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The Organic Whole: Ehrenfried Pfeiffer's Definition of Organic Anneliese Abbott As far as I am aware, the first book to outline a complete farming system that we would call “organic” today was Ehrenfried Pfeiffer’s Bio-Dynamic Farming and Gardening, first published in 1938. Sir Albert Howard’s The ...

Goldstein continued Research on preparations: The effects of the sheaths on the making of preparations: My first study of this question took place with preparation 500 in the fall/winter/spring of 1976/1977 at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, in cooperation with gardener Manfred Stauffer. I ...

Walter Goldstein Dear [Sirs] I was glad to hear of the work in Korea that you have faithfully carried out for so many years. Also, I am glad to know of and to look at your new book. Unfortunately I cannot read Hangul, nor speak your beautiful language. Therefore, I cannot read what you have written...

The science of homeopathy Jon Freeman This paper, a chapter extract from "The Science of Possibility", describes the scientific method behind the development of homeopathy. It debunks the usual "placebo effect" challenge and the "scientifically impossible" knee-jerk an...

A Beginners Guide to Biodynamic Farming Tom PetherickMarch 21, 2016 In the second in a new series looking at Biodynamic Farming regular Indie Farmer contributor Tom Petherick answers some of the questions surrounding biodynamics. New entrants into farming and horticulture, particularly those intere...

A GUIDE TO ORGANIC AND BIODYNAMIC CERTIFICATION Tom Petherick February 15, 2016 Inspector, farmer and author Tom Petherick joins us a regular contributor. In his first post he explores the benefits of Biodynamic farming, highlighting some of the practical considerations of certification, the ‘preps...

THE ESSENCE OF BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE Many people are unaware that biodynamic and organic agriculture are viable alternatives to conventional (chemical) agriculture and many do not know what differentiates them from each other. While organics may involve the importation of many farm fertility input...

Biodynamics – Marvel or make believe? Biodynamics: Revitalising the Earth to foster abundance and health John Hodgkinson The biodynamic system has a powerful vitalising effect on soil and plants, and thus benefits food producing systems and other land use environments where it is applied. Generally...

GA: But in my business practice we don't really tell them what's going on or any of the story. We just sell a product that does a job. And as long as it does a job and it's effective and it's affordable then people will buy it. 90% of our clientele chemical farmers and I don't even know who my clien...

Glen Atkinson Interview ( Slightly edited and shortened version ) 2:48 – The Four Bodies 6:30 – Dr Steiner and the nematodes 9:15 – adjusting the astral 14:20 – taking the preps 15:00 – what those preparations do 18:06 – plant trials 18:34 – Kale images 20:45 – The building site analogy 22:00 – Equ...

The Other Strand of Organic History: Why Biodynamics Is Important I have a confession to make. In all of my earlier articles about the history of organic farming, I left out one critically important element—biodynamic farming. I can admit now that it was a purposeful omission. Biodynamics had been ...

History of Organic Farming in the United States Before Organic: Ehrenfried Pfeiffer and Biodynamics in the United States by Anneliese Abbott Beginning in the 1950s, J.I. Rodale started writing historical accounts about how he started Organic Gardening magazine. He always told the same story—how he ...

A Bibliography of Writings related to a Goethean Phenomenological Approach to Science This is a partially annotated bibliography of books, book chapters, and articles, with emphasis on the life sciences. It includes only English language publications and is by no means complete; if you have suggest...

Portraying Soils and Compost Bruno Follador “The healthy is at the same time the biologically sound and truly beautiful.” — Ehrenfried Pfeiffer “Compost happens!” Perhaps you have seen this statement printed on t-shirts or in farm-related magazines. Each time I read this I am always left bewildered...