Dark Hollow Biodynamic

Fantastic Fungi & Friends
2024-04-27 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtue Local Art Market, 481 E Market St, Hallam, PA, 17406, United States
Dark Hollow Biodynamic will be joining this year’s Fantastic Fungi & Friends at Virtue Local Art Market. Joining us will be forager and photographer Sarah Letourneau of @forest_apsara instagram page bringing specimens of seasonal foraged fungi and showcasing her photography of mushrooms across the Eastern Seaboard.
Dark Hollow Biodynamic will be selling native elderberry cuttings, biodynamic preparations and calendars and milk keffir (it’s a fungus!) with the possibility of some dried or fresh Shiitake depending on the harvest at that time.
We’ll also have some hands on experience for the young ones in terms of how we seed logs for mushroom growing. Don’t miss it! There is lots more going on from many local organizations and artists and that information can be found on the event page!

Regenerative Field & Forest Management - Volunteer Day
2024-04-20 11:00 - 17:00 | Dark Hollow Biodynamic, 6924 Dark Hollow Road, Wrightsville, PA, 17368, United States
Need a regenerative farm fix? Come to our afternoon of volunteering with food and snacks provided where we will be:

Identifying and removing some non-native plants
Planting native perennial trees and shrubs to fill those niches
Building hillside check dams and wildlife stacks from natural materials
Structuring and reinforcing hillside trails
Meet and interact with our very pregnant Icelandic sheep!

Your help is much appreciated AND you have the opportunity to learn a lot from your experience.
RSVP via facebook events HERE.

Three Kings Day
2024-01-06 | PA
According to the Biblical story, the Three Kings (also called wise men or magi) – named Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar – followed the Star of Bethlehem to find the birth place of Baby Jesus. They presented the baby with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.
On this day, many biodynamic practitioners will prepare a mixture of the gifts of the magi and stir it in a bucket of water spraying the mixture around the land in some pattern of significance to the farmer.

Christmas
2023-12-25 | PA

Holy Nights Seed Burial
2023-12-24 - 2024-01-06 | PA
Many biodynamic practitioners bury the seeds they intend to plant over the holy nights. The seeds are placed in a box or jar and buried between 18 and 24 inches underground. The forces of life go within the earth and are strongest over these 12 nights. Seeds buried over the holy nights have increased health and disease resistance and a higher germination rate.
