Maryam Henein (friend) and Geo Langsworthy have made this incredible documentary. I am also looking to see Gunther Hauk in the film. Gunther is a famous biodynamic farmer and beekeeper who was one of my mentors.
Feb 4 in the Village. See below:
http://www.thehoneybeeconservancy.org/Events.html
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=248125679489&index=1
Bring your friends!
John Jeavons Look this guy up. Along with Alan Chadwick, Jeavons is one of the pioneers of French Biointensive Gardening. (Bio for Biodynamic). His books are amazing. I am planning to go to the conference if anyone is interested.
He will be presenting a one-day GROW BIOINTENSIVE Sustainable Mini-Farming Workshop at Treys Hall on the Douglass Campus at Rutgers University.
The workshop offers an excellent opportunity to acquire a wealth of information on the most efficient gardening method we know. This information has been gathered from over thirty-five years of research, and is currently in use in over 130 countries around the world.
John Jeavons has been the Director of the GROW BIOINTENSIVE Mini-Farming program for Ecology Action since 1972. He is the author of How to Grow More Vegetables and Fruits, Nuts, Berries, Grains, and Other Crops Than You Ever Thought Possible On Less Land Than You Can Imagine, the primer on sustainable Biointensive Mini-Farming, which is currently available in English, Spanish, German, French, Arabic, Hindi and Russian.
Keynote at NOFA-NJ January 30th
The Northeast Organic Farmers Association Conference is coming up in Saratoga Springs, Jan. 22-24, 2010 (pre-event registration ends Jan. 8, 2010). Check out the schedule [PDF]!
Funny Jon Stewart segment showing the lack of fact checking on CNN.
This was a early season catch of a swarm from one of the Camphill Farm hives. Nice video Alex!
Our resident apiarist Jack Daly catches a swarm with intern Asa Waldenstroem. We knew the hive was getting ready to reproduce itself by swarming (this happens when the hive produces queen bee cells.) A new queen bee is born and about half the hive leaves with the old queen. The low drumming helped keep the bees low and fortunately they settled on the pear tree. The timing couldn’t have been better; Valariana Pasqua-Masback, a fellow bee keeper (and wonderful midwife) happened to come by with bee gear and once the swarm’s buzzing calmed down Jack shook the new hive with its young queen into a big box where they stayed for a few hours before being moved into their own new house….
Hello Harvesters,
Today is a Field Day at Camphill Farm. Come learn about Biodynamic Farming.If any of you are in the area, please feel free to drop by.
The address is: 126 Camphill Rd. Pomona NY. The schedule is from 10-4, and there could be an impromptu dinner and drum circle after.
What happens when you get a mosquito bite? You have and allergic reaction. You swell up. The same is true for honey bees. We are all allergic to some extent, because we are sensitive to the venoms of the honey bee, mosquitos, et al. However, some people are deadly sensitive, and they need to know who they are, and take precautions.
