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GAIA: Agro-Homœopathic Bio-Active Matrix
“What would a homœopath know about farming?”
I’m often asked this question and I understand; after all, farming is a very insular and knowledge-intensive industry. Or it should be; to many, it is habit or what brings in the money, no matter how small that may be. While still working as a nurse, I began exploring various healing arts, starting with herbal medicine. My early fascination with plants—paired with my less-than-stellar attempts at gardening and my upbringing in a farming community—sparked a deeper interest in sustainable cultivation. Growing up, I observed firsthand the mix of chemically intensive and often cruel farming practices, which pushed me toward organic farming and gardening. This naturally led to studies in soil science, permaculture and biodynamics, approaches I have since developed and practiced extensively.
Agro-homœopathy has always intrigued me, though I didn’t seriously explore it until 2025, when my research expanded into experimental trials across different methodologies. The results were remarkable: plants I had nearly abandoned began to thrive, and the overall health and resilience of my garden far exceeded my expectations. Harvest yields reached levels I had never experienced before, often in very small, restricted areas. I often wondered how it would be applied to broadscale farming and thankfully over the years I have been able to see first hand just how successful it can be - if permitted and not hampered by people who do not agree with change.
My research also reinforced a striking observation—mainstream agriculture, or ‘big Ag,’ has long relied on toxic practices, while agro-homœopathy, in practice for the same number of decades, demonstrates comparable—or even superior—results when applied thoughtfully. I uncovered something so profound that it transformed my perspective. Whether through tradition or deliberate design, farming has long concentrated on just a handful of products or ’stock’ —sheep, wool, meat, dairy, chickens, and eggs, with only a few minor variations. As for plant-based food, the majority was always grown for livestock feed (around 70% of all crops), along with wheat, corn, and sugar for human consumption. Orchardists & market gardeners and specialised growers are seen somehow as less important or (as I have been told ad nauseam) ’not real farmers’. But even they are manipulated as to what supermarkets will sell while advertising tells the public what we should and should not eat. Yet over 12000 plants are edible. Sadly only in backyards it would seem.
So even .Further study revealed that approximately 90% of our essential food needs could be met right in our own backyards. Yet, we remain reliant on an industry that concentrates on only a handful of crops. Our food supply is also highly vulnerable to climate—floods, droughts, extreme winds, and temperature fluctuations—as well as local geographical factors like soil type, rocks, and location. These uncontrollable variables dictate availability and drive food prices up or down, leaving us dependent on circumstances beyond our control to determine what ends up on our plates.
Perhaps the most devastating outcome of this system is the widespread destruction of fertile soil and clean waterways, the contamination of our food with toxins, and the explosion of weeds and pests—all consequences of relentless mono-cropping and intensive chemical use.
Throughout 2025, my journey into formal research has led me once again into agro-homœopathy and how it could be applied to Chrysalis Original in the usual easy-to-use format. And like the Chrysalis itself, the Bio-Active Matrix emerged into this all-round easy-to-use innovation.