Linda Borghi, Biodynamic Agricultural Systems...
...Biodynamic farming dates back to 1924 and was conceived by Dr. Rudolf Steiner, a scientist that proved traditional methods through scientific documentation. Biodynamic farming considers a piece of land as a whole organism, complete and self-sustaining, includes manure, seed, flowers, herbs, forest. “SPIN” (Small Plot Intensive) farming was featured in the Wall Street Journal and on Good Morning America as a method of urban farming to help feed people in difficult times, and generates approx $50,000 of gross revenue per half acre per season. She has had abundant success with these techniques, including 11 foot sunflowers, and extraordinary quantities of produce.
Linda was recently featured as Orange County Magazine's Who's Who was featured as Queen of Manure (a great honor in the farming world!) by Who’s Who in Manure.
Programs and Services
Earth Energy Natural Spraying Service offers Biodynamic spray commercially for any size plot, and through a field research study from Hawaii, has been shown to diminish 81% of DDT contamination in just the first year, and increases yield by 30%, and decreases water consumption by 50%. Eat Local Virtual Farmstand – goal is to keep Orange County’s food in OC, making whole unprocessed food from local farmers available, ensuring that local farmers get fair prices on their product and that local people are minimizing the carbon footprint on their consumption. Gardening with Children – Connecting children with nature and showing them how farming is an admirable and acceptable profession.
Linda Borghi was the 1st intern at Chestnut Ridge, NY to the Pfeiffer Center Garden. She also partners with a global alliance of Spin farmers for centralized sources of information around this practice. Linda is now breaking ground to establish an Orange County Food Council, which will be the local chapter of a national coalition managing food distribution and consumption.
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