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The Promise of Biodynamics - 2019
*PLEASE NOTE DATE CHANGE*
1-2 June 2019, 10-3
Know Your Roots, 6031 Brook Road, Trumansburg, NY
* Last year we discussed the Promise of Biodynamics broadly as it applies to orchards and vineyards. This year we’ll delve deeper into specific practices and aspects, including the planetary influences on plant and preps, the nature of a closed system farm, and energy systems. Of course, we will cover the basics on Day 1 to give everyone a background on the history and practices of biodynamics. However, we will quickly move to a detailed discussion of specific concepts and practices. This year’s course will be divided into two days and lunch will NOT be provided as part of the cost.
COST: $100 for both days, includes cost of all materials.
For more information: https://knowyouroots.com/index.html or call 845-674-5124.
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Many years ago, one of the early drafts of my graduate thesis caught the righteous ire of my minor adviser, Dr. Peter Davies (Plant Physiology). After an initial reading, he scribbled, in no uncertain terms, ‘Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics’ across the top. He wrote this because I had gotten so mired in the statistical analysis of my project that I’d failed to use my powers of observation. I’d used numbers instead of intuition to assess what was going on in the orchard. There were two reasons for this. The first was because I probably didn’t trust my powers of observation since, second, I hadn’t been taught to use my powers of observation first and statistics second. Overwhelmingly, horticultural science places more emphasis on statistical analysis than on how we interpret and describe what we see. 
