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    MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU

    Jan 02, 2019 3 minutes
    WORDS: CLAIRE BICKLE

    We hear so much about organic gardening, biodynamics and permaculture as forms of sustainable gardening and farming practices, but what does it all mean and how can the everyday gardener apply these practices to the average backyard or hobby farm?

    In the next couple of issues I’ll look at biodynamics and do a bit of myth busting to find out what it’s really about. Where did it all start? How can you use it as an everyday practice in your gardening space?

    HISTORY OF BIODYNAMICS

    Early in the 20th century, when farming started to evolve from the traditional organic practices it

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