"It's ... Alive!"
The central tenant of biodynamics is that the farm IS a living organism whose body is comprised of animals, insects, soil, trees, weeds, pollen, people, elements, etc.
The farm organism inhales cosmic life force in the Winter, breathing life and vitality into the Earth. And, the farm exhales in the Summer, producing Earthly abundance, sustenance and beauty for all us top-dwellers.
Biodynamic Preparations
At the heart of biodynamic practices are 8 preparations that are added to composted materials and then added to the soil.
These preparations add specific plant and animal materials into our annual bovine manure based compost pile which is then applied to the soil at specific times of the seasonal cycle.
Farming Calendar
Another of Rudolph Steiner's Biodynamic practices is to align different farming activities such as sowing, transplanting, pruning, and harvesting with the rhythms of the celestial bodies.
We plan all of our farming activities around the sidereal astrological calendar with particular focus on the lunar cycle, as has been done for 100s of years by farmers across the globe.
A good source of information on Biodynamics. This non-profit organization provides many resources for those interested in learning more. More resources will be provided at some point on the blue moon farm website.