Biodynamic Farm How and Why

This week I chat with Simon from GooliGulch Biodynamic farm. We discuss using Soil, Sequential Farming and Biodynamics to Generate Profit. Simaon is a traditionally educated farmer with a background in commercial systems who has moved to Biodynamic with a production mindset. Now he focuses on soil, carbon and natural sequences for profit. Find out about his journey and what he does.
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[@spidrespidre]

Great work. That one ball of the 500 is enough for a hectare blows our minds goes to show just how tiny our minds are. Keep up the great work.

[@barrybr1]

That...was...fantastic! Thank you so much Simon and Tim, so inspiring. The amount of 'power' in that ball of 500 is astounding.

[@JH-6]

Incredible approach, I love how it's a complete cycle. Mother Nature would be proud, just think if this caught on! Thanks for sharing

[@VK-qo1gm]

Great topic. We need more advice re cameras, there are so many on the market, we needed some for our property, majority of sellers were not to sure what would be good for a rural setting, in which it has to be waterproof, night vision, clarity,etc. Would appreciate if you could suggest something that's too quality for us rural dwellers. Love the diversity of your videos, Thank you

[@TheEmbrio]

He is happy and smiling. His produce i would trust and eat

[@FarmLearningTim]

Sums it up I reckon. He’s a good man.

[@icryostorm3727]

great video - would be great to see more of how he sets up his rotations... and also how his tractors are designed,. we have a chicken tractor here with 30 birds - but are looking at expanding for the same broadacre manure reasons.

[@ronhughes1805]

This was such an interesting topic and, although we are coastal suburban my wife is a very keen gardener, we so appreciate your channels diversity. Thanks for your time and effort.

[@bersef]

Great stuff and very inspiring. Thank you.

[@elwood212]

I absolutely LOVE biodynamics, which I believe will be in higher damage than certified organic as more -Dooley do the research and learn that certified organic is NOT chemical free growing. I’d would of loved to see inside Simons chook trailers. What a great set up he has. Cheers Tim.👍🇦🇺💕🙏

[@chrisvrp]

Great work Tim, love the diversity in your channel! It would be interesting to test the cow horn poo against some good quality manured compost to see the difference. I guess some smart people have done some of that. Might be tough to scale up with the rise of polled cattle....have to get me some Texas Longhorns 🤣

[@claudia4880]

Yes am curious what a good alternative would be to cow horn

[@laceycastro5078]

This was so informative and I would trust this farmer wholeheartedly. Thankyou!

[@pashabulker12]

Great video! Would love to hear more about where small holdings end up selling their produce.

[@FarmLearningTim]

Good video topic. I’ll keep it in mind

[@RunningAmukOffGrid]

I loved this episode Tim, it has really inspired me to take an active step in biodiversity. We live on a 72Acre farm in Queensland where the soil is albeit sand, so it really needs some loving. Tha ks so much for this info.

[@woblobsterbeatboxer5124]

Great Video! Listened to a podcast about Alley Cropping and Agroforestry, phrase stood out, Chickens are Forest Birds

[@FarmLearningTim]

Heheheh “chickens eat grapes” I run mine in a chicken tractor up and down the rows in my little vineyard

[@glenhehir3833]

Informative and enjoyable.

[@diDaN75]

Informative and interesting! For farmers, learning about soil analysis is essential to better understand the soil's requirements for revitalizing it to its optimal state, resulting in healthier and more productive crops.

[@FarmLearningTim]

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[@tesha199]

About the lack of Phosphorus in the soil. I'm pretty sure there's enough Phosphorus in every soil on this planet, but available Phosphorus is a whole different thing. In order to make that Phosphorus available for plants, it takes soil biology, fungi I believe are the most important worker in P mining.

[@thomsonjayhudson395]

LOVELY name!!! Reminds me of my fav author Thompson or Thomson hudson of law of psychic phenomenon and other dope books. THNK U!!!

[@lolitabonita08]

very interesting and informative video...thank you for sharing knowledge also big THANK YOU for not placing background annoying music...that makes the watching of the video so enjoyable...

[@FarmLearningTim]

Glad it was helpful!

[@barbaric13yawp]

Brilliant, loved it! Well done both of you! Totally inspired!!

[@theeurobureau7131]

Bloody wonderful. Thanks.

[@golden8162]

Hi Tim, great video, thanks and if you haven't watch "Kiss the Ground" documentary it is worth a look at too. Cheers

[@lester1517]

thanks Tim great help,

[@jamiedempster4358]

any one you dose Biodynamic farm. is doing a great thing for the Agricultural industry

[@nickthegardener.1120]

This is totally awesome!👍😁💚🙏

[@lukebird3142]

Awesome. Thank you.

[@berttondo6170]

Simon, I want to take a course on biodynamic farming. Any suggestions? I have 40 acres and am planning out a vineyard. It is amazing how a lot of these practices were done by my grandfather from Italy on his vineyard...... from what I knew he didn't know of biodynamics...... only knew what his father taught him.

[@FarmLearningTim]

Links to the course in my blog timthompson.ag/articles/demeter-biodynamic-farm/

[@fabiocolusso5283]

Awesome vid, thanks

[@cedriccbass-jp8ky]

Great vid guys, love it. question. how do you stop the chickens from jumping over the electric fence ?

