Biodynamic compost with Farmer Jack McAndrew
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2021
- This film is a fast paced introduction to biodynamic compost with biodynamic maestro, farmer Jack McAndrew. Giving you enough information and insight to start your own biodynamic compost pile. Farmer Jack likes to call this type of compost 'black gold’.
To make a 10 ton pile you will need:
For the pile:
- 10 tonnes of biodynamic dairy cow manure.
- 20 bales of organic and/or pesticide free alfalfa.
- Water
- Food waste
- Dr Pfeiffer Biodynamic compost starter : jpibiodynamics.org/products/p...
Biodynamic preparations: These can be purchased from the Josephine Porter Institute for applied biodynamics: jpibiodynamics.org/collection...
502: YARROW: goes in a stags bladder. Facilitates is a relationship between sulphur, potassium and the cosmos. It attracts trace elements from the cosmos.
503: CHAMOMILE: goes in the intestines of a cow and is buried over winter. Then dug up and left in the sun for the summer. It attracts calcium and sulfur. It stabilizes the nitrogen.
504: STINGING NETTLE: Is buried in the earth in peat moss and left for a year. Facilitates a relationship between sulphur, potassium and iron. It brings health to the pile.
505: OAK BARK: Facilitates a relationship with calcium, Healing forces to combat diseases
506: DANDELION FLOWER: Facilitates the relationship between Silicic acid and potassium. Brings cosmic forces to the soil.
507:VALERIAN: Made into a juice and spread over the pile. Bring intelligence to the pile.
To make a 1 ton pile you will need:
For the pile:
- 1 tonnes of biodynamic dairy cow manure.
- 2 bales of organic and/or pesticide free alfalfa.
- Water
- Food waste
About farmer Jack:
Farmer Jack was a cruise ship photographer, until his then girlfriend requested he come back on land, or she would be gone. She later became his wife and he got a job in corporate hospitality at a race course track.
Looking for a new direction, what he refers to as his ‘force’, he found himself in independent book shop The Bohdi Tree in Los Angeles. An independent bookstore specializing in world religions, metaphysics, psychology, philosophy and health. Back then it would have been called ‘new age’ now ‘current age’ seems more appropriate.
It was there that a copy of Rudolph Steiners book ‘The Agriculture course’, literally fell off the shelf and into his hands. Within its pages, his new direction and true calling, biodynamic farmer. He was hooked.
Shortly after reading the book, he was at the racecourse and met a man called Peter Dukich. There was something about this man, that he couldn’t his finger on. He asked what he did for a living and he replied that he was a farmer. Jack told him how he had always wanted to be a farmer and Peter invited him to a lecture.
Jack attended the lecture and ended up staying with Peter and his family for three days. He invited Jack to come work with him on a farm he leased, with his friend Harris Porter. It was Harris Porter that taught them all to make compost. Jack likens this to a religious experience, with Harris Porter officiating as the priest.
It was Harris Porter that introduce Jack to his next mentor Alan Chadwick. A British aristocrat and actor turned horticulturist and teacher. Alan has studied with Rudolph Steiner and Jack was thrilled to learn from a former Steiner student.
He spent 3O years working for an Armenian farmer at Still point vineyards in Topanga. Tending the farm and make compost for the world class cabernet grapes. This was followed by 12 years working for Biodynamic farm, One Gun Ranch, making biodynamic compost for the farm. More recently he has been offering a free compost workshop at Malibu Fig Ranch and this is where I was lucky to meet Jack.
His mission in this life is to bring fertility to the soil and he believes that Biodynamic compost is the most nutritious compost in the world. So whether you are an experienced farmer or just starting out, please give this process a try and let me know how it goes.
My family and I are currently traveling America in a 40ft school bus. Amateur but enthusiastic future farmers. Learning about organic and regenerative ways to farm, so that we can have our own farm one day. If there is someones world you'd like to see or a farmer or plant expert we could all learn from, please send me an email: amy@amysmyth.com. We are on the road for the next year with no real plan. Other than to learn what we can, from as many bright minds as possible.This film is a fast paced introduction to biodynamic compost with Biodynamic maestro, farmer Jack McAndrew. Giving you enough information and insight to start your own biodynamic compost pile. Farmer Jack likes to call this type of compost 'black gold’.
