As part of the annual trainings, the association organized an interesting and informative lecture on healthy food production with the financial support of the municipality of Šmartno pri Litija.
The lecture prepared by Mr. Zvone Černelič, an eco-producer himself with many years of experience, was attended by more than 50 listeners. In a little while, it will be time to prepare the soil for sowing, so those present were most interested in how to properly prepare the soil in the most natural way possible. The lecturer, who has also been dealing with biodynamics for the last year, explained this very area in more detail on the example of his farm. Biodynamics or the biological-dynamic method of management is a natural farming method that takes into account the ecological methods of farming and also the laws of the natural movement of the Earth and the seasons. The principles of biodynamics were already justified by Rudolf Steiner in the late 19th century. The very principle of biodynamics was established in 1928, when the world brand Demeter was created. In short, these are old but not outdated methods. In the countryside, own compost is quite normal with the principles of biodynamics, i.e. the use of preparations made from herbs, and such compost gains in value and thus enables better utilization of the soil. The lecturer also gave a series of tips on how to protect the crop from the negative effects of nature as well as from pests such as snails and beetles. The transfer of knowledge has now occurred, but it will be practice.
