Who is Stewart Lundy?

• Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics (JPI)
• Biodynamic Association (BDA)
• Virginia Association for Biological Farming (VABF)
• Small Farm Outreach Program (SFOP) at Virginia State University
• Future Harvest Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (FHCASA)
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)
• Virginia State University (VSU)
• Chesapeake Biodynamic Network (CBDN)
• Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)
• Fellowship of Preparation Makers (FOPM)
• Front Range Anthroposophical Café (FRAC)

Education. He holds a B.A. in Government and Political Theory.

Farm and field practice. At Perennial Roots Farm, Lundy and his wife and farming partner, Natalie McGill, manage a diversified farm organism that integrates market gardening, perennial plantings, livestock, compost, preparation plants, direct marketing, and a small CSA. After beginning to experiment with biodynamic preparations in 2012, he studied under JPI founder Hugh J. Courtney through the final seven biodynamic practicums Courtney offered at Earth Legacy Agriculture in Woolwine, Virginia. By the concluding practicums, Lundy was teaching independent sessions and overseeing the production of biodynamic preparation 505 (oak bark) during the workshop. JPI profile

Research and qualitative observation. His long-running interests include Ehrenfried Pfeiffer’s circular chromatography, soil and compost observation, comparative field trials, preparation quality, plant morphology, seasonal and astronomical timing, and the practical adaptation of biodynamics to individual farms and bioregions. He attended a chromatography workshop led by Bruno Follador at The Nature Institute and, after further independent study of Ehrenfried Pfeiffer’s methods, has worked actively with picture-forming methods since 2013. JPI profile

Chromatography teaching. Lundy has worked actively with picture-forming methods since 2013 and teaches circular chromatography through JPI, dedicated intensives, conference breakouts, and farmer-facing sample interpretation. His approach presents chromatography as a comparative observation tool for soil, compost, and preparation quality—not as a stand-alone laboratory verdict. JPI chromatography workshop

Agricultural leadership. In addition to farm and JPI leadership, Lundy served as founding president of the Delmarva Farmers Union and creator of the peer-reviewed Certified Delmarva Grown program. Biodynamic Association profile

Institutional leadership and publishing. As Executive Director of JPI, Lundy oversees educational work, biodynamic preparation production, and quality control for JPI’s proprietary Pfeiffer™ recipes. He is also the founder and principal writer of the JPI Biodynamics / Applied Biodynamics Substack. For the centennial of biodynamic agriculture, he edited Hugh Courtney’s Biodynamics for Beginners: Principles and Practice and contributed a substantial introduction; the book was published under the Portal Books imprint and distributed by SteinerBooks in 2024, with proceeds supporting JPI. Biodynamics for Beginners Applied Biodynamics on Substack

Practice-led inquiry. Alongside his agricultural work, Lundy conducts independent research in Western esotericism, anthroposophy, Christian theosophy, alchemy, cosmology, and the philosophy of nature. He asks how spiritual ideas become legible in living processes without becoming detached speculation: observation leads to image and correspondence, then back to farming, preparation making, and comparison. Biodynamic Alchemy

Alchemy of soil and preparations. He applies the classic polarities of Salt, Mercury, and Sulfur—and processes such as solve et coagula, digestion, fermentation, sublimation, precipitation, and ripening—to soil, compost, minerals, plant organs, preparation sheaths, and chromatography. These are not substitutes for agronomy or modern chemistry; they are a language for dynamic relationships tested against field practice, morphology, and preparation quality. Balancing Biodynamic Soils

Jacob Boehme and esoteric Christianity. A sustained line of study centers on Boehme’s cosmology and its relevance to biodynamics, together with Paracelsus, Christian Platonism and Neoplatonism, Sophia, sacred symbolism, and Rudolf Steiner’s spiritual science. Lundy presented “Boehme Dynamics: Biodynamics through the Esoteric Cosmology of Jacob Boehme” at the Fellowship of Preparation Makers gathering at Filigreen Farm, California, in January 2024. His inquiry follows polarity, contraction and expansion, differentiation, embodiment, and transformation across mineral, plant, animal, human, and cosmic domains. JPI year review