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This farmer Jack McAndrew has the kindest face ive ever seen, hes the salt of the earth. Once Rudolf Steiner came to me in my dream and spoke to me, i saw a beautiful golden spiral next to me it was my daughters hair, he said she is the connection between the cosmos and the earth. And she loves Rudolf Steiner and biodynamics. Its so beautiful to teach children about biodynamics
Being a composter for many years, I always felt there's a spiritual element in composting: probably the most primitive cycle that keeps life on earth and inside us. However, this guy is way higher than my orbit.
I got to see a soil sample under a microscope yesterday. The idea of us all being 'one' can feel like spiritual speak, but seeing all these little beings about their business really brings it home. Over the years, those compost piles of yours have created so much life. That's a higher orbit than most.
I have always said the problem with the world today is we got away from creation,thus getting away from our creator
I love his last statement in this clip. Going against multi millions giant devil we all know it's almost no hope, but let's follow the beautiful heart he has for the soil. I am on the other side of this planet. Will try my best to be one of his followers.
I loved this statement too. He would be so pleased you were inspired.
The world is enough for us
Its kind of a chicken and the egg thing. Yes, giant mass production factory farms feed billions, but those billions would not be there in the first place if not for giant mass production factory farms. They're providing solutions to problems they themselves created. Now its virtually impossible to go back to a more decentralized and sustainable means of food production for such a large population.
@@denisl2760 very true. But it wasn’t that long ago that it was normal to have your own vegetable garden. Maybe we can reclaim some sovereignty by growing at least some of our own food and/or supporting our local farmer. Whilst being more discerning about where those chickens and eggs actually come from! I remain hopeful!
corporate farms will do whatever is the most affordable to produce their crops. They know that there will have to be increases in fertilizer and minerals each year due to soil depletion. It is NOT sustainable and more fresh soil will have to be found. Organic is the way to go. The science proves it. We rotated crops, applied manure, and were able to keep fertilizer to a minimum. We still maintained healthy fields with profitable harvests. The difference is the heartless lack of spirituality of the corporate monsters. They only care about one seasons profit. If they need to add more fertilizer to maximize production they do not hesitate. Greed and farming are counter productive in the long run.
Would certainly appreciate a series that captures his knowledge and wisdom.
This is in the works.
This is in the works.
Big ag feeds most of the world, but praise the Lord they feed me very little. I grow most of my own food and love doing it. I sow the seed and the Lord brings the rain and the sunshine.
Beautiful. Thank you for sharing that.
Why is this guy just the cutest? I love him.
Thank you for sharing his beautiful wisdom. He is a modern-day wizard! I can tell by his Gandalf eyebrows.
He was amazing! So kind and passionate about his craft.
I bet that compost is so sweet. Lovely ol man!!!
The best compost and the greatest teacher. Make a pile and share his legacy. Thank you for watching!
Found this today. Happy I did! New subscriber
Thank you for following! He'd be so pleased!
Best compost in the world!!
I like the old man. He's awesome
Sadly he's no longer with us but his legacy lives on through the compost makers.
@@peopleoftheplants Condolences to family and friends. May his soul continue to rest in Glory. Truly his legacy lives on. I'm inspired.
Good job on this video. Fantastic! Thanks.
Thank you! We had fun making it.
Excellent, and Jeff Poppen speaks about Biodynamic on his video also.
Thank you so much 🌳💖🙏💖🌳
The world need to do this all around
And billions will starve
beautiful words ...will try my best
If he would ad a certain percentage of wood chips to the mix it would be an even better compost. It would create a long term nutrient source for fungi which are very beneficial for the soil and the crops that you grow. I don't want to go in too much detail here, but for the best growth and insect protection you want to have a fungi dominated soil.
You are right. This is what Cory talks about in ‘how to compost on a large scale’
Thanks what a great man
Substance of earth, essence of light,
Grace of heaven,
In us unite ✨ 🙏
Thank you so much for this beautiful story about biodynamic composts, if everyone on earth used biodynamics in their garden or farm the earth would be so wonderful 🌸🦋
I made a biodynamic compost last year and the soil is beautiful now where my fruit trees are growing
I totally agree. We need more gardens and more farmers! It’s the best work that can be done right now.
@@peopleoftheplants yes biodynamics is the future, biodynamics is the way to make farms and gardens have healthy soil 🌻🦋
Miss you and your family! I hope you're travels are bringing the life you all deserve! Love the video!
We miss you! I hope you are really well and continuing Jack's compost legacy!
Good!
