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Compost Tea Maker
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The compost tea brewer is a custom designed machine by Living Soil Network. Assembled on site, it aerates the compost tea mixture over a period of time. The plywood box is sound insulation. The device is a cylindrical plastic bucket…
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New Wheat Field
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Developed about one acre of wheat field from raw pasture. Turning raw pasture into wheat field required numerous passes of various tractors, implements, and compost injections. A keyline plow was used to make deep furrows and shake the earth from…
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Updates on Living Soil Project
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The 2025 season was characterized by extensive work and exploration with the Living Soil Network. Roseanum Foundation and Living Soil Network worked in collaboration to bring more fields into soil suitable for nourishing food cultivation. Living Soil Network is a…
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Roseanum Report 2025
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Sky Camera
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in WeatherIn the mode of Goethean Observation, we want to train ourselves to look at the weather and sky patterns and understand what is coming next. One of the tech projects of 2025 is a planned Roseanum Sky Camera. Using consumer…
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Floriani Corn Report
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in RegenerativeIn the spirit of experimentation, we planted two sections of Floriani Flint Corn in the 2024 season. Each section was about 15 x 15 feet – not very large! The soil had been prepared in prior years using the Living…
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The Vision for 2025
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When we sat down before the holidays to review 2024 and plan for 2025, we decided to add a new approach to farming in one of the gardens. This is: NATURAL FARMING Beginning with the 2025 growing season, Roseanum Farm…
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Background on Biodynamics
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in RegenerativeWe use biodynamic guidance and principles in our work at Roseanum Farm. Biodynamic farming incorporates practices first indicated by Rudolf Steiner, the Austrian philosopher, scientist, spiritual researcher, and polymath. A goal of biodynamic practices is to enhance soil health, environmental…
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Thermosiphons
Ah, the elusive thermo-siphon wood-fired hot water heating system! Simply, a thermosiphon is a device which siphons liquid based on a thermal change – a thermal delta. When described in the context of off-grid systems, it may refer to a…
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Air Shed Updates
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The “air-shed” is the small shed located next to the 440’ deep water well, which houses the compressors and air tanks to create and store air for the air powered well pump system. This year’s update included (finally) installing a…
