Is organic healthier? Settling a long-time agricultural debate over nutrition
Sir-Albert-Howard-was-the-father-of-the-modern-organic-farming-movement-in-the-West Is organic food healthier than conventional food? Anneliese Abbott – (sourced from Eco Farming Daily, 1.8.22, with thanks) Aside from the debate over whether or not organic agriculture can feed […]
Biodynamic Gardening with Children from ‘Birth to Seven Years
By Sandra Frain – Biodynamic Practitioner and Teacher, 6.9.22 Why should we garden ‘Biodynamically’ with children from birth to seven? Sharing gardens and all of nature is an opportunity for […]
Why food prices are expected to skyrocket and how biodynamic farming is the solution
An article by Dr. Joseph Mercola on rising food prices around the world suggests that “biodynamics is the solution for the future of agriculture”. Food shortages and skyrocketing food prices now […]
Releasing the sacred biodynamic cow into syntropic agroforestry
Kumbartcho Enterprises Biodynamics & Beyond workshop, 7 – 8 May 2022, Kilkivan, Qld John Hodgkinson Mark Pye (Preparations Manager), Kaz Selbie (News Leaf Editor) and myself (News Leaf Associate Editor) […]
Ravensbourne Qld biodynamic workshop
John Hodgkinson On the 4th of May 2022, three staff members of Biodynamic Agriculture Australia, Mark, Kaz and John, ventured into the upper Brisbane River Valley to conduct a one-day […]
What is biodynamics?
Sherry Wildfeuer, Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association What do you think a human being really is? Your answer to this question will determine the character of youractions towards other people. […]
Broad Beans
Fi Morgan, Bellingen Food Gardening, sourced from I Love Bello Shire, 29th June 2021, with thanks. Vicia faba is known as fava or faba bean. This bean is used as […]
A rationale for applying the biodynamic preparations in the form of Soil Activator
John Hodgkinson According to the late Hugh Courtney, biodynamic guru and founder of the Josephine Porter Institute in the US, the respiritualisation of the Earth is one of the most […]
Biodiversity – a short essay
John Hodgkinson The benefits of incorporating or expanding biodiversity on your farm or in your garden include enhancing soil health and structure, establishing or encouraging insect and animal (especially bird) […]