Posts by The Biodynamic Trainee

I was introduced to biodynamics by my friend Giovanni in Sardinia. We would spend spring pruning olive trees, and autumn harvesting olives, while keeping a small vegetable garden. He was adamant that...

The Three Fold Human Being(1.1) Rudolf Steiner first spoke about the ideas of a three-fold human being at the beginning of the 19th century. By holding a threefold perspective, it can help us to...

Phasic Human Development(1.1) Rudolf Steiner's concept of the seven-year phases of human development focuses on the idea that individuals go through distinct periods of growth and...

(1.1) In the valley we use a range of hand tools and mechanical tools to maintain and develop the landscape. Mechanical/motorised tools are time efficient but have other drawbacks such as energy...

Homoeopathic remedies have been used for thousands of years to keep animals healthy or to treat ailments. Animals will even seek out beneficial plants themselves. A supplementation of medicinal herbs...

Biodynamics originated two decades prior to organic growing, but both movements began in response to the introduction of fertilizers and mechanical methods adopted during the post-war periods....