Applied Biodynamics

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Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue No. 105 (Autumn 2022)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue No. 105 (Autumn 2022)

Issue 105 presents an exact autumn field sequence, Aspen Moon Farm’s 99-acre biodynamic model, JPI’s cattle integration, and a disciplined method for developing the farm as a living sense-organ.

Applied Biodynamics — Issue No. 105 (Autumn 2022)

Issue 105 presents an exact autumn field sequence, Aspen Moon Farm’s 99-acre biodynamic model, JPI’s cattle integration, and a disciplined method for developing the farm as a living sense-organ.

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 101 (Autumn 2021)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 101 (Autumn 2021)

Issue 101 presents a full-season Pacific Northwest orchard program, exact Tree Paste and fermented-yarrow formulas, a stirring-method comparison, and a model of neighboring farms sharing land, pollinators, equipment, and preparation plants.

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 101 (Autumn 2021)

Issue 101 presents a full-season Pacific Northwest orchard program, exact Tree Paste and fermented-yarrow formulas, a stirring-method comparison, and a model of neighboring farms sharing land, pollinators, equipment, and preparation plants.

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 099 (Spring 2021)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 099 (Spring 2021)

Issue 99 documents JPI preparation storage, tree and garden protocols, exact milk, nettle, and chamomile recipes, and the practical legacies of leading biodynamic farmers, teachers, and researchers.

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 099 (Spring 2021)

Issue 99 documents JPI preparation storage, tree and garden protocols, exact milk, nettle, and chamomile recipes, and the practical legacies of leading biodynamic farmers, teachers, and researchers.

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 098 (Fall/Winter 2020–2021)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 098 (Fall/Winter 2020–2021)

Issue 98 honors JPI founder Hugh J. Courtney and preserves his practical legacy in preparation making, BD 501, sequential spraying, field comparison, regional workshops, and biodynamic education.

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 098 (Fall/Winter 2020–2021)

Issue 98 honors JPI founder Hugh J. Courtney and preserves his practical legacy in preparation making, BD 501, sequential spraying, field comparison, regional workshops, and biodynamic education.

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 097 (Spring/Summer 2020)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 097 (Spring/Summer 2020)

Issue 97 connects biodynamic water and stirring, preparation plants, corn trials, seed-density selection, orchard transition, and regional preparation making through clear, repeatable farm practice.

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 097 (Spring/Summer 2020)

Issue 97 connects biodynamic water and stirring, preparation plants, corn trials, seed-density selection, orchard transition, and regional preparation making through clear, repeatable farm practice.

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 096 (Fall/Winter 2019)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 096 (Fall/Winter 2019)

<p>Issue 096 combines farm-startup and cooperative-business models with Mac Mead’s preparation trials: market scale, enterprise accounting, succession, BD 500 burial timing, a field-specific BD 501 recipe, and paired yarrow comparisons.</p>

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 096 (Fall/Winter 2019)

<p>Issue 096 combines farm-startup and cooperative-business models with Mac Mead’s preparation trials: market scale, enterprise accounting, succession, BD 500 burial timing, a field-specific BD 501 recipe, and paired yarrow comparisons.</p>

Featured archival image for Applied Biodynamics — Issue 095 (Spring/Summer 2019)

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 095 (Spring/Summer 2019)

<p>Issue 095 provides field-ready protocols for orchard transition, wet- and dry-weather sequential sprays, BD 508 tea, two-stage Tree Paste care, BD 507 frost response, biodiversity, and JPI’s permadynamic farm design.</p>

Applied Biodynamics — Issue 095 (Spring/Summer 2019)

<p>Issue 095 provides field-ready protocols for orchard transition, wet- and dry-weather sequential sprays, BD 508 tea, two-stage Tree Paste care, BD 507 frost response, biodiversity, and JPI’s permadynamic farm design.</p>