So what is biodynamic anyway?
Mike and Emily Jensen’s Bayfield farm is actually named Homegrown Biodynamic Farm because the two incorporate the principles of biodynamic planting into their growing cycle.
“Work with Mother Nature not against her,” Mike said, “because you’ll never beat her.”
Familiar in France, where vintners plant grape vines according to the alignment of the moon and the sun and eschew all toxins and pesticides, biodynamic farming is relatively unknown in our country. Basically, it’s an organic method of farming that stresses self sufficiency, allowing nothing to go to waste.
The Jensens, geologists by trade, treat the soil with special preparations they compare to homeopathic medicine for plants. They don’t use lime or fertilizer, they do use their milk cow’s manure to create a richer compost and better earth for their crops.
They also employ the cow and her calf to keep the grass in check.
“I’d rather never run my mower again, just have the cows do it for me,” Mike said.