[@FarmLearningTim]

They don’t probably due to regular movement

[@cedriccbass-jp8ky]

@@FarmLearningTim theres always that rebel chicken :)) (which usually ends up as a pile of fearthers the next morning)

[@adammaddock453]

Tim great video. Just wondering if you could do a clip on electric mesh fencing and we're you can buy it in Australia. You tube if full of clips from the US and they always use these products but I'm finding it hard to get

[@tesha199]

I live far from you, but I'd like you to get an answer 😉

[@williamburke9947]

Premier fencing, I bought some for a senior project in the US. It’s a business in Australia actually lol.

[@aussieauntynette6892]

I've never had a problem getting it through my local Elders dealer, just ask at whatever your local rural supply outlet is and they shouldn't have any hassles getting it in for you if you don't want to contact the company yourself directly. If you really get stuck, buy it off Ebay. "Biodynamics Australia" is great for getting hold of the biodynamic preparations like 500, 501 and heaps of others and plenty of helpful and useful information too. Good luck and have a great day 👍 **Edit. Sorry, terrible typos, my phone is playing up.

[@cedriccbass-jp8ky]

do you broadcast the green manure?

[@bobbebbington5356]

The DPI used to be called The Department of Ag and Stock, but which Dad called The Department of Agrivation and Shock. Most of what they know comes from farmers who have done their own research.

[@Salomaeful]

Thanks a heap, I've been interested in biodynamic farming for a long time but always stalled at the "where the f...... am I going to get cow horns?" and not bothered with real research. I'll take a proper look now

[@FarmLearningTim]

Yeah me too. demeterbiodynamic.com.au/

[@ashlewaynebrown]

Is there a link to the course and can it be done online?

[@ericnewberger9966]

Come on Tim, what's wrong with a little dancing around a cauldron on a full moon? Our favourite is the winter Solstice. Thanks for the diverse subjects you present on your channel.

[@FarmLearningTim]

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[@weekendrancherYT]

Thanks Tim Great show Inspirational The sound was killing it for me though Do you need to pass your hat around for better quality equipment? Take care mate and keep up the good work

[@FarmLearningTim]

Was using the latest Rode shotgun mike, cost me a bomb. Decided to start recording through left channel only. Turns out it had to be factory reset with an update to fix. Well fixed now, this was recorded in September.

[@andrewsteele7663]

Thanks Tim, really interesting video. I cannot believe you don't have chooks, cheers

[@FarmLearningTim]

I do, just not at home.

[@barbaric13yawp]

Tim is there a link to the training provider referenced??

[@FarmLearningTim]

In my blog. demeterbiodynamic.com.au/certification/

[@kdegraa]

From my understanding biodynamic farming is largely about not importing inputs onto the farm to keep it fertile. As much as possible the soil inputs come from the farm. One issue I have with biodynamic farming is the quantities of treatments is very low. I’m all for composting and applying organic mulches & composts. When I’m applying mulches to my orchard trees I’m applying loads of it. I don’t understand how low quantities of application will have much of an impact as opposed to applying in my case around 30 kg of mulch to a tree and having 330 trees a hectare which is around a tonne of material. That material decomposes and is in the soil within around 12 months.

[@FarmLearningTim]

Yep. I totally understand. My job is to keep my mind open and then, by this, allow my viewers to form their own opinions to a wide variety of material I try to cover (hopefully even wider in the future). One thing that I will point out, and it seems fantastical, is that the rapid growth of bacterai and the power of exponential mathematics means that one E-Coli cell, provided with sufficient nutrients as to allow uninterrupted growth will give rise to over a million in seven hours. This guy is breeding all sorts of bacteria, which break down soil minerals and add them to the hydrosphere around plant roots, so yeah, it's kind of amazing. Don't stress, I'll do more conventional farming stories too.

[@kdegraa]

@@FarmLearningTim we are largely ignorant of bacteria around us and also in and on us. A cubic centimetre of soil can contain around a billion bacteria of a myriad species. Bacteria are everywhere and help us in so many ways. We also help them too. I’m not against biodynamic farming or anything Rudolph Steiner said or wrote about. He was an amazing man who was a deep thinker and doer. If biodynamic farming works then that’s great. However I feel if you want to improve soil biology you can do a lot worse than mimicking nature. Then nature will take care of it.

[@JOSEPH-ck6st]

Hi Karl, have you had the opportunity to visit a good Biodynamic farm? This was a nice little video. However, for the amount of emphasis that was placed on the soil, a glaring omission was any pictures of the soil. It’s normally the first thing a BD grower will do is drive a fork in and reveal the beauty under the sod. My experience is with both organic and Biodynamics and the soil difference is night and day. It’s a slow maturation process with Biodynamics as a lot of what we have been taught needs to be unlearnt and a new approach adopted. Best Wishes, Paul

[@sewathome]

Can anyone confirm for me that biodynamics has gone away from it's mystical/spiritual origins? Was it just based on that on account of not having the language to explain the good bacteria/ microbes that we talk about today?

[@FarmLearningTim]

Nah. It’s still all mystical underneath. But the practices are practical and align well with biological processes. It works after all…..

[@masteraus66]

Sounds similar to jadam microbial solution. Different method same similar end product

[@turtlefay1]

I don't think there is any reason to use chemicals.