Compost? Or Biodynamic Compost?

摘要

Fall season is a primary compost making period for many Biodynamic practitioners. Initially, my intention was to devote an article to the how of Biodynamic composting, emphasizing less widely known "tricks of the trade." While I certainly hope to cover that aspect in the future, it has become increasingly evident that the more important topic to be addressed is the why of Biodynamic composting. This reorientation is prompted by the fact that so many people, including many professed Biodynamic gardeners and farmers, do not seem to realize that a significant difference exists between Biodynamic compost and ordinary compost In questioning people as to whether or not their pile had had the Biodynamic compost preps in it, it was a bit dismaying to have,even from those practicing Biodynamics, a response such as, "Well, no, but it turned out all right anyway." From the non-Biodynamic composter, my question was often answered with another question, "No but what would the BD preps do that I'm not getting out of compost now?"