Pre-dating organic agriculture, biodynamics has long tied the life of humanity to the life of nature. Now, with organics hitting the mainstream and “sustainability” a buzzword, what does biodynamics have to tell us about our relationship with the natural world?
FEATURES
Ungrateful Horseradish, Or, How to Sinus Up
John Bloom
Achillea MillefoliumEsoterica
Hugh J. Courtney
Biodynamics and the Environment
Experiencing the Island of Ruegen As a Biodynamic Grower
Heinz Grotzke
The Animals: Friends of Humanity
Hartmut von Jeetze
A Healthy Biodynamic Farm
Jean-Paul Courtens
The Need for Consumers' Associations
Robert Karp
Farms and Businesses in Service to Humanity, Nature, and the Divine: An Associative Relations Audit As a Means of Transformation
Gary Lamb
Creating a Viable Farming Model for a Local Food System
Eva Cahill and Gregory A. Georgaklis
Nature Spirits: How Can We Help Them?
Beth Wieting
Feeding the World Sustainably Demands New Approach to Farming and Food
Greg Bowman
NEWS AND HIGHLIGHTS
In the News
45 and Counting . . . Initial Results of the Preparation-Makers' Survey
Karen Davis-Brown
Member Survey Results
Rebecca Briggs
JPI Update
Christy Korrow
DEPARTMENTS
Biodynamics Around the Continent
Letter from the President
Jean-Paul Courtens
Seasonal Recipe: Horseradish and Potato Cakes
Anthony Lo Pinto
Seed Saving: Growing Seed to Encourage On-Farm Nutrient Cycling
Don Tipping
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The differences between biodynamic and other farm — or garden — work are of a special nature. They not only include the organization of a farm, manuring, weed and pest control, and so on. Biodynamic work also requires a high degree of thoughtfulness and responsibility towards the living beings. A true understanding of more intimate aspects of growth is needed. The aim is to work with nature, rather than to force her.
H. H. Koepf
“Training in the Bio-Dynamic Method,” Biodynamics No. 95 (Summer 1970)