Goethean perception and public teaching. Lundy’s work also engages morphology, analogy, exact imagination, picture-forming methods, and contemplative attention. He treats the practitioner as an organ of perception whose capacities can be refined through disciplined technique and repeated comparison. This approach informs public talks on biodynamic machines, sexual alchemy, individualized biodynamics, the spiritual nature of matter, and etheric perception. Contemplative Chromatography · Alchemical Revival program · FOPM 2026 program

• Biodynamic preparations: making, storage, evaluation, application, sourcing, and quality control
• Whole-farm design: developing the farm as a living organism through crop–livestock integration, perennial edges, habitat, and internal fertility
• Soil fertility and compost: biologically active compost, barrel compound, mineral balance, purchased-input reduction, and practical farm-scale application
• Circular chromatography and picture-forming methods for qualitative soil, compost, and preparation assessment
• Biodynamic calendars and timing, including observational approaches to lunar, planetary, seasonal, and climatic rhythms
• Pest, disease, and weed management, including biodynamic peppering and equisetum-based approaches
• Herbal and preparation-plant cultivation, processing, and farm-grown inputs
• Teaching, writing, facilitation, and translation of biodynamic concepts for beginners, working farmers, gardeners, and professional audiences
• Bioregional adaptation of biodynamics, including humid coastal, temperate, arid, and dry-tropical contexts
• Alchemical, esoteric, Goethean, and participatory interpretation of biodynamic processes, including Salt–Mercury–Sulfur, Jacob Boehme, Paracelsus, Christian theosophy, Sophia, morphology, exact imagination, and contemplative observation

Consulting. Lundy provides independent consultation for farms and gardens transitioning to or deepening biodynamic practice. Services described publicly include remote consultation by email, phone, or video, site visits, and customized education. Typical work may address farm-organism design, preparation practice, soil and compost evaluation, chromatography, fertility strategy, livestock integration, workshop planning, and troubleshooting within the realities of a particular place. Perennial Roots consulting Biodynamic Association presenter profile

Speaking and workshops. He offers tailored talks, conference sessions, farm tours, multi-day intensives, webinars, and hands-on workshops. Programs can be introductory or advanced and may combine lecture, demonstration, group observation, preparation making, compost work, farm walks, and qualitative soil assessment.

Travel. His teaching and presentation work extends across the United States and internationally, including the Goetheanum in Switzerland and biodynamic seminars and farm education in Mexico. He remains available for national and international engagements when the host, audience, and program are a strong fit. JPI profile Mexico field reflection

International & Cross-Border Engagements

• September 12, 2023 — International Colloquium on Biodynamic Preparations. Presented “The Animal and the Biodynamic Preparations” with Angela Hofmann of SEKEM in a Biodynamic Federation Demeter International / Section for Agriculture program, with simultaneous Spanish interpretation. — Program notice
• October 2024 — Goetheanum, Dornach, Switzerland. Presented “Individualizing Biodynamics: Soil and Soul” at Evolving Science 2024, followed by a dedicated discussion period; JPI reported this as its first speaking invitation to the Goetheanum. — Program
• December 2024 — Tepetlixpa, Mexico. Biodynamic intensive and preparation-making seminar with local collaborators, emphasizing observation, preparation practice, local plants, dry-tropical conditions, and place-specific adaptation. — JPI year review
• January 10, 2026 — Todos Santos, Baja California Sur, Mexico. “The Biodynamic Farm Organism,” a day program at Palma Serena with Natalie McGill and Stewart Lundy, combining whole-farm concepts with practice in a dry-climate setting. — Event flyer

