Perennial Roots Farm

biodynamic farm & garden

Manure into Gold

Stewart Lundy

Alchemy is a subtle art, but it is the subtle art of life itself. There is the obscure idea that alchemy turns lead into gold, but this must be taken primarily as a metaphor. Something common, leaden, and worthless can be nurtured into something rare, golden, and priceless. This might be the transformation of manure into beautiful black gold as compost. This might be transforming an herbal preparation into a spagyric remedy. Turning lemons into lemonade is alchemy. If you weren't already doing it to some degree, you wouldn't be able to develop it further. Making more from less should be our entire worlf’s aim, but especially the aim of our farms and gardens. That's what we help people attain: ever more from ever less. If you'd like to talk to us about how you can reduce expenses and turn waste into value, just let us know.