Applied Biodynamics

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Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 094 (Fall–Winter 2018)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 094 (Fall–Winter 2018)

<p>Issue 094 is a practical biodynamic seed-saving guide: population size, local adaptation, moon and constellation timing, BD 501 ripening schedules, wet-climate management, and L.A. Rotheraine’s exact BD 507 tomato-seed fermentation method.</p>

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 094 (Fall–Winter 2018)

<p>Issue 094 is a practical biodynamic seed-saving guide: population size, local adaptation, moon and constellation timing, BD 501 ripening schedules, wet-climate management, and L.A. Rotheraine’s exact BD 507 tomato-seed fermentation method.</p>

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 093 (Spring/Summer 2018)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 093 (Spring/Summer 2018)

<p>Issue 093 connects climate science with regional farm records, soil-carbon building, preparation schedules, frost and moisture management, and repeatable ways to measure biodynamic resilience.</p>

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 093 (Spring/Summer 2018)

<p>Issue 093 connects climate science with regional farm records, soil-carbon building, preparation schedules, frost and moisture management, and repeatable ways to measure biodynamic resilience.</p>

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 092 (Fall/Winter 2017)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 092 (Fall/Winter 2017)

<p>Issue 092 presents a measurable biodynamic compost protocol, Redbyrd Orchard’s preparation rhythm for apples and cider, a practical fall–winter field calendar, spiral pruning observations, and community-scale biodynamic education and research.</p>

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 092 (Fall/Winter 2017)

<p>Issue 092 presents a measurable biodynamic compost protocol, Redbyrd Orchard’s preparation rhythm for apples and cider, a practical fall–winter field calendar, spiral pruning observations, and community-scale biodynamic education and research.</p>

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 091 (Spring/Summer 2017)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 091 (Spring/Summer 2017)

Issue 091 presents Threshold Farm’s 45-acre closed-fertility system, measurable orchard protocols, a long-term compost comparison at Skyline Farm, complete spring–summer preparation timing, and World Biodynamic Farming Day.

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 091 (Spring/Summer 2017)

Issue 091 presents Threshold Farm’s 45-acre closed-fertility system, measurable orchard protocols, a long-term compost comparison at Skyline Farm, complete spring–summer preparation timing, and World Biodynamic Farming Day.

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 090 (Fall/Winter 2016)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 090 (Fall/Winter 2016)

Issue 090 presents the Community Farm of Ann Arbor’s 28-year biodynamic CSA practice, resilient community-building methods, Marian Farms’ estate fermentation, and the Goetheanum Garden Park’s century-long preparation work.

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 090 (Fall/Winter 2016)

Issue 090 presents the Community Farm of Ann Arbor’s 28-year biodynamic CSA practice, resilient community-building methods, Marian Farms’ estate fermentation, and the Goetheanum Garden Park’s century-long preparation work.

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue No. 106 (Winter 2022)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue No. 106 (Winter 2022)

Issue 106 documents JPI’s winter preparation making, the Three Kings boundary gesture, a six-year BD 500 soil account, cattle fertility, and freedom as conscious agricultural action.

Applied Biodynamics — Issue No. 106 (Winter 2022)

Issue 106 documents JPI’s winter preparation making, the Three Kings boundary gesture, a six-year BD 500 soil account, cattle fertility, and freedom as conscious agricultural action.