Biodynamic Association (BDA) / National Biodynamic Conferences

• November 16–20, 2016 — North American Biodynamic Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Conference speaker at “Tierra Viva: Farming the Living Earth,” the Biodynamic Association’s national gathering. — Conference overview
• April 6, 2017 — “Real World Biodynamics for Beginners.” Biodynamic Association webinar introducing grounded, practical entry points to biodynamic farming and gardening. — Perennial Roots webinar archive
• October 13, 2017 — “Practical Carbon Solutions: How Biodynamics Can Engage Climate in the Farm and Garden.” Biodynamic Association webinar on soil carbon, compost, livestock, perennial systems, and farm-scale climate practice. — Webinar archive
• January 24, 2018 — “The Embers and the Stars: Using Biodynamic Planting Calendars.” Biodynamic Association webinar on observational use of lunar, planetary, and seasonal rhythms. — Webinar archive
• November 14–18, 2018 — North American Biodynamic Conference, Portland, Oregon. Presented “Agriculture in a Changing Climate,” on whole-farm design for resilience, including perennial “skins,” water management, biodiversity, soil carbon, and mycorrhizal networks. — Conference recap
• November 17, 2018 — National Biodynamic Conference research poster. Presented “Measuring the Planetary Resonance of the Biodynamic Preparations,” affiliated with Agrinomics LLC and Perennial Roots Farm. — Poster-session program
• November 22, 2019 — National Biodynamic Conference, Lake George, New York. Led the three-morning experiential workshop “Microdynamics: Small-Scale Biodynamics.” — Conference program
• March 31, 2020 — Microdynamics I: Planning Your Biodynamic Garden. Farm-organism design, living boundaries, habitat, soil building, and macrocosmic context at garden scale. — Recording
• April 14, 2020 — Microdynamics II: Scaling Biodynamics to Fit Your Needs. Practical small-scale soil building, rotations, cover crops, compost, vermiculture, and livestock integration. — Recording
• April 28, 2020 — Microdynamics III: Planting, Tending, and Harvesting by the Moon with the Biodynamic Calendar. Calendar use and observational timing for gardeners and small farms. — Recording
• May 19, 2020 — Microdynamics IV: Managing Pests & Diseases with Biodynamics. Disease prevention, soil conditions, weed indicators, equisetum, and biodynamic pest “peppers.” — Recording
• August 13, 2020 — Microdynamics VI: Building Even Better Compost. Observation-led compost building based on hot/cold and wet/dry polarities rather than formula-only carbon–nitrogen calculations. — Recording
• November 9, 2023 — National Biodynamic Conference, Westminster, Colorado. Co-led the pre-conference workshop “Integrating Livestock and Vegetable Production” with Beth Corymb and Matt Barhafer. — Conference announcement
• March 2024 — Biodynamic Basics webinar series. Featured teacher in a four-session introductory series presented in partnership with the Biodynamic Association. — Program
• June 10, 2024 — Agriculture Course Centennial Celebration. Featured presenter in the Association’s eight-session centennial series. — Series page
• July 25, 2024 — Biodynamics for Beginners live Q&A. Ninety-minute public conversation on successful growing, fundamentals, and the larger orientation of biodynamic agriculture. — Event page
• November 22, 2024 — Online Biodynamic Conference. Co-led the three-day workshop “How Our Spiritual Lives Inform Our Work with Biodynamics and the Preparations” with Mac Mead and Wali Via. — Conference schedule
• November 21, 2025 — Online Biodynamic Conference. Facilitated the Research focus-area conversations, supporting exchange among practitioners and researchers. — Conference page
• December 2, 2025 — Practical Biodynamics: Farmer and Gardener’s Forum. Recurring co-facilitator, with Anthony Mecca and other practitioners, of the free monthly peer-learning forum offered in collaboration with JPI through 2026. — Forum page

Virginia Association for Biological Farming (VABF)

• Recurring conference educator — multiple appearances. Lundy has spoken at Virginia Association for Biological Farming conferences multiple times, including the January 2024 VABF–Small Farm Outreach Program Summit at the Hotel Roanoke. — JPI profile
• January 2024 — Virginia Association for Biological Farming–Small Farm Outreach Program Summit, Roanoke, Virginia. Teaching engagement at the joint 24th annual Virginia Biological Farming Conference and Small Farm Outreach Program summit. — Conference page

Future Harvest Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (FHCASA)

