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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
