some videos giving guidance for anyone who is interested in gardening
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Easter Spring 2020
We were asked to bring the cowhorn manure preparation to the land as a healing for soil and people. And to do this now with the illness Covid-19 all affecting us is something we feel the garden can contribute.
We have dynamized the cowhorn manure for an hour by stirring it in water -then we sprayed it on the garden directly.
The soil will feel the benefit from this action. It works as a prevention for pests and diseases for the crops that will be grown this year.
We were asked to bring the cowhorn manure preparation to the land as a healing for soil and people. And to do this now with the illness Covid-19 all affecting us is something we feel the garden can contribute.
We have dynamized the cowhorn manure for an hour by stirring it in water -then we sprayed it on the garden directly.
The soil will feel the benefit from this action. It works as a prevention for pests and diseases for the crops that will be grown this year.
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So many people have started a new garden this year or have looked at their garden with different eyes
The Biodynamic Association has a Gardening Club with many helpful resources to introduce you to biodynamics
The Biodynamic Association has a Gardening Club with many helpful resources to introduce you to biodynamics
We had a brilliant time at our Share Festival on the 28th of Sept 2019 - this was part of the Great Perthshire Picnic
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We had an exhibition of landscape paintings in the polytunnel. Some of the artists brought their family to admire the pictures
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The apple press was in full use
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The botanist and forager had a good look at the comfrey
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48 people from all over Scotland came to enjoy the garden and the food that everybody had prepared
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It was a true harvest festival in many aspects
Thanks everybody for coming and taking part in preparation and clearing up
Thanks everybody for coming and taking part in preparation and clearing up