• April 2017 — Perennial Roots Farm field event. “Permaculture for Profits: Integrating Specialty Crop Production & Livestock Management,” with Natalie McGill and Patrick Johnson of Virginia State University. The program included farm-scale integration and hands-on barrel compost work. — Event listing
• January 2018 — 19th Annual Conference. “Integrated Livestock Pasture Management,” presenting a holistic approach to animal health, pasture management, farm economics, and carbon-conscious livestock production. — Perennial Roots media record
• January 2021 — Future Harvest Annual Conference. “Making Even Better Compost,” an online Session III program scheduled 10:00–11:00 a.m. — Conference program
• January 2023 — 24th Annual Conference, “A Time to Grow.” “Ecology and Economy: Developing a Self-sufficient Farm Organism,” addressing internal fertility, ecological integration, and farm viability. — Conference program

Chesapeake Biodynamic Network (CBDN)

• Recurring regional conference participant. Lundy participates regularly in Chesapeake Biodynamic Network conferences and has contributed to the network’s annual regional gatherings across multiple years. — JPI profile
• November 2022 — Regional Biodynamic Gathering. Three-day gathering hosted at Perennial Roots Farm, with workshops, practical preparation work, farm experience, and regional community building. — Gathering listing
• August 2024 — Maryland public programs. CBDN hosted “Herbs at Hand in Our Landscape for the Earth’s Healing and Our Health” and the workshop “Permaculture & Biodynamics.” The latter developed the “living farm organism” concept through a five-acre site; the public schedule lists a 7:00 p.m. talk and a 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. workshop. — Program listing
• Fall 2024 — Chesapeake regional conference. JPI sponsored and participated in the regional gathering in College Park and Bethesda, Maryland, extending connections among regional practitioners and international guests. — JPI year review
• November 2025 — Chesapeake Regional Biodynamic Conference. Participant and panelist in Bethesda, Maryland, including “Why Should We Seek Out Biodynamic-Produced Food?” with Alex Tuchman and Natalie McGill, and the “Spirit of the Earth” panel with Rev. Daniel Kalinov and Alex Tuchman. — Conference program

University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Virginia State University (VSU) & On-Farm Institutional Collaboration

• November 2022 — University of Maryland Eastern Shore Small Farm Conference. Perennial Roots Farm hosted the conference’s on-farm educational tour, giving participants a working view of diversified production, livestock, and farm-scale regenerative practice. — UMES announcement
• Recurring collaboration — University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Virginia State University (VSU), Future Harvest Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (FHCASA), Chesapeake Biodynamic Network (CBDN), and Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics (JPI). Perennial Roots Farm has hosted multiple workshops with these institutions and networks. — Workshop record

Josephine Porter Institute for Applied Biodynamics (JPI) & Perennial Roots Workshops

• Ongoing — JPI chromatography teaching. Lundy teaches Ehrenfried Pfeiffer–inspired circular chromatography as a practical, qualitative observation method for farmers and gardeners—covering sample preparation, image development, comparative reading, soil organic matter, microbial activity, integration, and the limits of a single “snapshot.” This instruction appears in dedicated JPI intensives and conference workshops. — JPI teaching reflection
• May 14, 2022 — JPI Biodynamic Pest Pepper webinar and workshop. Lundy presented the alchemical context of pest “peppers,” followed by hands-on work at JPI with Larry Mabe. — Recording
• October 2024 — Fall Biodynamic Workshop, Perennial Roots Farm. Multi-day practical workshop integrating preparation making, farm-organism work, food, lectures, observation, and community practice. — Workshop listing
• March 21–23, 2025 — “The Eye of the Cosmos: Viewing Soil Life Through Chromatography.” Three-day JPI intensive in Floyd, Virginia, devoted to circular chromatography, participant soil and compost samples, comparative reading, and qualitative assessment. — JPI announcement
• June 13, 2025 — Late Spring Preparation Workshop, Perennial Roots Farm. Hands-on workshop centered on making and managing biodynamic preparations in the farm context. — Event listing
• October 2025 — Fall Biodynamic Workshop. Multi-day workshop with preparation work and multiple lectures by Lundy, including farm-organism teaching and advanced discussion of new frontiers in biodynamic practice. — JPI program
• May 28, 2026 — Spring Biodynamic Workshop, Perennial Roots Farm. Featured teaching included Introduction to Biodynamics, Cosmic Considerations, “Living in a Biodynamic Farm Organism” with Natalie McGill, Q&A sessions, barrel compound, and “New Frontiers in Biodynamics.” — Detailed schedule

Independent Biodynamic Study Groups & Long-Form Teaching Archive

The 33-video Stewart Lundy Webinars playlist preserves sustained, informal biodynamic teaching across several recurring study-group cycles.

