How do biodynamic agricultural practices differ from organic farming practices?
Both practices strive to improve the soil health. Organic methods do not differentiate between compost of varying materials. The biodynamic farmer mixes carefully portioned amounts of raw materials to form compost according to specified formulae. The biodynamic practitioner’s intent is to produce compost in such a way as to lose as few nutritional elements as possible, while incorporating various dynamic practices. Biodynamic farming looks upon the soil as a living organism and regards the maintenance and furtherance of soil life as fundamentally essential in order to preserve the soil’s fertility for generations to come.
