sfweekly.com — Severed heads were a vital ingredient in Biodynamic Preparation No. 505. Finely ground oak bark will be placed into the cows' fresh skulls and stored in a shallow, moist hole or rain bucket throughout autumn and winter. The resultant concoction is then applied, in nearly undetectable quantities, to the gargantuan compost piles...
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trolleyfanNov 20, 2008
To Luke and Sue: There's this amazing invention called "science" - learn it!
Closed AccountNov 20, 2008
"Biodynamic folks are taking advantage of the other producers by pretending to be on some higher level in terms of their empathy with the soil and the land," says Peter Cargasacchi of Cargasacchi Vineyards in Santa Barbara County. "A lot of these guys have MBAs and science degrees, and they're out there using Biodynamics as their marketing program. Well, shame on them." Ted Hall of organic Long Meadow Ranch in Rutherford adds, "It's important that people understand that organic farming is a sophisticated, science-based approach not based on a belief system. ... [Biodynamics] is a fad, because it is not based on substance. It will not persist over a long period." - Most important quote in the article? I think so...
slick519Nov 20, 2008
if the winery was slaughtering bovine in the name of God, or Allah instead of mars and venus... everyone would be throwing a hissy fit. No goddamned yuppy californian would give a s**t about the 'new' organic ideals they embraced, they would just call the vinters "dumb farmers who think jesus pisses on their grapes"*sigh*
adelemorNov 20, 2008
Yuck!