What is biodynamic farming?
Hi folks! This month I have to admit, I am asking myself a question. Somehow, while making dinner with my boyfriend a few weeks ago, the topic of Biodynamic agriculture came up. I was halfway launched into my explanation of what it is and why this kind of farming is really interesting, when I realized that I didn’t really know what I was talking about! I knew, at the time, that it had everything to do with holistic farming where animal husbandry was integrated into crop and vegetable farming but beyond that I was at a loss. So off I went in search of some more interesting facts to bring back to my kitchen and what a treasure trove I found! As I am sitting down to write this morning, I am still overwhelmed by the amount and depth of information that I found on Biodynamic farming. I will do my very best to speak simply, in an organized way, about this subject that is neither linear nor easily fit into short paragraphs! Here goes: The History The principals of Biodynamic farming were intr
Biodynamics is a wholistic farming approach developed in the 1920s by scientist Rudolf Steiner, the Austrian philosopher who created Waldorf education. While it encompasses many of the principles of organic farming, such as the elimination of all chemicals, Biodynamics goes further, requiring close attention to the varied forces of nature influencing the vine. It also emphasizes a closed, self-sustaining ecosystem.
Eco unfriendly conventional farming had spurred the mind of Eco conscious farmers as for back as early 1925. As a result of such few farmers’ request Dr. Rudolf Steiner in 1924 described farming in eight lectures, which laid the foundation for bio-dynamic farming. (BDF). Principally BDF in addition to bio-physical factors such as land reparation, peat management, plant nutrition, etc.; cosmic (astrology) and spiritual influences are considered in farming.