• June 11, 2020–November 12, 2020 — Informal Biodynamic Study Group archive. Twelve long-form recordings—nine numbered sessions followed by three additional autumn meetings—document recurring online facilitation across 2020. Sessions generally run about 1 hour 38 minutes to 1 hour 59 minutes; the sixth is explicitly titled “Chaos Discussion.”
• January 5, 2021–March 2, 2021 — Winter Biodynamic Study Group. Nine long-form sessions document a sustained winter learning cycle, including the Jan. 12 “Seed Chaos Discussion.” Most recordings run approximately 1 hour 46 minutes to 2 hours.
• Winter 2022 — Winter Biodynamic Study Group. Ten recordings from a twelve-week cycle—Weeks 1–4 and 6–11—preserve another extended season of informal instruction; Week 6 is explicitly labeled “Seed Chaos.”
• March 16, 2022 and March 30, 2022 — “First Steps in Reading the Book of Nature.” Two long-form sessions of approximately 1 hour 37 minutes and 1 hour 43 minutes extend themes associated with Lundy’s 2016 Biodynamics article “Reading the Book of Nature.”

Additional Conferences, Symposia & Public Programs

• February 2017 — Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) Farming for the Future Conference. Presented “Biodynamics & Permaculture: Intertwining Holistic Farming Systems” and joined “Q&A: Applying Biodynamics in Your Farm or Garden” with Mac Mead and Lia Babitch. — Perennial Roots record
• August 2020 — Third Annual MysTech Conference. Presented “Towards Biodynamic Machines,” connecting biodynamic preparation processes, formative forces, and questions of technology within anthroposophical research. — Conference review
• August 25, 2023 — Front Range Anthroposophical Café (FRAC). Online presentation, “The Cosmic Context of Biodynamic Agriculture.” — Event archive
• January 28, 2024 — Alchemical Revival Symposium. Presented “The Sexual Alchemy of Biodynamics: Kundalini, Sublimation, and Compost” in Dennis Klocek’s Soil, Soul & Spirit symposium. — Symposium program
• Preparation Evaluation Committee research calls. Presented research within the Fellowship of Preparation Makers group on assessing biodynamic preparation quality. — Committee
• January 2024 — Fellowship of Preparation Makers (FOPM), Filigreen Farm, California. Presented “Boehme Dynamics: Biodynamics through the Esoteric Cosmology of Jacob Boehme.” — JPI year review
• June 2024 — Gaia Herbs educational visit. Presented and worked with Lloyd Nelson and astrologer Gary P. Caton in an on-farm program linking plant observation, preparation work, and biodynamic timing. — Workshop reflection
• January 2025 — Utah Farm and Food Conference. Co-led a full-day pre-conference biodynamics workshop with Lloyd Nelson and Russell Blackstone, then taught a practical breakout on circular chromatography and farmer-facing qualitative soil assessment. — Conference reflection
• January 30–February 2, 2025 — Fellowship of Preparation Makers (FOPM), Viroqua, Wisconsin. Participated in the annual preparation-makers gathering as JPI Director. — Conference reflection
• January 10, 2025 — Front Range Anthroposophical Café (FRAC). Recorded presentation, “Biodynamics and the Soul as a Plant,” exploring plant development as a model for consciousness and spiritual practice. — Recording
• 2025 — Acres U.S.A. Eco-Ag Conference. Presented “Biodynamics on an Integrated Livestock & Vegetable Operation,” addressing preparation use, quality, yields, and the holistic farm context. — Recording index
• January 24, 2026 — Fellowship of Preparation Makers (FOPM), Pennsylvania. Presented “The Nature of Matter in Relation to the Spiritual World,” a 90-minute featured session at Camphill Village Kimberton Hills. — Program
• August 7, 2026 — Tenth Annual MysTech Conference. Listed panelist for “Working with the Etheric: Biodynamics,” with Harold Hoven and Evan Folds, during the online conference “Becoming Aware of the Etheric.” — Official program

