Biodynamic Farming

	Biodynamic Farming Biodynamics may refer to: * Biodynamic agriculture, a method of farming based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner The Biodynamic Association, a United States-based company that promotes the Biodynamic agriculture system Biodynamic wine, wines made by employing the biodynamic methods * Biodynamic massage Biodynamic massage is a complementary therapy developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway during the 1950s. History In 1969, Boyesen set up the Gerda Boyesen Training School at Acacia House in Acton Park. It is both a psychological and energetic thera ... , a complementary therapy developed by Gerda Boyesen in Norway during the 1950s {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Biodynamic Agriculture Biodynamic agriculture is a form of alternative agriculture based on pseudo-scientific and esoteric concepts initially developed in 1924 by Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925). It was the first of the organic farming movements. It treats soil fertility, plant growth, and livestock care as ecologically interrelated tasks, emphasizing spiritual and mystical perspectives. Biodynamics has much in common with other organic approaches – it emphasizes the use of manures and composts and excludes the use of synthetic (artificial) fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides on soil and plants. Methods unique to the biodynamic approach include its treatment of animals, crops, and soil as a single system, an emphasis from its beginnings on local production and distribution systems, its use of traditional and development of new local breeds and varieties. Some methods use an astrological sowing and planting calendar. Biodynamic agriculture uses various herbal and mineral additives for compost additive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Biodynamic Association The Biodynamic Association (formerly the Biodynamic Farming & Gardening Association, then the North American Biodynamic Association) is a United States-based company that promotes Biodynamic agriculture system through educational and research programs and has headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. History Biodynamic agriculture was inaugurated in 1924 by Austrian scientist Rudolf Steiner. It is the oldest, non-chemical agricultural movement and pre-dates organic agriculture by some twenty years. Beginning in 1926, American farmers and gardeners joined the effort to test and promulgate Steiner's agricultural ideas.Paull, John (2019The Pioneers of Biodynamics in USA: The Early Milestones of Organic Agriculture in the United States American Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development, 6(2):89-94. By 1938 there were 39 Americans who had joined this international effort, with some reading Steiner's work in the English translation and others in the German original.Paull, John (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Biodynamic Wine Biodynamic wines are wines made employing the biodynamic methods both to grow the fruit and during the post-harvest processing. Biodynamic wine production uses organic farming methods (''e.g.,'' employing compost as fertilizer and avoiding most pesticides) while also employing soil supplements prepared according to Rudolf Steiner's formulas, following a planting calendar that depends upon astrological configurations, and treating the earth as "a ''living and receptive'' organism." Biodynamic viticulture Biodynamic methods are used in viticulture (grape growing) in a variety of countries, including France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Austria, Germany, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Peru, South Africa, Canada, and the United States. In 2013, over 700 vineyards worldwide comprising more than 10,000 ha/24,710 acres were certified biodynamic. A number of very high-end, high-profile commercial growers have converted recently to biodynamic practices. According to an article in ''Fortune'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]