This book provides comprehensive advice on conservation and land management. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer, a student of Rudolf Steiner’s and one of the pre-eminent pioneers of biodynamic agriculture, shows that many of the dangerous consequences of the one-sided approach to the land over the last fifty years could have been averted by using this advice. If it is taken seriously today, it could help us in restoring our damaged environment.

First published in 1947, no changes or additions have been made to the original text. Originally published in the after-war period, which saw the rise of mechanized and chemical-based “agribusiness,” this book represents the fruit of Pfeiffer’s farming experiences and observations in many regions of the world.

Topics covered include:

• Landscapes
• Problems of the plain
• Problems of the mountains
• Problems of the woods
• Urban civilization, industry and the landscape
• Park and garden, beauty and utility
• Basic biological principles
• Our past, present and future shaping of environment
• Landscape consciousness and man’s responsibility

Reviews: “Dr. Pfeiffer is a man after my own heart, for he is a biologist – in the wides and best sense of the word &mdash and an integrator to the marrow of his being and clearly he loves the land and he both loves and understands the natural scene.” (Sir R. George Stapleton, “Foreword”)

Author: Ehrenfried Pfeiffer
Paperback: 138 pages
Illustrations: Black and white photos
Publisher: The Lanthorn Press (1988)
Dimensions: 8.25 x 5.75 inches