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Reflections on the Future of Biodynamics

We recently sent out by email a request for members and friends of the Association to share their perspectives: what excites you about biodynamics and where do you see it going in the future? Our great appreciation goes to all who responded with submissions or provided their thoughts on our Facebook page. We hope this spurs conversation and helps move us toward the "true association" we hope to become. We will continue to accept your contributions on this theme throughout the year,
so please put pen to paper and let us know what is living on your heart!

To respond to any of the comments you find here, or share a fresh perspective, or ask a question, just send an email to Rebecca Briggs at rebecca @ biodynamics.com. You can also share your thoughts on our Facebook site by becoming a fan.

The selections below represent some of the submissions published in our Summer 2009 issue of Biodynamics.
(Entries in this section may be edited for length and clarity.)

Paula Manalo: Biodynamics motivates me to take farming from being a fulfilling career choice to being a sustainable lifestyle for myself, society, and Mama Earth. Awareness of the wider ecology of the farm, recognition of what is difficult to perceive with our senses, and practical application of what nature teaches us motivate me to grow amazing food that brings people together while caring for our natural resources. Read more....

Mike Benziger: Biodynamics ® has inspired a complete change in the way we approach grape growing and wine making. All it takes is a sip of one of our wines to know what a profound influence these practices are having. From pruning to bud break, to bloom, to verasion, you really form a relationship with the vineyard and a bond of trust. We look at, smell, touch, listen to, taste the grapes . . . it’s the thousand little things that we pay attention to now, that inform us about the health of the soils, the grape and the land, that let us express the traits of a particular vineyard and vintage. Read more....

John Peterson: Inspired! Biodynamics is a path for deepening my relationship to my farm, Angelic Organics, and its relationship to me. Biodynamics increasingly unifies me with the farm. It helps me to open my eyes and ears, heart and mind, to its needs. Out of my increasing affinity for the farm, the farm becomes more able, more willing, to reveal itself: “Hey, John,” it whispers. “I could benefit from a tree there, a hedge over here, a dormer on that barn . . .” Read more....

Marke Levene: There are many aspects of the anthroposophical movement in the world today in which cultural acceptance continues to develop with true vigor. Clearly the Waldorf School movement, activity from the pharmacological world, and the effectiveness of Camphill around the world are examples of acceptance. Now there is a new opening in the world of biodynamics. There is a strong growing culture of interest and commitment to “real,” unprocessed food. The attention to quality paid in the world of wine consumption is drawing much awareness towards biodynamics. More and more people genuinely care how the earth is affected by food-growing practices. Read more....