Thanks!
thanks for the video. this is amazing, I am just starting to make compost from this year. I will try your steps for sure. I found little success with the korean natural farming
I really wanted to try the korean natural method. I'm going to post a video using the Johnson Su method soon and this is very effective.
@@peopleoftheplants i followed the Chris Trump videos. Do you mean the bio reactor ??? Thanks 👍
@@booksintamil yes! It was originally invented by David Johnson and his wife. Have you made one? You might enjoy this if you are really getting into your compost: ua-cam.com/video/cO2nGHq40Xc/v-deo.html.
"I'd like somebody to refute me."
Sounds like a challenge we should all undertake. Nice feature on a wise & charming man.
Thank you! I was lucky to meet him.
keep it simple. just green organic material and mostly straw color organic material. Plus local dirt.
Has anyone seen one man one cow one planet? It should be compulsory in every school round the world
I need to watch that. Where did you find it?
@@peopleoftheplants I bought it from biodynamic NZ but I'll add a link here I found
Nice guy but compost does need all the little packets he adds and such. Just green waste and brown waste needed and not that complicated.
Very true, the basic process for a compost is very simple. The ingredients you use will make a big difference to the nutrient quality and the diversity of microbes within the pile. Water, heat and airflow also influence the micro life in the pile.
I was buying in right up to the point I heard the word homeopathic
🤣 I think many people feel like that. They want to see it to believe it.
100th Anniversary of Rudy Steiner’s lectures on agriculture this month! How are we celebrating 🎉 ?
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Great video.
However: the big ag feeding the world statement is not false, but I would rather say: the big ag feeds the food industry that is feeding large part of the world. No big ag - no food industry, no Nestle, no Coca-Cola, at least not as gigantic corporations.
I’d like to see the small local farmer, community gardens and kitchen gardens making a global come back. Then people have more of a choice and are less reliant on the gigantic corporations for food. Start small think big. 🌱
Technically yes they feed the world, but they mainly feed livestock, if we ate even a little less meat, it would be very different
and they also feed our cars, biofuels are a shame, a waste of resources that pollute more than if there were none..
Very true. You might find this interesting: www.amysmyth.com/plan-b/n6s7chk9wng4cshbffjm99t8w4clkk . Less meat and quality if you do choose to eat meat, supporting farmers in their transition from old style ranching to regenerative agriculture. Buying locally reduces fuel dependency, so it's win win.
Or just higher quality meats from sustainable agriculture. "No meat" is another fat lie from powerful companies and governments keeping people controllable. Correctly managed animals make gardens better, grasslands better, and the planet better. :)
@@aw6707I don't want to sound aggressive but I want examples of governments or powerful companies that make more noise and spend more money than the meat industry.
Because what is in place has been in place for more than 50 years, they have the money and their places in the governments.
In my country it will be forbidden to use terms like steak, or sausage to designate a product without meat, all that to "protect consumers", it's true that they are too stupid to know that "vegetable steak" means without meat...
Personally, I would like the first price steaks, or other low-priced processed products to read "chopped corpse of a culled dairy cow, inseminated every year until death, deprived of its children at birth, slaughtered in gestation"
It's to protect ignorant consumers, in this case it's really ignorant consumers.
@@gauvaindf certainly. And yes the large corporation-based meat industry very much is as powerful as a small government. It's a struggle for power between them and a government/other industries that would also like to control what we eat, see, think, and do. Ignorance is a part of both sides as you correctly noted. Eating animals is entirely separate from these politics though. A good cow on native pasture will fix more carbon than emitted as methane - quite the opposite of a feed lot or factory farm. But doing that would promote freedom and independence. The government wants to supply your welfare check as cheaply as possible to get your votes as cheaply as possible. The meat industries just want a paycheck and if cheap easy food for government assistance or unthinking people does it they are happy.
*not your welfare check personally- to people struggling that need help and don't see a way out
@@gauvaindf I agree. A documentary called "Milked' was an eye opener for. me. Sadly it's not just the meat and dairy industry. We need 'glyphosate ripened, fungicide/ herbicide added' this list goes on and on. But having seen the possibilities of regenerative farming, I'm hopeful.
I will always be grateful to the biodynamic gardening community. After reading all about how the key to growing food on the American continent was mystical preparations of European plants and cattle manure I knew that the whole idea was a pile of shit. It’s not necessarily a bad approach but it’s completely out of place so I stopped even considering it.
At this stage, it's whatever works for you and your garden. Many roads to the same place with soil fertility as the goal.