• March 27, 2023 — EcoJustice Radio — “Biodynamics: A Holistic Approach to Farming & Gardening.” Long-form interview on Rudolf Steiner’s agricultural legacy, regenerative and spiritual dimensions of biodynamics, scalable practice, JPI, and Lundy’s international consulting. — Listen
• December 21, 2023 — The Peace Offering podcast. “Biodynamic Farming with Stewart Lundy,” a long-form conversation on biodynamic preparations, soil fertility, farm self-reliance, spiritual practice, teaching, and international consultation; later mirrored by Quantum Yoga. — Episode page
• 2024 — Das Goetheanum. “Continuing the Legacy of Biodynamics,” an interview with Charles Cross on JPI, Hugh Courtney’s legacy, preparation making, contemporary biodynamics, and the centennial publication project. — Interview
• 2024 — Y on Earth Community webinar. “Introduction to Biodynamic Practices,” covering farming, gardening, and preparation use. — Program
• 2024 — The Veraison Project webinar. Introduction to biodynamics for the wine community. — Organization
• August 1, 2024 — Heart & Soil TV — “Biodynamic Ag for Beginners.” Book interview on Biodynamics for Beginners, practical growing, interconnectedness, and agriculture’s purpose as life. — Watch on YouTube
• December 6, 2024 — Garden and the Moon podcast — “Photosynthesis grace.” Interview with Emilie Cresp on biodynamic farming, writing, nature’s intelligence, spiritual ideals in plants, and the relationship between practical work and contemplative life. — Listen / episode page
• Summer 2022 — Applied Biodynamics No. 104. “Perennial Roots Farm: An Interview with Stewart Lundy,” conducted by Mary Maruca. The detailed interview covers the farm’s development, stepwise adoption of biodynamics, multi-species rotational grazing, compost and preparations, cows and manure quality, and chromatography. — Issue page
• 2021 — NPR / Here & Now. “These Climate-Conscious Farmers Say Americans Eat Too Much Meat,” a 5:43 broadcast feature with Stewart Lundy and Natalie McGill on livestock, climate, land management, and the principle “It’s not the cow, it’s the how.” — Listen / read
• April 22, 2022 — Biodynamic Guild Podcast, Episode 15. “Alchemical Agriculture at Perennial Roots Farm,” a long-form discussion of biodynamic practice, preparation work, farming, herbalism, experimentation, and consulting. — Episode page
• Farm-a-Yard Podcast, Episodes 006 and 010. Episode 006 is an interview with Lundy; Episode 010, “A Biodynamic Summer,” returns to seasonal practice and the life of the farm. — Episode 006
• The Livestock Conservancy — Heritage Breeds podcast. Interview centered on Perennial Roots Farm and the place of heritage breeds within a diversified, biodynamic farm organism. — Perennial Roots media record
• January 2018 — Virginian-Pilot video feature. Recorded farm feature accompanying regional coverage of a new generation of first-generation farmers on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. — Perennial Roots media record
• Front Range Anthroposophical Café recordings. Recorded public presentations include “The Cosmic Context of Biodynamic Agriculture” (2023) and “Biodynamics and the Soul as a Plant” (2025), making Lundy’s philosophical and agricultural teaching available beyond the live events. — FRAC speaker archive

