From the Agriculture Course to Sustainable Farming by Rudi Bi... - 9781782509424

Name: From the Agriculture Course to Sustainable Farming by Rudi Bi... - 9781782509424
Brand: Floris Books

Floris Books

From the Agriculture Course to Sustainable Farming100 Years of the Biodynamic Movement\nAuthor(s): Rudi Bind, Ueli Hurter, Bernard Jarman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Floris Books, United Kingdom\nImprint: Floris Books\nISBN-13: 9781782509424, 978-1782509424\nSynopsis\nToday, biodynamic agriculture is practised in more than 50 countries worldwide and offers a way of growing high-quality produce through the sustainable cultivation of soil, plants and animals. But where did it begin and how did it come to have such an impact?\nIn this fascinating book, Ueli Hurter and Rudi Bind trace the history and development of the biodynamic movement over a century. They examine the roots of the movement in the Agriculture Course given by Rudolf Steiner in 1924, providing a clear overview of the course's key themes and ideas; they also include reflections from the course participants.\nThe authors describe initiatives that have arisen from biodynamics, such as community-supported agriculture and .