Around the world, biodynamics is alive in thousands of thriving gardens, farms, vineyards, ranches, and orchards and the principles and practices of biodynamics can be applied anywhere food is grown, with thoughtful adaptation to scale, landscape, climate, and culture; this topic expounds the biodynamic farming preparations principles and practices and how they create a farm self-sustaining ecosystem.
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This topic focuses on the commonalties of practices such as avoidance of the use of pesticides and harmful chemicals, cultural and biological farming practices as well as the spiritual science of anthroposophy the farming practices intended to achieve balance between the physical and higher, non-physical realms and the influence of cosmic and terrestrial forces in enriching the farm, its products, and its inhabitants with life energy.
This topic demonstrates how biodynamics agriculture mirrors Agroecology especially on soil and ecosystem restoration, reliance on biological interactions and ecosystem services, integration of domestic plants and animals, efficient use of the photosynthetic potential of annual and perennial combinations as well as non-use of for any added hormones, avoidance synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, and prohibits GMOs.
This topic explains in detail the Biodynamic certification pathway and process from conversion, application, and practices of Biodynamic farming and produce processing standards to biodynamic produce labeling.
This topic illustrates the holistic expression of a farm’s unique potential the “farm individuality” that encompasses soil types and characteristics such as mineral content, organic matter, and the mix of sand, silt, and clay as well as forests and meadows, wetlands and cultivated ground, flowering trees and shrubs, domestic and wild animals, buildings and equipment, and human beings living and working on the land and sharing the same environment, the same ecosphere, and the same influences; cosmic, earthly, and human.
This topic expounds on how the philosophical tenets of biodynamics especially those that emphasize energetic forces and astrological influences are harder to grasp, yet they are part and parcel of the biodynamic experience. The further delves into sustainable applications and components of biodynamic farming and postulates the future of Biodynamic farming and sustainability.
This topic demonstrates how biodynamics recognizes that soil itself is alive, and this vitality supports and affects the quality and health of the plants that we grow especially in sync with lunar rhythms to optimize times to conduct work on the farm and in the garden, based on the type of plant, the activity and working the soil in tune with all the influences of nature and the seasonal cycles.
This topic covers biodynamic the uniquely holistic approach to organic agriculture salient features of Biodynamic farming and how agriculture fits and works with the cosmos.
This topic covers the Biodynamic triple bottom line (ecological, social, and economic sustainability) and draws the reader to the economic benefits of biodynamic agriculture within an ecosystem of healthy soil and plants that treats the farm as a self-contained living system.
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