• The Washington Post, July 2022. “What a Farm Owner Does in a Workday,” a first-person workday profile by Natalie McGill covering Perennial Roots’ CSA, market garden, livestock, conference travel, consulting, and workshop hosting, with Lundy appearing throughout the farm-day narrative. — Article
• The Washington Post, August 2024. “Want to Eat Sustainably? Learn to Cook Something New,” featuring Perennial Roots within a national discussion of agricultural diversity, seasonal eating, regional food systems, and the consumer practices needed to support diversified farms. — Article
• Acres U.S.A., June 2020. “Dynamic Duo,” a substantial profile of Lundy and McGill’s decade-long development of Perennial Roots, including animals, biodynamics, soil healing, preparation use, propagation, markets, and farm observation. — Perennial Roots media record
• Eastern Shore Post, August 2020. Coverage of Perennial Roots Farm’s food-access grant and local food distribution work. — Article
• Virginian-Pilot / Edible Delmarva, 2017–2018. “Food for Thought,” a profile of Perennial Roots later carried by the Virginian-Pilot; a January 2018 video feature and related quotation highlighted the path of first-generation farmers who build knowledge through study, experimentation, and community. — Media index
• Edible Delmarva, Spring 2017. “Living Through the Seasons on a Biodynamic Farm,” a feature on Perennial Roots’ seasonal practice and diversified farm life. — Article
• Edible Delmarva, Spring 2017. “Biodynamic Farming,” with Lundy as contributor, introducing biodynamic ideas through the experience of Perennial Roots. — Article
• Delmarva NOW, May 2017. “Small-scale farmers learn to plant for future,” coverage of farmer education and the on-farm Future Harvest field program at Perennial Roots. — Article
• WMDT 47ABC, August 2017. “Event Seeks to Spark Childhood Environmental Education,” regional television coverage connected to Perennial Roots and environmental learning. — Article
• Delmarva NOW, April 2015. “Obeying Nature,” an early regional profile of Perennial Roots and the farm’s biodynamic approach. — Article
• Regional travel and food media. Perennial Roots also appears in Virginia Living’s “A Shore Thing,” the Virginian-Pilot’s “Foraging for the Best of Virginia’s Upper Eastern Shore,” Baltimore Style’s “The Other Shore,” and VA Foodie social coverage. — Media index

• 2024 — Biodynamics for Beginners: Principles and Practice. Hugh J. Courtney; edited and introduced by Stewart Lundy, with a substantial new introduction. Published under the Portal Books imprint and distributed by SteinerBooks; author proceeds support JPI. — JPI edition
• 2024 — “Individualizing Biodynamics: Soil and Soul.” Das Goetheanum essay adapted from his Evolving Science presentation, arguing for biodynamics to be individualized through place, practice, observation, and practitioner development. — Das Goetheanum
• Winter 2024 — “Your Darkness Shall Be Turned into Light: Opposition in Biodynamic Agriculture.” LILIPOH No. 114; an essay on adversity, observation, and the development of biodynamic practice. — LILIPOH issue
• Spring/Summer 2016 — “Reading the Book of Nature.” Biodynamics No. 286, p. 43. — Journal PDF
• Spring 2018 — “The Individual Path of Personal Biodynamic Practice: Concepts, Intention, and Enthusiasm.” Biodynamics journal. — Perennial Roots media index
• Summer 2019 — “Unforgetting Natural Wisdom.” Biodynamics journal; later made publicly available by the author. — Read online
• Winter 2020 — “Stewarding Starlight.” Biodynamics journal. — Perennial Roots media index
• Summer 2023 — “How to Save Better Seeds.” Biodynamics journal, pp. 35–38. This is Lundy’s article in the issue; “The Fine Art of Biodynamics” in the same issue is by Alan Chadwick. — Journal excerpt
• Spring/Summer 2020 — “How Do You Choose Your Best Seeds? Seed Saving Quality and Biodynamics.” Applied Biodynamics No. 97. — Applied Biodynamics index
• Autumn 2021 — “Yarrow: A Plant for Wounded People and Wounded Earth.” Applied Biodynamics No. 101. — Issue 101
• Summer 2022 — “Summer Practice for a Biodynamic Garden.” Applied Biodynamics No. 104; the same issue contains Mary Maruca’s “Perennial Roots Farm: An Interview with Stewart Lundy.” — Issue 104
• Autumn 2022 — “Fall Practices for a Biodynamic Garden” and “Growing the Sense-Organ of the Farm: Thoughts from The Philosophy of Freedom.” Applied Biodynamics No. 105. — Issue 105
• Winter 2022 — “Contemplating the Three Kings,” “Reconnecting to the Cosmos (and Resonating with It),” and “As Above, So Below: Biodynamics as the Conscious Emulation of the Evolution of the Celestial Spheres.” Applied Biodynamics No. 106. — Issue 106
• Summer 2023 — “Peppers Revisited as Microcosmic Images of Eclipses.” Applied Biodynamics No. 108. — Applied Biodynamics index
• Autumn 2023 — “Biodynamics in the Dry Tropics of Baja California Sur in Mexico” (with José Aviña) and “Introducing Ben Nommay, JPI’s New Farm Manager.” Applied Biodynamics No. 109. — Issue 109
• 2015 and 2025 — Biodynamic Association essays. “Only What Is Fruitful Is True” (2015) and “Biodynamic Calendars” (2025) extend Lundy’s public teaching through the Association’s blog. — Biodynamic Stories
• 2023–present — JPI Biodynamics / Applied Biodynamics on Substack. Founder, principal writer, and platform manager; the publication combines practical instruction, qualitative research, conference reporting, interviews, historical recovery, and philosophical reflection, with revenue supporting JPI. — Substack About
• 2025 — Australian republication. Biodynamic Agriculture Australia Ltd.’s publishing stream—including the quarterly News Leaf journal and the Between the Leaves e-zine—has republished selected JPI/Lundy writing. Examples include “Biodynamic Pest Management: Weed and Pest Peppers Expanded” and the excerpt “Living Spiritually.” — Between the Leaves archive

