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Aracaria is a 22 acre (approx 10 hectare) property near Mullumbimby, Northern NSW. Facing north-east and only 8k out of town, the land looks across two lush and fertile valleys offering glimpses of the ocean to the east and a dramatic panorama of the escarpment to the west. The graceful cone of Mount Chincogan marks the north. The area is part of the ancient Mount Warning volcanic system. Set up on biodynamic principles, the land has been cleaned and purified for 9 years. In early 2002 circumstances changed, the farm was sold and a building site was cleared. It looked the end had come for the biodynamic dream. Fate interfered and miraculously and by chance alone, within weeks, the land changed hands again and from now on the continuation of the biodynamic approach for this land is secured for the long-term future. It is our intention to slowly, in the natural course of time, grow the land into a pristine and living artwork that expresses a vital new sense of land nurturing. It can be argued that in the age of industrialised agriculture and scientifically manipulated food production biodynamic farming has never been more important. With this in mind, we see Aracaria as a place where biodynamic ideas, traditional as well as new, can be put into experimental practice. We are guided by a conviction that sees the land as a living, individualistic entity that will express itself through its fertility and vitality. To us the biodynamic ideas, as expressed by Rudolf Steiner in his 'Agriculture' lectures, make common sense and we are committed to practice, enhance and adapt them on our own land and to our own land. Aracaria is a 20 year project and we are now at the beginning of the first quarter which is to do with adjusting to the rhythm of time, striking a relationship with the land and building and planting infrastructure. About the name: Click here. About the logo: Click here. |
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