We continued on with soil this morning by the compost bins and did some work to give the existing compost some love. Then we talked about the biodynamic plants which was sooo awesome. These plants are seriously amazing and they work completely and holistically with ALL being supplying food and medicine. The main biodynamic plants are:
Chamomile (Matricaria Chamomila)
Dandelion (Leontodon Taraxacum)
Valerian (Valeriana Officinalis)
Yarrow (Achillea Millifollium)
Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica)
Comfrey (Symphytum Offininale)
According to the biodynamic planting practices, you must use these specific species of plants to ensure you are getting nutrients and medicines promised. I haven't listed the benefits of the plants here, but they are hyper dynamic and do work in building some of the most nutrient rich soil you can find and truly are able to provide us with some of the best all around healing. It's ironic that we consider most of these plants invasives or weeds when i think they should be revered as natures gift and sacred medicine.
After learning about the biodynamic plants we came inside and chatted more about soil and watched a few videos from Geoff Lawton. Soil is an extrememly important element in our eco system. Healthy soil contains more micro organisms than beings on the entire planet! lust like many other important natural elements, without healthy soil we cannot exist.
After lunch we got to hang out with Dina again. She is a great teacher of plants, herbs and medicine. We did a walk of the land and identified a few more plants using the awesome sensory and intuitive method that we learnt last time and discovered:
Dandelion
Spice Bush
Lady's Thumb
Indian Tobacco
Field Garlic
Dina and the class
Spice bush
I was super loving the roots of this tree (Beech tree)
Then we got super deep with trees and identified them blindfolded while hugging them, feeling their bark, touching and smelling their leaves and also licking the bark and tasting the leaf. We must have looked so funny, but it was so cool! Ive never tongued a tree before and it took me to a whole new level of "hippy", but the connections made with the trees were deep and beautiful. On our journey we discovered:
Gingko
Hemlock I enjoyed this tree, although it was a bit stiff and rigid and rough. The leaves tasted strong and bitter.
White Ash
Black Walnut
Black Locust- I really loved this one and it made my heart feel warm. The bark was soft and fluffy feeling and had deep crevices for me to put my hands into
Beech
Linden - This tree was my favorite. I had a deep connection with it and received that message that it had cosmic energy flowing through it and that it was galactically influenced. Funnily enough, afterward we were told that this was one of ALex and Allyson's favorite trees that they think is really special... Awesome!
After trees we went back to the compost for a quick download and some worm revamping.
In the evening we watched Transition 2.0 and City repair videos. Really inspiring and motivational to see that we can really change our systems in major ways through building resilient community. YAY!
Then Del and i talked about the rest of my diploma stuff. He has given me some amazing advice and support and I feel crazy awesome about where I am at and where I am headed. There is so much to learn, but I am doing a great job so far and it will only keep getting better as I get more practice and knowledge!
Ending off the evening feelling more and more gratitude for the epic journey i am on. Tomorrow is our last full day, and it is definitely going to be jam packed. Finishing Trees, water and design visioning and a few hours with the Greys! Awesome!!
love allways,
kym
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