The JPI Biodynamics Substack is an important part of Lundy’s public expert record. It combines practical how-to material, seasonal observation, qualitative research, conference reports, interviews, historical recovery, and philosophical reflection. JPI’s public profile identifies Lundy as its founder and regular contributor; the platform’s own About page states that he writes and maintains it, with revenue supporting JPI. Substack About

Practical soil, preparation, and garden guidance

• “When Should I Spray Biodynamic Preparations?” (2024). A situational approach to timing that avoids formulaic use and prioritizes the needs of the farm or garden. — Read
• “How-To: Balancing Biodynamic Soils” (2024). A long-form treatment of minerals, soil testing, fertility, observation, and the practical limits of one-size-fits-all recommendations. — Read
• “Leveling Up Your Biodynamic Gardening” (2024). A practical bridge between biodynamics and compatible regenerative and organic garden methods. — Read
• “Biodynamic Pest Management” (2025). Integrated pest-management thinking, biodynamic peppers, observation, ethics, and the farm organism. — Read

Observation, research, and cosmology

• “Equisetum and Fungus: Good and Bad” (2024). A practical and conceptual study of horsetail, silica, moisture, fungal balance, and plant health. — Read
• “The Reality of the Zodiac” (2024). An exploration of astronomical and biological classification, observation, and farm timing. — Read
• “Biodynamics: Pseudoscience or Prescience?” (2026). A critical defense of observation, qualitative method, research questions, and the status of biodynamic knowledge. — Read

Philosophical and spiritual foundations

• “Fanning the Flame of Life with Biodynamics” (2023). A study of preparation processes, transformation, life, and the spiritual lineages that inform biodynamic practice. — Read
• “Discovering Spiritual Concepts in Nature” (2024). A phenomenological approach to developing flexible, living concepts through attention to natural forms and processes. — Read
• “Biodynamic Alchemy: Old Sun, New Earth” (2025). A synthesis of seasonal observation, preparation practice, cosmology, and alchemical imagery. — Read
• “Looking Toward the Future of Biodynamics” (2025). A statement of leadership and direction for JPI, centered on service, preparation quality, education, and healing the earth. — Read

• Josephine Porter Institute — Stewart Lundy profile
• Josephine Porter Institute — main website
• JPI Biodynamics / Applied Biodynamics Substack
• Perennial Roots Farm — media index
• Perennial Roots Farm — consulting
• Perennial Roots Farm — contact
• Biodynamic Association — presenter profile