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Biodynamics and the Future

When Rudolf Steiner gave his original Spiritual-Scientific Foundations for the Renewal of Agriculture, he restricted himself to the situation of the people who had demanded he give these lectures. In Koberwitz, which is now part of Poland,...

Biodynamics and the Future

When Rudolf Steiner gave his original Spiritual-Scientific Foundations for the Renewal of Agriculture, he restricted himself to the situation of the people who had demanded he give these lectures. In Koberwitz, which is now part of Poland,...

Rediscovering Indigeneity

There is often skepticism towards indigenous life by European culture -- the testament to this is not just the problematic relationships of colonial presences, but the eradication of traditional ways in most of Europe itself. When...

Rediscovering Indigeneity

There is often skepticism towards indigenous life by European culture -- the testament to this is not just the problematic relationships of colonial presences, but the eradication of traditional ways in most of Europe itself. When...

A new way of farming is and old way

Once upon a time, people worked with the soil without having to think about it. Such an Edenic scene is hard for us to imagine now, especially with how estranged and mechanized things have become. But...

A new way of farming is and old way

Once upon a time, people worked with the soil without having to think about it. Such an Edenic scene is hard for us to imagine now, especially with how estranged and mechanized things have become. But...

Dead Warmth & Living Warmth (Part 2) - The Josephine Porter Institute

Blàths Marbh & Blàths Beò (Pàirt 2)

“Bidh mi ag atharrachadh m’ inntinn gu tric… Mar as trice chan eil mi ag aontachadh leis na chanas mi gu mòr. ” - Daibhidh Bowie “Tha feartan falaichte aig eadhon an rud a tha coltach...

Blàths Marbh & Blàths Beò (Pàirt 2)

“Bidh mi ag atharrachadh m’ inntinn gu tric… Mar as trice chan eil mi ag aontachadh leis na chanas mi gu mòr. ” - Daibhidh Bowie “Tha feartan falaichte aig eadhon an rud a tha coltach...

Equisetum and Fungus: Good and Bad - The Josephine Porter Institute

Equisetum agus Fungas: Math agus Droch

In a prehistoric epoch, the earth was too hot for water to condense into rivers, lakes, or oceans. Instead, other compounds like silicon were fluid. We might say molten but the entire earth did not yet have a...

Equisetum agus Fungas: Math agus Droch

In a prehistoric epoch, the earth was too hot for water to condense into rivers, lakes, or oceans. Instead, other compounds like silicon were fluid. We might say molten but the entire earth did not yet have a...

Discovering Spiritual Concepts in Nature

A’ lorg bun-bheachdan spioradail ann an nàdar

What we experience in the world always begins as the outermost surface of things. If it is a flower, we see the light that is rejected by the plant. If it is a green leaf, the...

A’ lorg bun-bheachdan spioradail ann an nàdar

What we experience in the world always begins as the outermost surface of things. If it is a flower, we see the light that is rejected by the plant. If it is a green leaf, the...

The Reality of the Zodiac - The Josephine Porter Institute

Fìrinn an Zodiac

  On our farm, we raise sheep, hogs, cattle, geese, and a variety of other animals. One thing you’ll notice is that even if you feed the same food to each animal, every animal only becomes...

Fìrinn an Zodiac

  On our farm, we raise sheep, hogs, cattle, geese, and a variety of other animals. One thing you’ll notice is that even if you feed the same food to each animal, every animal only becomes...

How To Balance Biodynamic Soils: a Comprehensive Guide - The Josephine Porter Institute

Mar a chothromaicheas tu ùirean bith-dhinimigeach: Stiùireadh Coileanta

“’S e prionnsabal uile-làthaireach a th’ ann am beatha, agus chan eil dad às aonais beatha. Ann an cuid de chruthan bidh beatha ag obair gu slaodach—mar eisimpleir, ann an clachan; ann an cuid eile (creutairean...

Mar a chothromaicheas tu ùirean bith-dhinimigeach: Stiùireadh Coileanta

“’S e prionnsabal uile-làthaireach a th’ ann am beatha, agus chan eil dad às aonais beatha. Ann an cuid de chruthan bidh beatha ag obair gu slaodach—mar eisimpleir, ann an clachan; ann an cuid eile (creutairean...

When Should I Spray Biodynamic Preparations - The Josephine Porter Institute

Cuin a bu chòir dhomh ullachaidhean bith-dhinimigeach a spraeadh

Is e aon cheist a tha mi air a bhith a’ tighinn tarsainn gu tric: cuin a bu chòir dhuinn na h-ullachaidhean bith-dhinimigeach a spìonadh a-mach? Chan eil mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil e ann an...

Cuin a bu chòir dhomh ullachaidhean bith-dhinimigeach a spraeadh

Is e aon cheist a tha mi air a bhith a’ tighinn tarsainn gu tric: cuin a bu chòir dhuinn na h-ullachaidhean bith-dhinimigeach a spìonadh a-mach? Chan eil mi a’ smaoineachadh gu bheil e ann an...