Dear Greg, Thanks. That was an interesting article. The scientific world, though fascinated with microscopy, is slowing catching up. It could get better at connecting the dots, but it keeps identifying lots of dots anyway. Many things are clear from the overview that seem like momentous discoveries down in the tsunami of complexity. …
Category: Biodynamics
Biodynamics: A Definition
The following definition of biodynamic agriculture was written by Hugh Lovel, author of A Biodynamic Farm, in December 2012 BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE: Bio (life) dynamic (processes); Biodynamicagriculture involves working with life processes. This does not meanphysical substance or chemistry are ignored. The biodynamic approach toagriculture emphasizes life processes which have potent organisational (syntropic) effects to engage minerals and chemical reactions. The…
Dynamic Processes
Dynamic Processes by Hugh Lovel In the uptake of nutrients from the soil foodweb, sulphur is the catalyst for nutrient release. Ever at work at the surfaces of things, sulphur, as sulphate, infiltrates the interstices between the soil’s colloidal particles and exposes their surfaces. In short, sulphur is the ‘open sesame’ to the soil’s…
Introduction to Biodynamic Agriculture
Ehrenfried Pfeiffer and Peter EscherBack when I started farming, my first biodynamic mentor was Peter Escher, Ehrenfried Pfeiffer’s partner in setting up his laboratories at Threefold Farm in Spring Valley, New York. Pfeiffer was Rudolf Steiner’s right-hand man in his agricultural work, and he devoted his life to carrying out Steiner’s wish that we apply…
Peppering: Controlling Weeds and Pests
Control is not a synonym for kill. It is one thing to control a lawn mower, and another thing to kill it. When we seek to control weeds we need find out what gets them started and how they may change under various circumstances. This will help us understand what they do and why…
The Science of Biodynamic Agriculture
The Science of Biodynamic Agriculture By Hugh Lovel Biodynamic Agriculture is a comprehensive method of self-sufficient agriculture that produces exceedingly nutritious food. It grew out of Rudolf Steiner’s agriculture lectures which were given in response to the chemical methods introduced in the mid nineteenth century. Steiner’s understanding of the roles of carbon, nitrogen…
Steiner Agriculture Lecture One Biodynamic Preparations
I talked about how the spraying of BD preps sews an organizational field where the sprays are applied, and this sucks the latent (nascent, chaotic) forces from disorder into more organized activity. The 500 is sprayed–generally in the evening as the dew falls–on the soil in large droplets so it is absorbed. It can be…
Homemade Phosphorus Fertilizer
Verily, bones should never be wasted, and phosphorous fertiliser production as part of a self-sufficient operation may require burning them. Gardeners may find they can process left over bones through their wood heaters. In general, burned bones may come from almost any source, and some will burn more easily than others. Burnt bones can be…
Definition of Biodynamics
WHAT IS BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE? BIODYNAMIC AXGRICULTURE: Bio (life) dynamic (processes); Biodynamic agriculture involves working with life processes. This does not mean physical substance or chemistry are ignored. The biodynamic approach to agriculture emphasizes life processes which have potent organisational (syntropic) effects to engage minerals and chemical reactions. The use of what are called ‘biodynamic…
Making Rain
The Dallas/Austin Drive and RAIN Shabari and I flew in to Georgia from Australia and after less than a week of settling in at Bird’s Nest, planting gardens and preparing for the Weston A. Price convention we drove out to Dallas. The Weston A. Price convention was awesome with something like 1,500 attendees and…
Quantum Agriculture 