by Johnathan Grieve | Monday, 20 Aug 2018 | BioLOGIC®, Blog
Nutrient density simply means the level of nutrients in our food sources. At Avondale we take a particular interest in the nutrient density of the plants and soils as they are the fundamental building blocks of the food we serve and the wines we make. Nutrient density...
by Johnathan Grieve | Tuesday, 29 May 2018 | BioLOGIC®, Blog
We have looked at the use of various Beneficial’s (read more on them here: Beneficials to beat Bollworms; Nitrogen-Fixing; Bats to Bacteria) and their application in the farming process to alleviate challenges through natural mediums. This article will be focused on...
by Johnathan Grieve | Thursday, 22 Mar 2018 | BioLOGIC®, Blog
The drought has major effects on farming on all fronts and Avondale is no exception to this. However through foresight and respect for our natural resources we are currently having minimal detrimental consequences. One of the huge results of farming according to...
by Johnathan Grieve | Thursday, 1 Mar 2018 | BioLOGIC®, Blog
Every year, Cape wine farmers spend millions of rands on fungicides to prevent diseases such Botrytis and powdery and downy mildews; blights that have affected our winelands for hundreds of years. These fungal infections occur in wine-growing regions all over the...
by Johnathan Grieve | Thursday, 1 Mar 2018 | BioLOGIC®, Blog
Staying in tune with cosmos is an important aspect of how farm at Avondale. We are aware of inter-connectedness of all life, and the impact of all energy on everything. Biodynamic practices and the Biodynamic Calendar keep us in step with cosmic energies so that we...
by Johnathan Grieve | Wednesday, 13 Dec 2017 | BioLOGIC®, Blog
In this third article in our series about using beneficials to solve challenges naturally and avoid harmful chemicals in the farm environment, we look at solutions for a common problem – bollworms. A bollworm is not a worm, but the larvae (caterpillars) of a number...