Floral Compost Activator (research group)
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Welcome - more information about the methodology and a free download to get you started

Free download to get started
Welcome - how this course is set up
Zoom calls & link to book a 1:1 call with Katrina
Katrina's 'Blue Borage' method with Maye Bruce's recipe: it's not identical to how Maye Bruce made compost. The key takeaway is the activator itself.

What flowers I'm using
Katrina's first batches at the Blue Borage Soil Farm: I'm using more than the six 'biodynamic' herbs

Batch #1: Friday 17th January 2025
Batch #2: Monday 20th January 2025
Batch #3: Saturday 8th February 2025
Batches #5 & #6: Sunday 16th February 2025
Batch #4: Wednesday 12 February 2025
Batch #7 & 7a: 26 February 2025
Batch #8: 4 March 2025, to use with Harakeke compost
Batch #9: Monday 10th March, 2025
Batch #10: Woodhouse Farm Organics Mulch pile (text coming soon)
Batch #11: Peach pit compost
Batch #12: Humanure Compost (adding to the compost toilet inside)
Batch #13 Monday 21st April 2025: Made Cafe Soil Story
Batch #14: Harakeke blend with a larger volume
Please share your experiments

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Is anyone else around the world using this method?

Germany
England
Sweden
Zoom Call Recordings: weekly updates on the preparations for the international biodynamic research conference presentation

26th April 2025 - Katrina describing Batches 1-13 in detail
4th May 2025: Katrina reading from Chapter 2, chatting about upcoming research conference in England
11th May 2025: weekly research updates + reading from Chapter 2 about scientific scepticism
Other resources

Rongoa (herbs) for composting Harakeke (NZ Flax)

Other resources

Resources, links, information that doesn't fit into the other sections.

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