It’s part farming event, part mystical gathering: the
Annual Biodynamic conference, held every year in February, and this year in
Switzerland.
What is“biodynamics”? According to the association’s
website:
Biodynamics is a
spiritual-ethical-ecological approach to agriculture, food production and
nutrition. Biodynamics was first developed in the early 1920s based on the
spiritual insights and practical suggestions of the Austrian writer, educator
and social activist Dr. Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), whose philosophy is called
“anthroposophy.”Today,
the biodynamic movement encompasses thousands of successful gardens, farms,
vineyards and agricultural operations of all kinds and sizes on all continents,
in a wide variety of ecological and economic settings.
In other words, it’s the organic movement on steroids—a
celebration of all things“natural”—whatever that means—and a rejection of many
of the most rudimentary forms of modern agriculture, first and foremost crop
biotechnology. It’s also one of the fastest growing ‘back to the farm’
movements in the world, with a growing legion of passionate adherents.....To Read More.....
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