by Johnathan Grieve | Thursday, 26 May 2011 | Blog, Extraordinary Experiences, Uncategorised
The United Nation’s Environment Programme’s World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated across the globe on the 5th of June 2011. Over nearly 40 years, WED has become a key worldwide event to stimulate environmental awareness, to focus political attention and encourage...
by Johnathan Grieve | Monday, 23 May 2011 | BioLOGIC®, Blog, Uncategorised
At Avondale, we strive for biodiversity throughout the farm, not just along the uncultivated fringes but also in the vineyards. There is no better measure of the robustness of any ecosystem than its biodiversity. Multitudes of life forms reduce vulnerability,...
by bw-admin | Wednesday, 6 Apr 2011 | BioLOGIC®, Blog, Uncategorised
Vineyards are monocultures which are fundamentally unnatural, unbalanced environments that Nature strives constantly to correct. In conventional farming, the vineyard becomes the battlefield where a damaging war is continuously waged between the farmer and life....
by bw-admin | Wednesday, 6 Apr 2011 | BioLOGIC®, Blog, Uncategorised
The web of life is intricately connected by dynamic feedback loops. Silent to our ears and out of sight, these are much harder for humans to discern, understand and engage with. In order for us to wisely intercede and mediate in our vineyards we need to be part of the...