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2024 Study Group - Spiritual Foundations for the Renewal of Agriculture: Life based on Love

A companion to the 2024 Agriculture Course study with Spikenard Honeybee Sanctuary, this short post gathers a resource folder, recording information, and a place for questions. It supports shared exploration of Steiner’s lectures and the spiritual foundations of agricultural renewal.

2024 Study Group - Spiritual Foundations for the Renewal of Agriculture: Life based on Love

By Stewart Kahn Lundy.

Many of you are likely participating in our 2024 study group collaboration with our neighbor, the Spikenard Honeybee Sanctuary, in which we are working our way through Steiner’s Agriculture Course (GA327, 1924).

Resources:

There are lots of resources available that Georgie Donovan has assembled for you:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19UVnMKbdGH3_bwjXh5pRQiDuacHRG2jo

Study Group Resources

Recreation by Stewart Lundy of an image from Steiner’s Agriculture Course

If you are participating or have questions about the Agriculture Course, please feel free to comment here! All are welcome.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What resources does this study-group post bring together?

The post links a collection of study materials assembled by Georgie Donovan and notes the availability of recordings. It also includes a recreated illustration from Steiner's Agriculture Course.
What was the focus of the 2024 collaboration?

JPI and Spikenard Honeybee Sanctuary worked through Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course together. The post welcomed participants' questions and conversation as part of that shared study.

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