https://cdarbiodynamic.org/ An independent field reference on biodynamic agriculture: soil and humus, the preparations, compost, the holding kept as one organism, and the seasonal work that joins them. en-ca Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT https://cdarbiodynamic.org/rhythm/gluts-plans-and-the-community-kitchen/https://cdarbiodynamic.org/rhythm/gluts-plans-and-the-community-kitchen/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe seasonal roundA community kitchen that cooks what a garden cannot sell needs a plan for gluts, and that plan decides what gets planted the following season. https://cdarbiodynamic.org/rhythm/a-fixed-point-photographing-one-field-for-a-year/https://cdarbiodynamic.org/rhythm/a-fixed-point-photographing-one-field-for-a-year/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe seasonal roundA fixed camera position and a fixed hour turn a year of frames into a record of slow change in a field, from soil colour to crop cover. https://cdarbiodynamic.org/holding/coat-colour-and-working-ability-in-border-collies/https://cdarbiodynamic.org/holding/coat-colour-and-working-ability-in-border-collies/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe holdingCoat colour tells a handler almost nothing about a Border Collie's working ability. The known colour genes, what merle and dilute change, and what to ask a https://cdarbiodynamic.org/holding/choosing-a-livestock-dog-for-the-holding/https://cdarbiodynamic.org/holding/choosing-a-livestock-dog-for-the-holding/Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe holdingA holding with livestock needs a dog that moves animals calmly. Selection is a working decision, not a breed decision, and the first lessons matter most. https://cdarbiodynamic.org/preparations/six-compost-preparations-and-their-plants/https://cdarbiodynamic.org/preparations/six-compost-preparations-and-their-plants/Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTPreparationsThe six compost preparations come from yarrow, chamomile, stinging nettle, oak bark, dandelion and valerian, and how each plant is gathered decides its work. https://cdarbiodynamic.org/soil/what-a-soil-assessment-measures-and-what-it-misses/https://cdarbiodynamic.org/soil/what-a-soil-assessment-measures-and-what-it-misses/Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMTSoil and humusA soil test reports chemistry, not structure. Here is what a field assessment actually measures, what it leaves out, and how often to resample the same ground.